WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation reinforcing the principle that the U.S. military has always relied upon: standards must be based on the demands of the job, not gender.
The Women Add Resourcefulness and Resilience to Improve Operational Readiness (WARRIOR) Act would maintain rigorous, gender-neutral standards, especially in light of the U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to order a study examining "the effectiveness of women in combat jobs," despite there being no evidence that the presence of women in combat units lowers standards. If passed, the WARRIOR Act would...