Jared Hayes provides research, data analysis and event support to the government affairs team. After graduating from college, Hayes volunteered with various Massachusetts-based veterans’ charities as a fundraising events organizer.
hese alarming cancer findings will keep me up at night. The shocking rates of cancer among service members and civilians, a direct consequence of exposure to harmful chemicals on military bases, is nothing short of an outrage. It's an appalling situation where service members and civilians are now grappling with illness as payment for their dedication to duty.
There hasn't been an urgency from the DOD that we've seen to actually clean up their mess.
The DoD has an obligation to its service members, the families living on bases, and the surrounding communities that have already been contaminated, so they need to clean up their mess.
If DoD officials continue to drag their feet, Congress must act to protect service members and military communities.
Current cleanup funding cannot possibly catch up to rising cleanup obligations.
It’s clear that funding at current levels cannot possibly catch up to rising cleanup obligations.
