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Passage of the Major Richard Star Act would ensure more than 54,000 veterans receive the full benefits they’ve earned. Thank you to @DAVHQ for supporting this important legislation and for helping to spotlight its impact. dav.org/learn-more/new…
Thank you @RepGusBilirakis for leading on the #MajorRichardStarAct & kicking off the “I Support the Major Richard Star Act” poster campaign in Congress. Your bipartisan leadership helps restore full pay to 54,000+ medically retired, combat-wounded vets. #EndTheWoundedVeteranTax
Big thank you to @RepRaulRuizMD for his leadership on the bipartisan #MajorRichardStarAct and willingness to show his support by displaying the "I Support the Major Richard Star Act" poster. @WWP and all VSOs are grateful for your commitment to veterans.
Thank you @RepPfluger for your leadership on this important legislation! With the ACES Act now passed by Congress, more will be done to study the link between cancer prevalence and mortality among those who served—an important step toward protecting the long-term health of our…
🚨 The ACES Act just passed the House and is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. We owed this to our service members, and I couldn’t be prouder of its passage today.
All of us at @wwp thank you, Rep. Bilirakis, for your never-ending support and commitment to the #MajorRichardStarAct! Let's show these veterans that their country has their backs! End the wounded veterans' tax and give them what they have earned!
More than 340 Members of Congress support my #MajorRichardStarAct. It’s bipartisan, widely endorsed, and morally necessary. 54,000 combat-wounded veterans are being denied their full retirement pay. My bill will restore up to $1,200/month in retirement pay to these…
Big news! Today @SenBlumenthal, @MikeCrapo, and @SenWarren announced they are filing the Major Richard Star Act as an amendment to the NDAA — a major step toward ensuring veterans receive the benefits they’ve earned. Many thanks to these leaders for their support of this…
Great news! @DeptVetAffairs has extended eligibility for the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregiver (PCAFC) to include legacy participants — veterans, service members, and their caregivers who applied for the PCAFC before October 1, 2020, and were approved on or…
Veterans deserve the benefits they’ve earned. Contact your Senators and urge them to support adding the Major Richard Star Act to this year’s defense bill (NDAA).
Breaking news: Lawmakers are working to insert the #MajorRichardStarAct into the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual defense bill. Urge your Senators to support this critical amendment! Take action NOW: wwp.news/4m0NcXs
Soldier Ride New York is going on this week. This event helps warriors build confidence and strength through shared physical activities.
WWP warriors are healing through motion and building connections this week with their fellow veterans in New York. Learn about this multi-day cycling event that helps warriors build their confidence and strength through physical activity: fox5ny.com/video/1675339 @fox5ny
Thank you @RepGusBilirakis, for your continued leadership and support of the #MajorRichardStarAct!
As Veterans Advisor to Speaker Mike Johnson, I appreciated the recent opportunity to discuss the critical issues affecting Veterans both in my district and across the nation. We specifically discussed the importance of rectifying the injustice of concurrent receipt for more than…
That's @WWP teammate Liz McCoy speaking at a Congressional roundtable yesterday about toxic exposure. Thanks to @RepMarkTakano, D-Calif., the ranking member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, for hosting this event to discuss additional changes to the PACT Act to further…
Teammate Benjamin Watkins and two Warrior Advocate Leaders, Christopher Carver and Lani Kelp, met with Congressional staffers from Washington, including staff from @RepDelBene (WA-1), @RepNewhouse (WA-4), @RepEmilyRandall (WA-06), Rep. @RepKimSchrier (WA-8), @RepStricklandWA…
Last week, @WWP hosted the congressional staff of @RepTonyGonzales at our San Antonio office. Special thanks to Military/Veteran Coordinator and Caseworker Brittney Smith (3rd from left) and Rep. Gonzales’s outstanding staff for meeting with WWP teammates to learn more about our…
Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the Major Richard Star Act.
Quiz time: What’s the estimated cost of the Major Richard Star Act over 10 years? This bill would ensure 50K+ combat-wounded veterans can receive both retirement pay and disability. Pick your guess:
Over 120,000 veterans and their family members still receive VA benefits by paper check—despite a federal push to switch to direct deposit by Sept. 30, 2025. VA says it's safer, faster, and more reliable, but many veterans remain wary of electronic banking. Great article from…
Approximately 54,000 medically retired veterans aren’t receiving the benefits they earned. Passing the Major Richard Star Act would right this wrong and honor their sacrifice. Today, YOU can support veterans by contacting your member of Congress and urging them to cosponsor…
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Thank you to the Louisiana House of Representatives for passing a resolution requesting the White House to ensure passage of the Major Richard Star Act in support of our veterans. Grateful for the leadership of @SpkrDeVillier and hopeful for Governor @LAGovJeffLandry’s support…