The Major Richard Star Act ends the ‘wounded veteran tax’ and allows combat-injured veterans to receive both the retirement pay and disability compensation they earned from service.  Call your Member of Congress and tell them to sign the discharge petition today.

For-profit trade schools have already siphoned $300+ million in GI Bill dollars with false promises to veterans. Now, Chairman Mike Bost's Taking Benefits from America's Veterans Act would make it even easier for predatory schools to profit off the backs of veterans.

The House may be in recess, but we need to keep sounding the alarm on the "Taking Benefits from America's Veterans Act". As @deluzio.house.gov points out, troops downrange right now will have fewer benefits than other veterans if this bill becomes law.

Ryan Kelley with the National Veterans Legal Services Program shared the story of a servicemember's character of discharge battle. But how many others go untold? How many veterans will never get the help they need? Veterans earned their benefits and we should eliminate barriers to accessing them.

House Republicans insist on funding Trump's war with Iran but are pushing a bill that cuts veterans’ benefits for servicemembers when they return from conflict. Congress must honor the contract, pay for the cost of war, and reject H.R. 9237.

It's been one year since President Trump issued his executive order criminalizing homelessness. Veterans have not been spared from the overly harsh measures that exacerbate the cycle of homelessness. Veterans need housing and support services, not handcuffs.

Rent, groceries, gas— prices for everyday essentials continue to skyrocket. While veteran families struggle to make ends meet, the Republican-led "Taking Benefits From America's Veterans Act" would cut their earned disability compensation. I stand with the thousands of veterans who oppose H.R. 9237.

VA Secretary Collins cherry-picks VA wait time data to make access to care look better than it is. The reality: veterans are facing serious delays for mental healthcare after VA eliminated 2,300+ mental health-related positions in 2025. Putting veterans first means a fully staffed VA.

In 1932, 20,000 WWI veterans marched on Washington. This group of veterans became known as the Bonus Army. They camped out on the National Mall for weeks to pressure Congress to finally deliver the benefits they were owed for their service.

The admin's bigoted trans ban is costing us dedicated, highly qualified warfighters, while we are at war. We cannot demonize anyone who is willing to serve our nation in uniform. And handing trans servicemembers less-than-honorable discharges is a dishonor to their service. We owe them better.

It's been one year since President Trump issued the Executive Order criminalizing homelessness. Instead of focusing on housing homeless veterans, the Executive Order has led to major policy changes that are harming our communities & making homelessness worse. Veterans deserve housing, not handcuffs.

Hegseth told Congress the Iran war has cost $37.5B, Pentagon wants tens of billions more. The same same Congress is cutting $57B in vets' disability benefits. Send a letter to your member of Congress and tell them to vote no. commondefense.us/actions/vote-no-on-tcava

Shaving waivers aren't DEI. They are essential to keeping servicemembers in the fight. Pseudofolliculitis barbae is not just cosmetic; it also causes severe pain.

The Major Richard Star Act costs $13B over 10 years. This is a drop in the bucket of DoD’s nearly trillion-dollar budget. We need 3 more signatures to force a vote on a clean Major Richard Star Act; we must get this done for our veterans. ☎️ Call your Rep. and tell them to sign the petition TODAY.

Ending the wounded veteran tax is our top priority. As Commander Carol Whitmore said, "This is not double dipping; this is double sacrifice." We must pass the clean Major Richard Star Act NOW.

We're 3 discharge petition signatures away from forcing a vote on the Major Richard Star Act. House Republicans found $95B for DoD—they can find $13B to fully fund the benefits our combat-injured veterans earned. Veterans: call your Rep TODAY to sign the discharge petition.

RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social sat down with Kate for the People to unpack the Taking Benefits from America’s Veterans Act & the Major Richard Star Act. To watch their full interview, visit: substack.com/@kateforthep...

ICYMI: The Trump admin has proposed a rule to politicize the research & federal grant ecosystem. This could irreversibly degrade veteran trust in VA research & care. @democrats-veterans.house.gov joined the over 300,000 other commenters to express serious concerns about the rule. 🔗: tr.ee/23HHbyCV-8

🚨 Tonight, House Republicans blocked TWO amendments to fund the Major Richard Star Act in the budget reconciliation bill. The Majority found $95B for other priorities. They can find this too. The MRSA discharge petition is just 3 signatures away from forcing a floor vote. Call your Rep today.

As drafted, our veterans would get NOTHING from reconciliation. Republicans must accept RM @repmcgovern.bsky.social's amendment to add the Major Richard Star Act to this $95 billion bill.

RM @repmcgovern.bsky.social just offered an amendment to the $95 billion Reconciliation bill to fully fund & finally pass the Major Richard Star Act. If Republicans are serious about ending the wounded veteran tax for our combat-injured veterans, they must include this amendment in Reconciliation.

House Republicans would rather spend money on Trump's war with Iran than pay for the true cost of war. It's time to pass the Major Richard Star Act and end the wounded veteran tax.

Yesterday, Republicans failed to advance the bill they called the "only pathway" to pass the Major Richard Star Act. But there is another way forward- RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social's Discharge Petition for the Major Richard Star Act now has 215 signatures.

As RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social said, “Instead of cutting veterans’ benefits, we should focus on honoring the contract. I ask my Republican colleagues to do the right thing, sign the discharge petition so combat-injured veterans no longer have to wait for the benefits they are owed.”

Today, I’m voting HELL NO on a House Republican bill that would enact the largest cut to veterans benefits in history. This is just the latest in Trump and Republicans’ scheme to privatize VA healthcare to ensure that billionaires can profit from our pain.

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats@democrats-veterans.house.gov · 3w ago

There has been a lot of misinformation being shared regarding the "Take Care of America's Veterans Act", so let us demystify it for you. We will start with the name; it should be called the "Taking Benefits from America's Veterans Act".

The Motion to Recommit would remove the cuts to veterans' benefits from H.R. 9237 and insert unspent Department of Defense funds, which currently exceed $100 billion. The MTR is also supported by VFW, DAV, IAVA, EANGUS, JWV, and SPARTA Pride.

🚨HAPPENING TODAY: The House will vote on the “Taking Benefits from America’s Veterans Act.” Ranking Member @repmarktakano.bsky.social stands against this Trojan horse package. This bill would steal tens of billions of dollars in benefits from 1.5 million of America’s veterans.

As RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social said, “All veterans have sacrificed. We shouldn’t be asking one group of veterans to sacrifice for the other.” To read his thoughts on the Taking Benefits From America's Veterans Act: www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...

There has been a lot of misinformation being shared regarding the "Take Care of America's Veterans Act", so let us demystify it for you. We will start with the name; it should be called the "Taking Benefits from America's Veterans Act".

This week, Republicans are trying again to pass their bill that cuts veterans benefits for some of the most common disabilities: tinnitus and sleep apnea. It's BS, and I'm going to keep fighting it.