Defense and Veterans

House advances Bacon’s CHIP IN for Veterans Act

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) on Sept. 21 applauded approval by the U.S. House of Representatives of an annual extenders…

3 years ago

Meijer bill would bolster federal resources to help tackle veteran homelessness

U.S. Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has…

3 years ago

Scalise, Graves request faster deployment of Operation Blue Roof

U.S. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA) joined other Louisiana congressional lawmakers in calling…

3 years ago

Ernst leads bicameral GOP effort to honor U.S. military who fought in Afghanistan

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Sept. 15 sponsored a bicameral Republican resolution urging Congress to recognize and honor the…

3 years ago

Amodei reintroduces bill to update, expand U.S. Navy complex in Nevada

The Fallon Range Training Complex located in the high desert of northern Nevada would be expanded and modernized under legislation…

3 years ago

Cassidy, Ernst call on VA to provide immediate outreach to recent veterans

U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) helped lead a bipartisan group of 33 other senators in requesting…

3 years ago

Bacon lauds inclusion of Baltic security authorization in defense bill

U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and his fellow House Baltic Caucus co-chair on Wednesday commended the first-ever authorization of the…

3 years ago

Bill from Turner, Wenstrup approved by House committee as part of defense bill

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee this week approved the bipartisan Havana Syndrome Servicemember Support Act as part of the…

3 years ago

Several Moore provisions included in House committee-approved NDAA

U.S. Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) applauded action last week by the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, which voted 57-2 to…

3 years ago

Portman urges VA to end disability claims backlog

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) this week expressed concern regarding the current backlog of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

3 years ago

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