Senate passes bill expanding health benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits

The Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping expansion of health care and disability benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits.

Passage of the bill by a vote of 84-14 sets a course that could help millions who served after Sept. 11, 2001, and caps years of advocacy work by veterans groups and others who liken burn pits to the Agent Orange herbicide that Vietnam era veterans were exposed to in Southeast Asia.

The bill is projected to increase federal spending by about $283 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it. The House in March approved similar legislation that would have cost more than $320 billion over 10 years.

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Here is the silly part of this whole thing: Clean Air Act of 1970, my town was still burning after 1970 but soon halted that practice. So ya gotta ask yourself why is the USA burning trash overseas when it's outlawed in the USA?