Article Title: Hegseth boosts veteran benefits bill that key Republicans have opposed
Article Excerpt: "...The legislation, named after a U.S. Army combat engineer, diagnosed with cancer due to toxic burn pit exposure, would provide about 54,000 combat-injured service members, who are medically retired, retirement pay and Veterans Affairs (VA) disability concurrently.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who has championed the bill in the upper chamber, brought up the legislation during a SASC hearing last week on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request for fiscal year 2027.
“Well, what I would like is your commitment that you will support the Major Richard Star Act..."
Reference Source: thehill.com
