Word: bonior
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...position is that the veterans cannot prove that their maladies and those of their children were caused by use of Agent Orange in Viet Nam. Bills recently introduced in Congress by Democratic Representative David Bonior of Michigan and Republican Senator John Heinz III of Pennsylvania would grant free treatment for any veteran who could establish that he had served in specified areas of Viet Nam where Agent Orange was sprayed. But Democratic Representative Thomas Downey of New York warned veterans attending the Long Island meeting that the bill will pass only if they apply heavy political pressure. Said Downey...