Political Quotes

“I want to thank the Senator from Maine for the recognition. I appreciate it very, very much. I will be very brief. I ask for up to 5 minutes, which I will use less than that. Today is a historic day. Today, the Senate has agreed to move one step forward to the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson PACT Act of 2022. I want to thank Ranking Member Moran and Senators Boozman and Heinrich for working with me to help deliver this bipartisan solution. It is the most comprehensive toxic exposure package for our veterans that Congress has ever delivered in this country's history. Frankly, it is one that has been years in the making. Actually, it has been decades in the making. Named after a veteran who died from exposure to a toxic burn pit, this bill will address decades of inaction and failure by the U.S. Government to do the right thing by delivering toxic-exposed veterans their long-overdue healthcare and benefits. This bill spans generations of veterans. It expands the presumption of Agent Orange exposure for those who served in Vietnam. Yes, that is right. That is what I said. We still haven't done right by the Vietnam- era veterans, but this bill makes it right. It adds new service- connected conditions to Agent Orange, including hypertension. This bill also expands healthcare for more than 3\1/2\ million post- 9/11 combat veterans and service-connects two dozen conditions caused by burn pit exposure, from cancers to lung disease.…”