Veterans and their families made ill by contaminated well water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina should not have to fight to get medical care and services.
Environmental Working Group sent a letter signed by environmental advocate Erin Brockovich and 22 national and state organizations representing more than 16 million people to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs in support of the "Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2011," introduced by Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Kay Hagan (D-N.C.).
Click here to see the letter.
The Burr-Hagan bill would provide health care for service members and families stationed on base who drank, bathed and cooked with water contaminated by toxic and carcinogenic chemicals. The legislation aims to help those suffering from exposure-related illnesses or disabilities who need hospital care, medical services and nursing home care.
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