New Castle is located in Delaware. President Joe Biden urged military veterans on Friday to take advantage of new healthcare opportunities. He went to the Delaware National Guard facility to promote the aid.
He said that it was one of the most significant laws in the history of the United States.
The PACT Act helps veterans get screened for exposure to things like Agent Orange, which was used in the Vietnam War, and burn pits, where trash was destroyed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
There have been many events hosted by the administration to highlight the new benefits. The White House says more than 730,000 veterans have been screened.
Beau Biden was a member of the Delaware National Guard. The president believes that exposure to burn pits on his base in Iraq may have been the cause of his death.
A lot of men and women are getting sick, according to Biden.
He said he collapsed on a run when Beau called.
Biden got a lump in his throat when he passed the National Guard facility.
The president said his wife told him not to get emotional as he began his speech.
Biden joked that he never gets emotional because he wears his heart on his sleeve.
The Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act was passed by congress after years of advocacy by veterans
In July it became the source of controversy when Republicans blocked its advance in the Senate.
Biden told Congress that if they didn't pass the burn pit bill, he would go on a holy war.
The law requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to assume that some respiratory illnesses and cancer are related to burn pits. Veterans can get disability benefits without having to prove causality.
Three-quarters of burn pit exposure disability claims were denied before the law was enacted.
The burden should be on the person. Biden made a statement.
Biden was introduced by a senator He is the last Vietnam-era veteran in the Senate.
The bill is going to save lives. A large number of them.
That's right.
The person reported from Washington.
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