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Trevor A. Blumberg
Yesterday, I read a disturbing article. It was disturbing not because it recounted the horrific images of 11 years ago, but because it said that Americans have “grown numb” to the wars and the lives lost ...
Committee to Hold Hearings, Townhalls Throughout August
This week, the President signed into law my bill, H.R. 1627, The Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012...
VA Subject to Cuts Under Sequestration
This week, the Committee finally received a small, but long overdue, clarification on sequestration and VA. According to Secretary Shinseki, VA will be subject to administrative cuts under a sequester...
Happy Fourth of July from the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Much like the Constitution is not just a piece of paper or the flag a piece of a cloth—the Fourth of July is not just another day of the year.
Reforming VA's Fiduciary Program
The original intent of the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program was to give unemployed veterans the chance to acquire the skills needed to become more competitive in the work force. The majority of the feedback I have received has been encouraging...
Vets Legislation Heads to Senate
The major provision of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act is now being implemented by the departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs. Designed to aid veterans, ages 35-60, who have found themselves in the prime of their lives, unemployed, the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) will provide these veterans with up to one year of Montgomery GI Bill benefits to retrain for jobs in high-demand fields...
Memorial Day 2012
We are blessed in this country to have so many who step forward to wear our nation’s uniform. There are no harder working or dedicated people on earth than our Armed Forces and veterans. Our fellow citizens have stood up for more than two centuries to defend the principles we hold most dear...
VOW Act Applications Now Being Accepted!
VA Secretary Shinseki testified before the Committee last week amid rising concerns about VA mental health care and access. The Secretary stated that VA has been in a “react cycle.” This is not good enough...
Healthcare for Camp Lejeune Vets Now!
Last week, the Committee held its first markup of the year after numerous hearings on a variety of subjects affecting America’s veterans, their families, and survivors...
Sequestration a Threat to Veterans Healthcare
Congress is back session, but the Committee was hard at work during our district work week. Rep. Jeff Denham, a member of the Committee, held a field hearing in Modesto, California, to discuss the role of Vet Centers within the VA system and reaching out to OIF/OEF veterans, while I had the privilege to visit with our troops in Afghanistan...
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