Taking Care of America’s Veterans and The Richard Star Act | The Rob Maness Show EP 706

You just saw it—veterans are a Trump priority. But priorities only matter when they turn into results. Today we’re talking about two pieces of unfinished business that every American who wears the uniform—or loves someone who does—needs to know about: Taking Care of America’s Veterans, and the Major Richard Star Act. Joining me live are two men who’ve lived the cost of service and are still fighting the fight. First, David Star. Retired Army First Sergeant. He served in secure communications, supported Secret Service missions, finished as a First Sergeant in the National Guard, then put in 25 years with the FBI. His younger brother, Army Major Richard Star, was the namesake of the bill that would finally end the Wounded Warrior Tax—the unfair offset that docks combat-injured retirees’ earned military retirement when they also receive VA disability. Richard died in 2021. David picked up his brother’s last mission and has not put it down. And William Brooks. Mississippi Army National Guard. Deployed to Iraq in 2005. On March 29th of that year a roadside bomb took both of his legs above the knee. Thirteen months at Walter Reed, then medical retirement. He’s been living the consequences of that policy every single day since. These two aren’t lobbyists. They’re the reason this legislation exists. Today we’re going to hear exactly where the Major Richard Star Act stands, what TCAVA would do, and why Congress still hasn’t gotten it across the finish line.