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Veterans have been suffering for decades from exposure to toxic burn pits while serving overseas. The Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2021 will streamline the process for veterans to obtain benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
 
The core of the PACT Act includes key provisions from Rubio’s Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act (S. 952), which he introduced with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) last year.
 

• “We are finally doing what we should have done two decades ago. Once President Biden signs this bill into law, our veterans will finally be able to access the care they desperately need and selflessly earned.

• “I look forward to working with the Biden Administration and my colleagues to make sure the bill is implemented fully, and our veterans never again suffer from bureaucratic delays and neglect.” – Senator Rubio

 
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• March 2021: Rubio, Gillibrand Introduce Landmark Burn Pits Legislation to Help Veterans
• April 2021: ICYMI: Rubio Delivers Bilingual Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Landmark Burn Pits Legislation to Help Veterans
• April2021: ICYMI: Rubio Joins Greg Kelly on Newsmax to Discuss Burn Pits Legislation
• September 2021: ICYMI: Rubio-Gillibrand: Time to Act on Toxic Burn Pits
• February 2022: Rubio: Veterans Deserve Better Than Half Measures
• February 2022: ICYMI: Rubio: It’s Past Time That Congress Fights for Veterans
• March2022: House Passes Landmark Burn Pits Bill to Get Veterans Presumptive Benefits
• March 2022: Rubio: Senate Needs to Act on Burn Pits
• April 2022: Rubio Calls VA Burn Pit Actions a Half Measure
• May 2022: Rubio, Gillibrand Praise VA Burn Pit Agreement
• May 2022: ICYMI: Rubio and Gillibrand Call for Passage of Burn Pits Legislation
• June 2022: VIDEO: Rubio Applauds Senate Vote on Burn Pit Legislation
• June 2022: Rubio Applauds Action on Burn Pits Ahead of Pact Act Passage

 
RUBIO SOBRE EL PACT ACT: “POR FIN ESTAMOS HACIENDO LO QUE DEBIMOS HACER HACE DOS DÉCADAS”
 
El senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL) emitió un comunicado tras la aprobación del senado de EE.UU., del Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2021.
 

• “Finalmente estamos haciendo lo que debimos haber hecho hace dos décadas. Una vez que el presidente Biden promulgue este proyecto de ley, nuestros veteranos al fin podrán acceder a la atención que necesitan y que se ganaron al defender nuestro país generosamente.

• “Espero trabajar con la Administración Biden y mis colegas para asegurarme que el proyecto de ley sea implementado en su totalidad y que nuestros veteranos nunca más sufran ni de demoras burocráticas ni de negligencia”. – Senador Rubio

 
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• octubre del 2021: Por Si Se Lo Perdió: Los Veteranos Afectados por la Quema de Pozos Necesitan Ayuda