WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing today, Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged the Department's support for the Major Richard Star Act (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-crapo-warren-scott-lead-bipartisan-push-to-deliver-combat-injured-veterans-full-military-benefits__;!!BSgrhSFG!DWgk5m7u2yB0g3nyUjpDrwr6YlavRPIbCqK40pxzlWXSELl6n1_JsLVsg8K5Xbibsj-fdl_dQDSVm4Rs4CTMzy6Sl12xhwdNyPN0XbjG0Q$), following pressure from U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. This bipartisan legislation has been blocked (https...