Last night, veterans, family members and advocates camped out on the steps of the US Capitol.They had been there since Thursday morning – just hours after a group of Republican ...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he plans to give “our Republican friends” one more chance to vote on the burn pits bill before the Senate goes off on ...
Republican senators have been accused of “sentencing veterans to death” after they blocked the passage of a landmark bill that would finally give US service members sick and dying from ...
Marine Robert Ziegler was infantry deployed like many others in places like Iraq and Afghanistan and was around toxic fire pits. “With burn pits, we used rocket fuel, jet fuel, ...
The mother-in-law of a veteran who died because of toxic exposure has said she no longer needs to “carry” him “on her shoulders” after the Senate finally passed a landmark ...
Fourteen Republican senators, including Mitt Romney and Rand Paul, have voted against providing healthcare and benefits to US veterans who came home from America’s post-9/11 wars sick and dying from ...
While stationed in Baghdad, soldiers nicknamed it “the Iraqi crud”.For many, over-the-counter medication helped ease their breathing difficulties while on tour before they recovered on their return to the US.But ...
The US Senate has voted to advance landmark burn pits bill, bringing veterans who are sick and dying from toxic exposure one step closer to getting healthcare access and benefits.The ...
Jon Stewart has slammed Americans for posting about Memorial Day on social media while failing to show up in support of veterans who are sick and dying from toxic exposure ...
Senators have reached a deal on a bipartisan burn pits bill marking a major step forward for veterans fighting for access to healthcare and disability benefits when they return from ...