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Eroq Full transcript of Face the Nation on May 29, 2022
The Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday that it has screened 5 million veterans for potential toxic exposures since Congress passed and President Biden signed the PACT Act in 2022, although it s unclear how many have since been diagnosed with related medical issues.Of those 5 million, the Department of Veterans Affairs said 2.1 million veterans self reported experiencing at least one potential exposure. The VA launched screenings at their medical centers and clinics as a part of the PACT Act, a law meant to expand health care coverage to veterans. The VA s g stanley cup oal is to screen all veterans enrolled in their health care for any toxic exposure.The VA is aiming to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care for any toxic exposure. W stanley cup e have made significant progress toward our go stanley cup al to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care for toxic exposures at least once every five years, said VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal. But most importantly, this milestone means we ve had 5 million opportunities to provide veterans with the exposure-informed care they deserve. The PACT Act was a long time coming for many veterans who struggled to link chronic conditions to their time spent at war. The law takes some of the burden of proof from veterans, taking a presumptive approach that links asthma, some cancers and other illnesses to burn pit exposure. When veterans are initially screened, VA health providers ask them i Zdie Moderna plans to have third vaccine booster shot ready by fall
DALLAS -- The driver of a pickup displaying an expletive-filled message to President Donald Trump and his supporters in the Houston area was arrested Thursday on an outstanding warrant.Fort Bend County Sheriff s Office records show Karen Fonseca was arrested about 2 p.m. Thursday on an outstanding fraud warrant issued in August by the Rosenberg Police Department. She was in the county jail Thursday night with bond set at nike dunk $1,500.Fonseca was released from jail Thursday night after her husband posted her bond, CBS affiliate KHOU reported. I m almost certain it does have to do with the truck decal , she said after her release. People abuse the badge, and in my opinion, money talks. When you re in politics, people know how to work the system. A sheriff s spokesman has not answered a message seeking details behind the warrant. Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls had threatened Fonseca with a disorderly conduct charge over the decal. However, District Attorney John Healey said he didn t think it would have been a prosecutable case.Fonseca had said she would not remove the decal. She said she had been stopped by law officers, but that they have no grounds to issue a citation. It s not to cause hate yeezy or animosity, the 46-year air max 1 -old Fonseca told the Houston Chronicle. It s just our freedom of speech and we re exercising it. Nehls on Wednesday posted a photo of the truck message on Facebook alongside a request to speak with the driver. |
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