veterans-issues
PACT Act in one year aided 340,000 ailing veterans and survivors, Biden says
WASHINGTON — One of the “most significant laws ever signed to help veterans” has already assisted over 340,000 former service members and their survivors seeking care for illnesses and cancers now presumed to be connected to open burn pits and other toxins, President Joe Biden said in Utah on Thursday as he marked one year […]
Pa. Rep. Deluzio celebrates budget protections for veterans’ healthcare
'We veterans also know and keep a watchful eye on those who utilize us as bargaining chips,' veteran Craig Romanovich said.
Dems hit Pa.’s Perry, Fitzpatrick over debt ceiling vote, vets funding | Tuesday Morning Coffee
A U.S. House vote on a debt ceiling bill could come as soon as Wednesday.
Pa. Rep. Deluzio makes moves to help veterans with bill, new advisory council
U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio has announced the formation of a new advisory council to assist him on veterans’ related issues.
Honor Flight Pittsburgh: Serving veterans in a meaningful way | Helping the Helpers
Twice a year, the nonprofit takes veterans to Washington D.C. to visit monuments and share their experiences.
VA to host town halls nationwide and Pa., for vets exposed to toxic substances
More than 90 VA facilities around the country, including sites in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, are slated to hold in-person sessions.
Thousands of veterans deluge VA with claims for toxic exposure benefits, health care
The VA is hiring more employees to provide health care and process applications. But a short-term backlog still is expected.
Already a community pillar, Philly American Legion post looks to its next century of service
Leaders are using a $100,000 city council grant to refurbish the post at 6400 Paschall Ave. in southwest Philadelphia.
New fight opens in Congress over VA policy that sidesteps state abortion bans
Republicans have sharply criticized the VA for changing its longstanding no-abortions policy, with some pledging to keep the status quo.
Law providing health care to burn pit victims ends a decades-old injustice | Opinion
Most important, the PACT Act removes the burden of proof and gives veterans the benefit of doubt at a time of desperate need.
U.S. Senate in turnaround backs aid for veterans exposed to burn pits
The shift came after days of protest and vigils outside the U.S. Capitol, in heat and rain, by veterans outraged at the delay in passage of the $280 billion measure due to objections from Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey. Veterans advocacy groups were intensely critical of the delay as well.
U.S. Senate fails to advance burn pits bill for veterans in dispute over spending
Some members had objected because the federal government would pay for the bill’s $278.5B cost through mandatory rather than discretionary spending.