Tom Porter

Executive Vice President, Government Affairs for Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

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On Wednesday, lawmakers unveiled a bill that would expand health care and disability benefits to veterans exposed to toxic chemicals.

Burn pits at military bases are making veterans sick. Now Congress has a plan

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