Raul Ruiz tweeted the following:
"Many lives will be saved & the pain & suffering of many veterans exposed to burn pits will be alleviated and their widows and families will be cared for. This is the most expansive access to care and benefits for veterans in generations. 2/5"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Raul Ruiz:
"More than 3 million veterans and their families will be positively impacted. Im practically in tears. Never doubted this was the year we would get it done! 3/5"Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"Thank you to all the veterans and widows who worked hard on this throughout the years, advising me, co-writing the bill, sharing in our pain and anger over the losses and injustice, and never losing faith, never giving up. This is YOUR victory! 4/5"Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"We did it!! Honoring Our Pact Act passed! The burn pits portion of the bill was my legislation written in honor of Jennifer Kepner, a constituent, who died of pancreatic cancer due to her exposure to burn pits. 1/5"Read on Twitter