Kirsten Gillibrand

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Kirsten Gillibrand @SenGillibrand

These burn pits, so hazardous that they’re outlawed on American soil, were used on military bases around the world. More than three million service members—stationed in the Middle East, North Africa, and West Asia—have likely been exposed to their carcinogens and toxic fumes. 3/8 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 14, 2020

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Kirsten Gillibrand @SenGillibrand

During military operations in the Global War on Terror, the military employed open-air burn pits to burn garbage, medical waste, plastics, and other waste from military installations. Our service members lived and breathed in a toxic cocktail of dust, smoke, and debris. 2/8 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 14, 2020

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Kirsten Gillibrand @SenGillibrand

The largest burn pit, on Balad Air Base in Iraq, was 10 acres of burning garbage, plastics, and medical waste. It burned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from 2003 to 2009—next to where our service members ate, slept, and worked. 4/8 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 14, 2020