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Biden signs veterans benefits bill that includes Cartwright legislationStandard Speaker
Washington,
August 10, 2022
“The service members who signed up to defend their country and the people who supported them at Camp Lejeune were let down by their government in a big way," Cartwright said. "Having the Camp Lejeune Justice Act signed into law is an important step forward to ensure military families, civil servants and contractors can receive the benefits and health care they deserve. As the author of The Camp Lejeune Justice Act, I will continue to advocate on behalf of all military members and their families.”
An area congressman visited the White House Wednesday to watch President Joe Biden sign a new veterans benefits law that contains provisions he wrote. U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-8, Moosic, appeared with dozens of other lawmakers, veterans and their families as Biden signed the “burn pits” law that also helps Marines sickened from drinking contaminated water while training at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between Aug. 1, 1953 and Dec. 31, 1987. |