BALDWIN, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL TO STOP TRUMP FROM HIDING TROOP DEATHS AND INJURIES FROM IRAN WAR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:

As the Trump Administration attempts to hide the true cost of the Iran war from the American people, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the Honoring the Sacrifices of Our Troops in War Act (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Honoring-the-Sacrifice-of-Troops-in-War-Act-of-2026.pdf) to stop President Donald Trump's attempt to dishonor the sacrifice of our troops injured and killed in combat. This comes after the Pentagon recategorized recent casualties suffered in Trump's Iran war - including four killed and over 200 wounded servicemembers - under a separate category outside of Operation Epic Fury to downplay the da...