{"id":319046,"date":"2021-03-26T14:16:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=319046"},"modified":"2021-03-26T14:16:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:16:38","slug":"sens-rubio-gillibrand-introduce-legislation-to-aid-veterans-va-care-for-burn-pit-related-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sens-rubio-gillibrand-introduce-legislation-to-aid-veterans-va-care-for-burn-pit-related-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Sens. Rubio, Gillibrand introduce legislation to aid veterans VA care for burn pit related injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsens-rubio-gillibrand-introduce-legislation-to-aid-veterans-va-care-for-burn-pit-related-injuries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=319046&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2392610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2392610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, and Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., arrive as the Senate holds votes on nominees for the Biden administration, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:11 AM PT \u2013 Friday, March 26, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Two senators introduced a bipartisan bill to streamline veterans\u2019 ability to get treatment for illness caused by exposure to burn pits.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) each shared videos Friday promoting the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubio.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=981931B5-A2FC-45F6-B69D-BCC5AEB91787\"> Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This legislation aims to help the more than 3.5 million troops who have been exposed to the fumes expelled by the pits, which contribute to lung cancer and auto-immune diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio called for and end to delays and said it\u2019s time to get our veterans the care they need and deserve.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No more delays. No more studies. It is time to get our veterans the care they need and deserve. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QI9QaadOKq\">pic.twitter.com\/QI9QaadOKq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1375442785625645059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The new act would only require documentation that the military member received a campaign medal associated with the Global War on Terror or the Gulf War and that they suffer from a qualifying health condition.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/biden-working-from-cheat-sheet-during-first-formal-press-briefing\/\"> Biden working from \u2018cheat sheet\u2019 during first formal press briefing<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, and Sen. 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