by jackielavenderbird | Jul 10, 2020 | National Security, News & Updates, Veterans
Miliitary.com Stars and Stripes | By Steve Beynon WASHINGTON — Recently declassified Defense Department documents show the Pentagon knew troops were exposed to multiple toxins and hazards that have led to hundreds of cancer cases and dozens of dead veterans...
by Sam Dallaire | Jun 17, 2020 | National Security, News & Updates, Veterans
This week U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, introduced H.R. 7219, the Digital Overseas Voting Act, to ensure that American servicemembers and citizens residing outside the U.S. will be able to exercise...
by Sam Dallaire | Apr 27, 2020 | National Security, News & Updates, Veterans
Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, issued the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) confirmed it will conduct a new health study to examine whether U.S. servicemembers and veterans who deployed...
by Sam Dallaire | Mar 9, 2020 | National Security, News & Updates, Veterans
Last week, U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Chairman of the National Security Subcommittee, Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), National Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Jody B. Hice (R-GA), U.S. Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC)...
by Sam Dallaire | Feb 28, 2020 | National Security, News & Updates, Veterans
This week, U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch, Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, held a hearing and received testimony from U.S. servicemembers who allege they were exposed to chemical and radiological hazards when they were deployed to...
by Sam Dallaire | Feb 27, 2020 | National Security, News & Updates, Veterans
Today, U.S. Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Chairman of the National Security Subcommittee, and U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN) introduced H.R. 5957, the K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020, which directs the Secretary of Defense to assess...
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