WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, DC] - Following Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's bizarre video announcing mandatory annual testosterone screening for millions of servicemembers, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Gary Peters (D-MI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) wrote Hegseth raising concerns about the new policy and seeking information about its medical justification. Fewer than six percent of men between 30 and 79 have testosterone deficiency.
"The Department has provided no evidence that this sweeping new policy will improve force readiness or health, nor has it explained the scientific basis, costs, or risks ass...