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(The Center Square) – To ensure veterans exposed to contaminated water can access the remedies they are owed, two members of Congress from North Carolina have introduced legislation to remove barriers to assistance. U.S. Reps. Deborah Ross, D-N.C., and Dr. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., have introduced the Camp Lejeune Justice Corrections Act. It is needed, they say, so veterans and civilians can file tort claims against the federal government for damages related to harm caused by exposure to toxic water at the Marine Corps base between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987. Already enacted are the PACT Act o…

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