checks and balances to the military health system this week, i joined joined my colleagues, jackie speier (d-ca), richard hudson (r-nc), jamie raskin (d-md), guy reschenthaler (r-pa), ted lieu (d-ca), charlie crist (d-fl), and greg steube (r-fl), to introduce the sergeant first class richard stayskal military medical accountability act of 2019, which would allow military servicemembers to sue the department of defense for instances of medical malpractice unrelated to their military duties. 