[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CARING FOR OUR VETERANS

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
strong support of H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act, which will 
ensure comprehensive benefits and care for our troops who suffer from 
toxic exposure, especially from burn pits. I want to thank Chairman 
Takano for his leadership on this bill. It is something we should all 
support. It supports our veterans.
  As the daughter of a veteran, the sister of a veteran, and the wife 
of a veteran, caring for our veterans is extremely important to me, as 
it should be to every American. I could not help but be struck by the 
similarities between this bill and the 9/11 health and compensation 
bill which served and supported our heroes and heroines of 9/11 who 
likewise were exposed to burning toxins that later gave them cancers 
and severe illness.
  This bill could help over 3 million veterans who are currently 
suffering from exposure to toxic burn pits.
  Whether a veteran has served in Afghanistan, Iraq, or elsewhere, if 
they were exposed to these toxic hazards, they are entitled to care. 
They were there for us; we should be there for them. We should all 
support this important bill.

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