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In order to help service members and their families transition into civilian life, the Texas Legislature passed the Hazlewood Act.
The program grants education benefits to veterans who served active-duty for a minimum of 180 days.
JOSÉ MENÉNDEZ TRIED TO BREAK THAT PROMISE.
We made a promise to help care for our veterans in recognition of their service.
José Menéndez knew that most Texas veterans serve between 2 and 3 years.1 He authored an amendment to raise the eligibility requirement to 4 years anyway.2
Length of Time Served by Texas Veterans
JOE FARIAS, A VETERAN AND DEMOCRATIC STATE REP. FROM SAN ANTONIO, REFUSED TO BREAK THIS PROMISE TO OUR VETERANS.
Numerous veterans organizations opposed changes to the Hazlewood Act. 1
DID JOSÉ MENÉNDEZ IGNORE THEM, OR DID HE LACK THE COURAGE TO FIGHT FOR VETERANS?
José Menéndez boasts about Republicans giving him "a seat at the table," but what did he do with it? When our elected officials go along to get along, we lose our voice in the decision-making process.
"I had served three years, three months when an enemy battalion literally flattened our base and I was medevaced to the USS Tripoli. My service to this country earned me a Purple Heart, but under Senator Menéndez's plan, that would not have been enough to qualify for any Hazlewood benefits at all.
PD. POL. ADV. TREY MARTINEZ FISCHER CAMPAIGN, TREASURER SENATOR JOE BERNAL (RETIRED)
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