U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath is inviting military veterans and their families to attend an upcoming meeting where they can learn about an expansion of healthcare and benefits for people exposed to toxic chemicals used in warfare.
The meeting, which will be held from noon until 1 p.m. on July 6, is designed to explain the federal PACT Act. The federal law is designed to help veterans who were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances while they served in the military by expanding their VA benefits and healthcare. McBath will be joined at the meeting by representatives of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Georgia Department of Veterans Services, local veteran services organization chapters and Gwinnett County Commissioner Jasper Watkins, who is a veteran himself.
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