WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Derek Tran (D-CA) introduced the Carlton H. Ingram Veterans' Benefits Protection Act-legislation (https://www.veterans.senate.gov/services/files/E88848F8-8442-4237-AFC6-93F09EDC2E68) to protect veterans' disability benefits following an attempt (https://www.veterans.senate.gov/2026/2/blumenthal-raises-alarm-over-new-trump-administration-rule-to-slash-disability-ratings-for-thousands-of-veterans) from the Trump Administration to reduce benefits for veterans who rely on medications to manage their service-connected disabilities. Their legislation would ...