KELLY, COLLEAGUES PUSH TO STOP TRUMP FROM HIDING THE TRUE COST OF THE IRAN WAR AND DISHONORING THE SACRIFICES OF OUR HEROES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:

Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and 16 of their Senate Democratic 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), legislation that would stop Donald Trump's attempt to hide how long his illegal war against Iran has lasted, dishonor the sacrifice of our troops injured and killed in combat, and hide the true cost of his war from the American people.

The bill introduction comes after the Pentagon unprecedentedly recategorized recent casualties suffered in Trump's Iran war-including four killed and over 200 wo...