The Major Richard Starr act will finally provide some justice to those veterans. It will finally provide these military retirees with their full disability and Department of Defense retirement benefits. Writing this longstanding injustice, It's sponsored by 77 of my colleagues in the Senate, including both Republicans and Democrats. It has similar support in the House of Representatives. We have never been provided with a vote. Yes, a vote. If it did receive a vote, it would pass overwhelmingly. (03:17–03:25)
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