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Senate approves bill to aid vets exposed to toxic burn pits

Jon Steward, center, walks with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., to a news conference after the Senate passed a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., center, speaks alongside veterans, military family members and advocates at a news conference after the Senate passed a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Veterans, military family members and advocates gather at a news conference after the Senate passed a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) Advocate and entertainer Jon Stewart, center, is flanked by activists Susan Zeier of Sandusky, Ohio, left, and John Feal, after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., met with veterans and military family members just before the vote on a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Activist and entertainer Jon Stewart hugs fellow advocate Susan Zeier of Sandusky, Ohio, just after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., assured veterans and military family members that the Senate will vote on a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Activist John Feal embraces Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as he meets with veterans, military family members and advocates just before the vote on a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Veterans, military family members and advocates rally outside the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in support of a bill that enhances health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to the toxic burn pits. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., speak with members of the media as veterans, military family members and advocates, rally outside the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in support of a bill that enhances health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to the toxic burn pits. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)