As the proud home to Fort Drum, the Navy Nuclear Kesselring Training Site, the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, and more veterans and retirees than any other Congressional District in New York State, the North Country understands the special pride, tradition, and history of the United States Military. Congresswoman Stefanik is honored to represent tens thousands of constituents who have honorably served our country, and she has worked diligently to deliver more than $4M in VA benefits to North Country veterans. She is proudly a regular participant at North Country Honor Flight ceremonies, and her office is well known as one of the most effective Congressional offices for helping selfless veterans claim their well-deserved VA benefits.
Veterans toxic exposure bill called the cost of war
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This week, that senator has a name.
As reported by Stars & Stripes, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn, is the lawmaker responsible for the stall. Blackburn argued Tuesday that she will delay confirmation until the agency indefinitely. That is, until VA provides its official position on the cost and implementation of the Comprehensive and Overdue Support for Troops of War Act of 2021.
The confirmations impacted by the hold or stall include:
Donald Remy: nominated to be the Deputy Secretary (top middle)
Matthew Quinn: nominated to be under secretary for memorial affairs (bottom right)
Maryanne Donaghy: nominated to lead VA’s whistleblower protection office (bottom middle)
The Navy veteran who ended up changing the lives of 90,000 fellow sailors following a 2019 court decision over Agent Orange died at the Owatonna Hospital on Friday.
Albert âAlâ Procopio Jr. died at the age of 75 early Friday morning of kidney failure after a decades-long battle with exposure to Agent Orange herbicide during his service in Vietnam. According to Procopioâs family, he was in the process of transitioning from his home in Ham Lake to an assisted living facility in Owatonna, where his son Joe Procopio and his family lives.
âAl suffered for years from diabetes, lung disease, and prostate cancer among other things,â said Jessica Procopio, Al Procopioâs daughter-in-law who remembers her father-in-law as the loud, sarcastic man from Boston who was a teddy bear inside. âHis mind was amazing, but his body and health have been on a steady decline due to Agent Orange.â