Senate approves bill to aid vets exposed to toxic burn pits

by KEVIN FREKING | Associated Press

Wed, August 3rd 2022, 12:27 AM UTC

Advocate and entertainer Jon Stewart, center, is flanked by activists Susan Zeier of Sandusky, Ohio, left, and John Feal, after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., met with veterans and military family members just before the vote on a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Activist and entertainer Jon Stewart hugs fellow advocate Susan Zeier of Sandusky, Ohio, just after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., assured veterans and military family members that the Senate will vote on a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speak with members of the media as veterans, military family members and advocates, rally outside the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in support of a bill that enhances health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to the toxic burn pits. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

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Advocate and entertainer Jon Stewart, center, is flanked by activists Susan Zeier of Sandusky, Ohio, left, and John Feal, after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., met with veterans and military family members just before the vote on a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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