The issue has been personal to the president since his late son, Beau, died. Biden suspects Beau's exposure to burn pits in Iraq contributed to his deadly cancer.
The president's trip will be a quick one. He was scheduled to depart the White House at 10:15 a.m. and will meet with VA healthcare providers at the Fort Worth VA Clinic at 2:30 p.m.
An hour later, at 3:30 p.m., Biden and VA Secretary Denis McDonough will talk about expanding healthcare access for veterans affected by burn pits and other exposures., last Veterans Day. Her husband was exposed to burn pits and became severely sick while serving in Iraq.Torres said her husband was eventually fired from his job due to a war-time illness and even attempted to take his own life.
"Regardless of whatever toxic exposure issue these people have been impacted by, like, it's our moral obligation as America to take care of them," Torres said."If there's money for all these other things, then there has to be money to take care of our warfighters, of our veterans and their families."
Last week, the U.S. House approved a bill that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans who had been exposed to the burn pits. If passed into law, it would increase spending by more than $300 billion over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office.