In remarks on the House floor last week, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) spoke about Agent Orange exposure.
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00:00recognition. Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute.
00:05Mr. Speaker, Agent Orange exposure continues to negatively impact the lives
00:10of our veterans, Vietnamese people, and the Vietnamese Americans and their
00:15children. As we mark 50 years after the United States withdrawal from Vietnam,
00:19it's time to meet our moral and legal obligations to heal the wounds
00:23inflicted by these atrocities. That's why I'm proud to introduce the Victims of
00:28Agent Orange Act and the Agent Orange Relief Act, because we know that the
00:32devastating harms that our country committed in Vietnam did not end in 1975.
00:37The U.S. exposed millions of people in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to deadly
00:43toxins like Agent Orange, which to this day causes birth defects, Mr. Speaker, and
00:47deadly disease as well as premature death. For there to be any justice for the war
00:53crimes committed in Vietnam, the United States, our country, must devote itself to
00:57repair by cleaning these ongoing Agent Orange contamination sites, investing in
01:02medical care for those impacted, removing unexploded ordinances. Our country must never
01:09again commit these acts of violence anywhere. I ask my colleagues to please
01:12support this legislative package to bring justice for those victims of Agent Orange.
01:16This is the gentleman from California seek recognition.