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H.R. 1769 the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015

Contact your Representative NOW ask them to Co-sponsor H.R. 1769 the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015

Vietnam Veterans of America - Legislative Alert
October 27, 2015
Congressman Dan Benishek, (MI-1) has introduced H.R.1769 the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 co-sponsored by Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17th).
Among the so-called invisible wounds of war are those brought home by troops that may not manifest for a decade or more?  And most tragically, they may pass on genetically to the progeny of our nation’s warriors.
If enacted into law, this bipartisan legislation would establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces.
Toxins, such as Agent Orange, have been shown to cause birth defects in the children of military personnel who came into contact with them, either during the Vietnam War, in the storage and transportation of those toxins, or by riding in aircraft that had been previously used to transport the toxins.
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Founding Principle Is "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another." And we strongly support H.R. 1769.
VVA urges you to Take Action NOW enter your zip code and send the prepared letter to your Representatives asking them to join their colleagues; Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-1),  Raul Grijalva (AZ-3), Ruben Gallego (AZ-7), Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-9), Doug LaMalfa (CA-1), John Garamendi (CA-3), Paul Cook (CA-8), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Lois Capps (CA-24), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Adam  Schiff (CA-28), Ted Lieu (CA-33), Mark Takano (CA-41), Scott Peters (CA-52), Jared Polis (CO-2), Ed Perlmutter (CO-7), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), John Carney, Jr. (DE), Ted Yoho (FL-3), Bill Posey (FL-8), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), David Jolly (FL-13), Dennis Ross (FL-15), Patrick Murphy (FL-18), Curt Clawson, (FL-19)Ted Deutch (FL-21), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Sanford Bishop, Jr. (GA-2), Madeleine Bordallo (GU-AL), Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2), Bobby Rush (IL-1), Mike Quigley (IL-5), Tammy Duckworth (IL-8), Cheri Bustos (IL-17), David Young, (IA-3), Kevin Yoder (KS-3), Charles Boustany (LA-3), Chellie Pingree (ME-1), Richard Neal (MA-1), James  McGovern (MA-2), Seth Moulton (MA-6), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2), John  Sarbanes (MD-3), John Delaney (MD-6), Tim Walberg (MI-7), Sander Levin (MI-9), Debbie Dingell (MI-12), John Conyers (MI-13), Tim Walz (MN-1),  Betty McCollum (MN-4), Keith Ellison (MN-5), Collin Peterson (MN-7), Jeff Fortenberry (NE-1),Brad Ashford (NE-2), Ann Kuster (NH-2), Donald Norcross (NJ-1), Frank LoBiondo (NJ-2), Christopher Smith (NJ-4), Frank Pallone (NJ-6), Leonard Lance (NJ-7), Lee Zeldin (NY-1), Peter King (NY-2), Steve Israel (NY-3), Kathleen Rice (NY-4), Grace Meng (NY-6), Paul Tonko (NY-9), Charles Rangel (NY-13), Joseph Crowley (NY-14),  Nita  Lowey (NY-17), Sean Maloney (NY-18), Chris Gibson, (NY-19), Yvette Clarke (NY-20), Richard Hanna (NY-22), John Katko (NY-24), Louise Slaughter (NY-25), Brian Higgins (NY-26), Chris Collins (NY-27), G.K. Butterfield (NC-1), Walter Jones (NC-3), David Rouzer (NC-7), Kevin Cramer (ND-AL), Mark Amodei, (NV-2), Robert Latta (OH-5), Bill Johnson (OH-6), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Jim Bridenstine (OK-1), Frank Lucas (OK-3), Tom Cole (OK-4), Peter DeFazio (OR-4), Mike Kelly (PA-3), Lou Barletta (PA-11), Glenn Thompson  (PA-5), Ryan Costello (PA-6), Keith Rothfus (PA-12), Mike Doyle (PA-14), Charles W. Dent, (PA-15, Matt Cartwright (PA-17), Pedro Pierluisi (PR), David Cicilline (RI-1),  James Langevin (RI-2), Steve Cohen (TN-9), Beto O'Rourke (TX-16), Rob Bishop (UT-1), E. Scott Rigell (VA-2), Gerald Connolly (VA-11),  Peter Welch (VT-AL), Suzan DelBene (WA-1), Rick Larsen (WA-2), Derek Kilmer (WA-6) Mark Pocan (WI-2), Ron Kind, (WI-3), David McKinley (WV-1) and  Evan Jenkins (WV-3) in cosponsoring H.R. 1769, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015.
Please followup your letter with a call or vist to their district offices.
Vietnam Veterans of America (www.vva.org) is the nation's only congressionally chartered veterans’ service organization dedicated to the needs of Vietnam-era veterans and their families

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