Tester Joins Military and Veterans Service Organizations to Urge Swift Legislative Action on his Major Richard Star Act

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“As the law currently stands, combat-injured veterans that were forced to retire before completing 20 years of service aren’t getting the full benefits they earned in service to this country. That’s flat wrong for veterans and heroes like Major Richard Star and Bill Austin from Polson, Montana, who was forced to retire early after suffering a traumatic brain injury. Congress and leadership have the opportunity to do the right thing for them and their families by setting up a vote to adopt the Major Richard Star Act.

This bill has the support of more than two-thirds of this body, and is a top priority for Military and Veterans Service Organizations, like the ones behind me. And with damn good reason: because getting it across the finish line will make a big difference in veterans’ lives. With an all-volunteer military, we need to live up to the promises we’ve made to our veterans and that starts with passing the Major Richard Star Act.”

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