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Senate passes historic vote ensuring health care relief for military veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — Help is on the way for hundreds of thousands of veterans suffering from 9/11-like toxic exposure illnesses after the U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the most significant expansion of the Veterans Administration in modern times.

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022

Senate passes major benefits expansion for sick veterans - Roll Call

The Senate passed a bill to expand health care and disability benefits for veterans who served in war zones and later contracted diseases.

Roll Call · Jun 16, 2022

SEC Chair Gensler Says Crypto Exchanges 'Operating Outside Of The Law': What You Need To Know

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler spoke at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange and Fintech Conference on Wednesday. One of the topics Gensler discussed in the Q&A session was cryptocurrency regulation.

Benzinga · Jun 8, 2022

Security or Commodity? New Crypto Legislation to Provide Clarity

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) will introduce on June 7 the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which proposes integrating digital assets formally into the American financial systems.

Benzinga · Jun 6, 2022

Out-of-this-world revelations in short supply at US Congress briefing on UFOs

Military admits to being ‘less than forthcoming’ as amateurs and senators say government should take the issue more seriously

The Guardian - US · May 17, 2022

Lawmakers frustrated with classified briefings on UFOs, report says

The latest secret briefings on UFOs come four months after Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

What to expect from the House panel hearing on UFOs, first public hearing of its kind in decades

Previous report found that more than 140 UFO sightings recorded since 2004 could not be explained

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Senate GOP puts up roadblocks to bipartisan House bill for veterans’ burn pit care

Thousands of military veterans who are sick after being exposed to toxic smoke and dust while on duty are facing a Senate roadblock to ambitious legislation designed to provide them care.

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022

Senator says Biden should consider Defense Production Act to boost baby formula supply

Regular and specialized baby formulas have been running low across the U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she will ask President Biden to consider using the Defense Production Act to boost production.

WEKU · May 12, 2022

Fashion workers are notoriously exploited. The U.S. might finally pass a law protecting them.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s FABRIC Act would be the first federal law governing the fashion industry’s labor practices.

Mic · May 12, 2022