Press Releases
Veteran-Owned Business Certifications Still Falling Short
Today, the Subcommittees on Oversight & Investigations (O&I) and Economic Opportunity (EO) held a joint hearing to review the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Service-Disabled...
Historic Legislation for Veterans Becomes Law
The VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 was signed into law by President Barack Obama. As the chief architect of the legislation to put America’s veterans back to work, Rep. Jeff Miller...
Miller: “Our VSOs Deserve the Real Credit in Bringing Veteran Unemployment to the Public’s Attention”
Today, Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement on the passage of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011....
Committee Reviews VA Budget to Better Care for Veterans
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs met this week to discuss future spending by VA and how to better care for America’s veterans. Several Veterans Service Organizations...
House Veterans Legislation Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, one day before Veterans Day, the Senate passed the first two of 22 House-passed bills to spur job growth, including the VOW to Hire Heroes Act. Using the framework of the House-passed VOW Act, the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 is a bipartisan, bicameral bill to get America’s nearly 1 million unemployed veterans back to work. The bill is expected to be taken up by the House next week.
Chairmen Miller and Murray Applaud Compromise to Put America’s Veterans Back to Work
Washington, DC— Today, U.S. Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, commended an agreement reached to boost employment opportunities for veterans.
COLA for Veterans Sent to the President
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by the 2012 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for veterans receiving compensation for service-connected disabilities. The COLA also affects the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation of veterans who died as a result of service.
Veteran Employment Hindered In Local Communities By Ability to Reach Unemployed
This week, the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held two field hearings to discuss the employment problems facing veterans in local communities...
Four Corners Letters Submitted to the Joint Select Committee
On Friday, October 14, 2011, the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Representatives Jeff Miller and Bob Filner...
Veterans Legislation Passes House of Representatives – VOW Act Heads to the Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed six pieces of veteran legislation with overwhelming bipartisan support this week....
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