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Elissa Slotkin: “My closest involvement was on the pact act, where myself and…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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PFAS_ The Next Big Thing with Rep. Elissa Slotkin Mi-08

Published | Video Starts at 06:24

Talk to us about Congress's role here in trying to make sure that veterans who got exposed to things are taken care of. Yeah, well, My closest involvement was on the pact act, where myself and Representative Peter Meyer from the Grand Rapids area co-sponsored the bipartisan burn pit legislation. Right. These burn pits that every veteran who served in a war zone, certainly from the Persian Gulf war on, were exposed to. We burn all of our trash. (06:24–06:37)

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Asserts that she co-sponsored the bipartisan burn pit legislation with Representative Peter Meyer.

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