Sen. Cornyn reintroduces bill to improve safety on military installations

IT' CALLED THE SERVICEMEMBER SAFETY ANDSECURITY ACT.THE GOAL IS SIMPLE: TOPROVIDE BETTTERSAFETY FOR MEN ANDWOMEN STATIONED ONMILTIARY BASES ANDPOSTS.25 NEWS REPORTERCIERRA SHIPLEY SPOKEWITH PRIVATEGREGORY WEDELMORALE'S MOTHER ONHER THOUGHTS AS HERSON WAS DECLAREDA-WOL BEFORE BEINGFOUND DEAD LASTYEAR.THE SERVICE MEMBERSAFETY AND SECURITYACT WOULD IMPROVEPOLICIES ANDPROCEDURES FORREPORTING MISSINGSERVICEMEBERS.

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SENATORCORNYN SAID "THERECENT DEATHS OFSOLDIERS AT FORTHOOD HAVE SHAKEN USALL, AND MY HOPE ISTHAT THIS BILL WILLHELP US PREVENTSIMILAR TRAGEDIES INTHE FUTURE."WEDEL: WHY DO WEHAVE TO HAVE A RULETHAT SAYS CARE ABOUTYOUR SOLDIERS, WHYDO WE HAVE TO HAVEPROTOCOLS THAT SAYDO THE RIGHT THINGSATURDAY MARKS ONEYEAR SINCE MORALESWAS FOUNDWEDEL: IT'S STILL JUSTTHAT HARD TO TALKABOUTWEDEL BELIEVES HERSON WAS KILLED THEDAY HE WENT MISSINGIN 2019...WEDEL: SO MUCHANGER, THEY JUSTDIDN'T CARE THEY HADNO INTENTION TO LOOKFOR HIM THEY JUSTWROTE HIM OFFWEDEL SIMPLY WISHESIT DIDN'T TAKELEGISLATION TO SAVEFUTURE LIVESWEDEL: WE SHOULDN'TNEED IT WE SHOULDJUST DO THIS ANYWAYTHIS IS SOMETHINGTHAT SHOULD BE DONEAS THESE SOLDIERSFIGHT FOR THEIRCOUNTRY, THIS BILLWILL FIGHT FOR THEMIN WACO CS 25 NEWSTHE SURVIVINGSUSPECT IN THEDISAPPEARANCE ANDMURDER OF VANESSAGUILLEN -- SHOULD BEIN COURT TOMORROW.CECILY AGUILAR ISEXPECTED TO APPEARFOR A FEDERAL COURTHEARING...SHE'S CHARGED WITHONE COUNT OFCONSPIRACY TOTAMPER WITHEVIDENCE --AND TWO COUNTS OFTAMPERING WITHEVIDENCE.