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Secretary of Veterans Affairs visits joint base
Over the years, more and more veterans have settled in areas around the military base they proudly served. As more Burlington County and Ocean County veterans get older, a long drive to Philadelphia or New York to see a doctor or specialist can become more taxing on the driver as well as on the gas tank. On Friday, the staff at the McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Community-Based Outpatient Clinic demonstrated its “telehealth” technology, which can bring both doctor and patient together without the patient having to drive across the state. Telehealth allows doctors to treat and care for patients...
Runyan Talks with WOBM's Tom Mongelli about Veterans Affairs Secretary's Visit to Joint Base Clinic
Congressman Runyan spoke with WOBM's Tom Mongelli about Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki's visit to the Community-Based Outpaitent Clinic at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst this week.
Veterans Promised Assistance Finding Aid After Service
Rep. Jon Runyan addressed the issue of the Veterans Administration's claims backlog has to start with making the veterans' care the top priority.
Runyan continues fight to correct pay disparity at joint base
The lack of action has rankled Rep. Jon Runyan, R-3rd of Mount Laurel, who has made correcting the disparity a key priority during his first term.
Runyan Visits WAMS Students
The students presented the congressman with a $3,370 check of the money they've raised for the Wounded Warrior Project this year. It’s not every day you get to have a U.S. congressman and a former professional football player drop in for a visit at your school. So it was pretty cool for the students at William Allen Middle School (WAMS) that they got both rolled into one.
Economic pain force behind fisheries reform
Years of economic pain has sharpened the message of fishing advocates who want Congress to make changes to the federal fisheries law, and the rhetoric. Rep. Jon Runyan, R-NJ, talked about his bill HR-2272 that would require NOAA to hold industry referendums before moving forward with new catch-shares management plans like the one playing out in New England.
Runyan, LoBiondo Join Shore Fishermen Protest In DC
Representative Jon Runyan (R-3), whose district covers the Ocean County beachfront from Brick to Stafford, spoke to the crowd about his efforts to revise the law.