Sen. Toomey Visits Berks and Delaware Counties
Sen. Toomey visited Berks and Delaware counties Aug. 22, joining U.S. Representative Jim Gerlach for a tour of GK Elite Sportswear in Reading. At its Reading facility, GK Elite manufactured the leotards worn by the gold medal-winning U.S. women's gymnastics team at the Olympics.
After the tour, Sen. Toomey visited the borough of Media in Delaware County, holding an event with Media Mayor Bob McMahon and state Representative Nick Miccarelli. Sen. Toomey met with local veterans and discussed two of his bipartisan veterans bills.
Sen. Toomey has introduced a bill (S. 3316) to create a one-year pilot program to help veterans find jobs based on their military experience. The pilot job search program, which would be conducted at the Labor Department's One-Stop Centers, would provide new tools for veterans to find jobs online. The new tools would match veterans with available jobs based on the skills they've gained in the military, and employers would be able to post vacancies.
A June 2011 Government Accountability Office report found serious inadequacies in measures to prevent sexual assault in VA facilities, due to underreporting, poor oversight and lack of adequate security. In response, Sen. Toomey introduced the Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention Act (S. 1689) to protect VA facility patients from sexual assault. Sen. Toomey's bill, which has since been signed into law, mandates a new standard of care and protection for patients at VA facilities, including new reporting procedures, an oversight system and enhanced physical security measures.
