'Blue Water Navy' Backers Press Trump to Pressure Senators

In a last-ditch effort to gain a vote on the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act (HR 299) before the 115th Congress expires next week, veteran groups and service organizations have urged President Trump to use his personal influence with two Republican senators to persuade them to allow a vote. The bill would make tens of thousands of ailing veterans who had served on ships in territorial waters off Vietnam, and their survivors, eligible for VA disability compensation and health care for health conditions associated with exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides sprayed on jungles and forests during the war to expose enemy positions. For more details, see this Military Advantage post.