Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Cosponsors Bill to Help Veterans Exposed to Cancer-Causing Toxins

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Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) cosponsored H.R.5957, the K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act, a bipartisan bill that would direct the Secretary of Defense to access servicemembers' toxic exposure for those deployed to Karshi Khanabad Air Base (K2) in Uzbekistan from 2001 to 2005. It also requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain a registry of those servicemembers who experienced toxic exposure while deployed to K2.

"From Agent Orange, to the toxic burn pits in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, to the toxins servicemembers deployed to K2 in Uzbekistan were exposed to, our government must care for our veterans and servicemembers who are suffering and dying as a direct result of toxic exposure during their deployments," said Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. "The DOD and VA must acknowledge and document their service-connected toxic exposure, the health consequences they suffer as a result,and ensure our servicemembers and veterans can get the treatment they have earned through their great service and sacrifice."

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