I am pleased to see that our nation’s fallen heroes and their families will finally be awarded the benefits they deserve after the Assembly Majority allowed this bill to languish in committee for more than a decade. It shouldn’t have taken a national media firestorm that included pressure from President Trump for us to finally get this done.

“Our Gold Star families have seen loved ones pay tremendous sacrifices to protect the American way of life and pave a path of freedom for generations to come. It was my honor to lead the charge, along with the Assembly Minority Conference, to correct this injustice and see that the MERIT Scholarship applies to all our nation’s heroes.”