Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a Democrat from Florida who worked to secure the Medal of Honor for Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, wants Fort Benning, Ga., to be renamed in his honor.
Republicans on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs attempted Wednesday to derail legislation that would give pay raises to Department of Veterans Affairs health care workers, arguing the agency shouldn’t receive more funds to recruit or retain employees until it scraps its vaccine mandate.
Senators reached an agreement on a narrowly focused bill that aims to provide health care to veterans suffering the effects of exposure to toxic burn pits, lawmakers said Tuesday.
The executive order will also “strengthen the military’s response” to domestic violence and instances of service members sharing “intimate visual images” without permission, the White House said.
Lawmakers have been attempting for the past few years to eliminate copays for birth control by passing a bill that would prohibit TRICARE from collecting them.