Major Richard Star Act
What is the Major Richard Star Act about? This act would allow combat injured veterans to receive their full military retirement and their VA disability payments. Letter #1 by BT (Star Act) Senator Roger Wicker: By now you have noticed what your constituents are saying about your vote against the Major Richard Star Act. To be clear, your constituents want you to vote for this legislation. But here is something else to consider and it has to do with your retirement from the Air Force and Congress. Your high three years would be $174,000 annually. Eighty percent of this is $139,200 annually. Let’s go with the low figure for your retirement as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force: $66,000 annually. Would you think it would be fair to you to reduce your Congressional pension by deducting $66,000 from the $139,200 which in effect would negate your time spent in the Air Force? Isn’t this exactly what you are doing to our injured veterans? Senator Wicker, you nee...