Biden Signs Executive Order To Help Veterans
We ran the numbers: There are 1,624 news articles covering this topic. 73% (1,187) are left-leaning, 19% (312) are centrist, and 8% (125) are right-leaning.
President Biden signed the PACT Act, a bipartisan bill expanding aid to veterans exposed to toxins from burn pits. While left-leaning articles highlight the significance of the law, right-leaning articles highlight the details of the law.
A left-leaning article from The Washington Post focuses on how Biden said that the PACT Act is an overdue step to fulfill America’s “truly sacred obligation” to care for veterans. Biden also stated that “This is the most significant law our nation has ever passed to help millions of veterans who are exposed to toxic substances during their military services… I was going to get this done, come hell or high water.”
The Hill published a centrist article reporting on how the PACT Act removes the need for veterans to prove their toxic exposure illness was service-connected. Biden has a personal connection to the bill as he believes there are links between his late son Beau Biden’s brain cancer and exposure to toxic burn pits.
A right-leaning article from Fox News focuses on how the PACT Act is expected to help over five million veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. The PACT Act will expand Veterans Affairs health care eligibility, improve ease of access to VA services for military veterans, increase toxic exposure research, and strengthen care for veterans exposed to toxins.