Political Quotes

“in just a few minutes--in fact, maybe I should say finally in just a few minutes--the Senate will vote once again on the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, known as the PACT Act. Thousands of veterans who answered their call to serve after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 suffered the consequences to their health with exposure to open burn pits. Many of these veterans are simultaneously experiencing a battle with the VA--a battle with their health conditions and now a battle with the Department of Veterans Affairs--to gain access to healthcare and the benefits that they desperately need and, in reality, earned and deserve. For more than 2 years, I worked with my colleagues on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, its chairman Senator Tester, our colleagues in the House and Senate, multiple VSOs, veterans across the country, and veterans in Kansas and their families on how we can provide toxic-exposed veterans the healthcare benefits that they deserve. Chairman Tester and I made a commitment to each other to get to this point today, and we have had a couple of procedural hurdles. But, despite that, I am pleased that we have still brought this bill to the floor in a bipartisan manner. Our veterans have waited long enough, and it is time to pass the Heath Robinson PACT Act.…”