Who’s ready to see Adam Schiff go to jail for the Russian collusion hoax, mortgage fraud, and J6 committee lies? He’s tagged in this post! Let him hear you.

I am asking everyone to please pray for @realtinapeters right now. I spoke with her and she does not sound well. Tonight was the worst she has sounded healthwise to me to date. Please pray for an immediate recovery and a ruling that releases her or puts her in a position to get proper medical attention. God please take care of our Tina. Amen

While teaching yesterday, my 8th graders bet me I couldn’t get someone “cool and famous” to donate to their school fun run next week. So….@forestfrank our kids love singing your songs at Chapel! Any chance you might have a few minutes to send our kids a message of encouragement?

This is what "serving your country" gets you when combat injuries force you out before 20 years. That bill you're seeing? It's my monthly Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) premium - money I PAY the government for the privilege of being medically retired due to COMBAT INJURIES from Iraq. Read that again. The Army said I was too broken to continue serving. Then they charge me to be retired. Here's the cruel math: If I could have stayed just a few more years to hit 20 years of service, I'd be collecting BOTH my full retirement pay AND my disability compensation right now - no offset, no penalties. But because my combat injuries forced me out "too early," I lose $1 of retirement pay for every $1 of disability I receive. And here's where it gets even worse: My disability compensation is HIGHER than my retirement pay would be. That means the offset reduces my retirement pay to $0. ZERO DOLLARS. But I still owe the government $225.48 per month for SBP premiums. I'm literally paying the government $225/month to be retired while receiving $0 in retirement pay. My wife literally asked me today if I could be "unretired" so we don't have these payments anymore. Think about that - a combat veteran's spouse wondering if we'd be better off if the military had just discharged him instead of retiring him. And she's probably right. With burn pit exposure from Iraq, my chances of dying from cancer are higher than the chances of us ever breaking even on these payments we're making. We're paying into a system that will likely never benefit us because the same service that broke my body is now draining our bank account monthly. THIS IS THE MAJOR RICHARD STAR ACT IN ACTION - OR RATHER, INACTION. Major Richard Star was an Army combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He developed lung cancer from toxic burn pit exposure during his deployments. Like me, like 50,000 other combat-disabled veterans, he was medically retired before hitting 20 years of service. He spent his final years fighting for veterans like us before dying in 2021 at age 51 - killed by the same burn pits that are likely killing me. What the Major Richard Star Act (S. 1032 / H.R. 2102) would do: o End the dollar-for-dollar offset between retirement pay and disability compensation for combat-disabled veterans medically retired before 20 years o Allow approximately 50,000 veterans to receive BOTH benefits they've earned o Fix an arbitrary injustice where timing of your combat injury determines your financial future Here's what makes this so insane: o I got combat injuries in Iraq that ended my career The Army medically retired me - THEIR decision, not mine o My disability is so severe that it completely offsets my retirement pay to $0 o But I STILL pay $225.48/month in SBP premiums for a retirement I'm not receiving o If I had been injured 2-3 years later, allowing me to hit 20 years? I'd get FULL retirement AND FULL disability - no offset We got TWO raw deals: o First raw deal: Combat injuries severe enough that the military said we're unable to continue serving o Second raw deal: Because we couldn't stay until 20 years (BECAUSE of those injuries), we're penalized financially for the rest of our lives Veterans with 20 years and 50% disability ratings? They get both benefits, full amount. Nearly a million of them. We're happy for them - they earned it. But why not us? We earned it too. Our injuries just came at the "wrong time." The bill has massive bipartisan support: o 76 Senate cosponsors o 304 House cosponsors Support from both parties, from progressive Democrats to conservative Republicans Yet year after year, it dies in committee. How does legislation with this much support, fixing such a clear injustice, keep failing? There's an apparent "say-do gap" - lawmakers who SAY they support veterans but fail to vote YES when it matters. About the cost: Critics call it "too expensive" at $8 billion over 10 years. That's 0.1% of ONE YEAR'S defense budget. Meanwhile, Congress just cut $6 billion per year from DOD wasteful spending, including questionable academic programs and DEI initiatives. The money is there. The will isn't. This isn't about "double-dipping." These are two different benefits for different purposes: o Retirement pay: Compensation for years of service to our country o Disability compensation: Compensation for lost earning potential and reduced quality of life from service-connected injuries If I hadn't been broken by combat, I'd still be serving, earning my paycheck, and eventually retiring with full benefits. Instead, I'm paying $225/month for the privilege of receiving $0 in retirement pay while simultaneously dealing with disabilities so severe they exceed what my retirement would even be worth. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Find your representatives: House: house.gov/representatives Senate: senate.gov/senators Call the Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121 What to say: "The Major Richard Star Act (S. 1032 / H.R. 2102) has 76 Senate cosponsors and 304 House cosponsors. This bipartisan legislation fixes a clear injustice affecting 50,000 combat-disabled veterans. Include it in the next NDAA or appropriations bill and bring it to a floor vote NOW." Tag those who need to act: @majorstaract @staractenemies @majstaract @realDonaldTrump @JDVance @VP @SecWar @PeteHegseth @DeptofWar @HASCDemocrats @HASCRepublicans @SenateVA @SVACDems @SVACGOP @vetaffairsdem @SASCommittee @SASCDems @HouseVetAffairs @USArmyPAOSGM @USArmy @NavyMCPON @USMCSgtMaj @cmsaf_official @SpeakerJohnson @SenSchumer @RepJeffries @SenateMajLdr @SenateWhip @HouseWhipGOP @SenatorDurbin @RepJamesComer @Jim_Jordan @SenateApprops @HouseJudiciaryGOP @WaysMeansCmte @HouseIntel @SenateForeign @HouseForeignGOP @SenateFinance @SenateGOP @HouseGOP @SenateDems @HouseDemocrats @freedomcaucus @BlackCaucus @HispanicCaucus @NOIWCaucus @WhipEmmer My wife shouldn't have to ask if being "unretired" would be better for our family. Combat-wounded veterans shouldn't be paying $225/month for retirement benefits they're receiving $0 of. And we damn sure shouldn't be making these payments knowing that burn pit exposure means we'll likely die before ever seeing a return on this forced "investment." We kept our promises. Congress needs to keep theirs. If you agree, please repost this to your followers. Every voice matters. #MajorRichardStarAct #HR2102 #S1032 #CombatVeterans #KeepThePromise #EndTheOffset Note: SBP premiums are deducted from military retirement pay to provide survivor benefits to spouses/dependents if the retiree dies. For combat-disabled veterans whose disability rating exceeds their retirement pay, they receive $0 in retirement but still must pay the SBP premium - essentially paying for survivor benefits on income they never receive.

Chuck Schumer just accidentally exposed that Democrats are behind the ongoing disruptions at town halls on PBS. "We are mobilizing. In New York, we have people going to the Republican districts and going after these Republicans who are voting for this and forcing them to either change their vote or face the consequences.”