• MicroWave@lemmy.worldOP
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    Under the law, certain cancers and ailments are presumed to be connected to the burn pits that were used to dispose of trash and potentially toxic materials. For veterans who served during the Vietnam War, hypertension and other conditions were added to the list of problems presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange, which was used by the U.S. military to clear vegetation.

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    Joe Biden was the one who signed this into law, and many Republicans stubbornly opposed this, and yet so very many of these veterans are hard-core Republicans.