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\u201cThis bill is about telling the truth and recognizing courage under fire\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Washington \u2013 Today, Congressman Darrell Issa testified before a House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Subcommittee and urged support of his legislation\u00a0The JAX Act, which is\u00a0<\/em>named for Jaclyn Scott \u2013 call sign \u201cJax\u201d \u2013 one of the 310 Cultural Support Team members (CSTs) who were deployed alongside Special Operations Forces soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

In his testimony, Rep. Issa outlined how the JAX Act will simply and accurately amend the military records of these female veterans and allow them the opportunity to have their medical claims reassessed at the VA. Currently, these women are being denied this designation, leading to the denial of rank, benefits, and critical health care services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese 310 women served in combat and in the same capacity as their male counterparts. But to this day, they\u2019ve not received proper combat distinction. It\u2019s time for the truth to be told,\u201d said Rep. Issa. \u201cThe JAX Act is not a new entitlement. It is the overdue correction of an error that has denied hundreds of female combat veterans the recognition they are owed for their brave service to our country. We have an opportunity to make this right.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rep. Issa\u2019s testimony can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Darrell Issa is the Representative of California\u2019s 48th Congressional District. The District encompasses the central and eastern parts of San Diego County and a portion of Riverside County, including the communities of Fallbrook, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, Poway, Temecula, Murrieta, and the mountain and desert areas of the San Diego-Imperial County line. Issa served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2011-2015.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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