Issue Position: Veterans

Issue Position

While we can never satisfy the debt owed to America's serving and fallen heroes and families, Congress must continue to put our troops, veterans, and their families first. At a time when our service members are returning home from multiple wars and conflicts across the globe, we must provide the support they have rightfully earned. Our veterans have honorably served this country and it's time for the country to serve them.

Significant advancements have been made to improve veteran's healthcare, support families, and provide educational and job opportunities, but more needs to be done. That is why Billy will continue in his unwavering of veterans' issues in Congress.

Billy cosponsored the Military Retiree Health Care Relief Act so our military retirees won't have to worry about rising health care costs. It allows a refundable tax credit for premiums paid to military retirees and spouses or provides them with supplementary medical insurance under Medicare Part B of the Social Security Act. Billy also cosponsored the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that amends retired veterans' pay so that they can receive both retiree pay and disability compensation.

Billy has fought in support of our veterans with bills like the Full Military Honors Act of 2018 and the Preserving America's Battlefields Act.

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