Senate agrees to amendments to H.R.2577 (United States Senate Democrats)
(Source: United States Senate Democrats) The Senate agreed to the following amendments to H.R.2577, THUD/MilCon-VA appropriations, by voice vote: THUD King SA #3934 - disabled vets and student loans;...
View ArticleBROWNLEY AMENDMENTS WOULD IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR DISABLED VETERANS (Julia...
(Source: Julia Brownley) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) offered two amendments during a House Veterans' Affairs Committee mark-up. The Brownley amendments would...
View ArticlePingree reacts to new report concerning military’s improper discharge of...
(Source: Chellie Pingree) At a press conference in Washington today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree called on the Department of Defense to change practices that have led tens of thousands of veterans to...
View ArticleWhat Happens When You Warn Students About Their Loan Debt? (The Pew...
(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) What if lowering student debt was as easy as sending students a letter? Indiana University officials say borrowing by undergraduates at the school has dropped 18...
View ArticleHeller Files Veterans’ Priorities to Senate THUD/MilCon-VA Bill (Dean Heller)
(Source: Dean Heller) (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Dean Heller issued the following statement after filing additional amendments to the combined Transportation, Housing and Urban Development...
View ArticleKing Renews Call for Emergency Funding to Combat Opioid and Heroin Addiction...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Tuesday, May 17, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - After the Senate today passed a much-needed measure to combat the spread of the Zika virus, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) called...
View ArticleSenators Collins, King Announce More than $1 Million for Bigelow Laboratory...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Tuesday, May 17, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $1,093,785 to the Bigelow...
View ArticleGrassley: Vets Fought to Protect Constitutional Rights, Don’t Take Those...
(Source: Chuck Grassley) WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today expressed disgust that Senate Democrats were objecting to a vote on his amendment to...
View ArticleGrassley: Vets Fought to Protect Constitutional Rights, Don’t Take Those...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today expressed disgust that Senate Democrats were objecting to a vote on his...
View ArticleKing Named a “Fiscal Hero” By Campaign to Fix the Debt (Angus S Jr King)
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Thursday, May 19, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, was recognized last night as a 'Fiscal Hero' by The...
View ArticleCollins, King Congratulate Maine International Trade Center for National...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Monday, May 16, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today congratulated the Maine International Trade Center (MITC) on being honored with the...
View ArticleNumerous Heller Priorities Included in Final Passage of Senate THUD/MilCon-VA...
(Source: Dean Heller) (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Dean Heller issued the following statement after the United States Senate passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and...
View ArticleToday's Daily Update (Williams & Jensen PLLC)
(Source: Williams & Jensen PLLC) May 19, 2016 The House will complete consideration of H.R. 4974 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017. The...
View ArticleCollins, King Announce More Than $380,000 in USDA Grants to Support Maine...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Monday, May 16, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award a total of...
View ArticleMaloney Appointed to West Point Board of Visitors (Sean Patrick Maloney)
(Source: Sean Patrick Maloney) Washington - After establishing a strong track record of getting things done for Hudson Valley veterans, active-duty military, and their families, Representative Sean...
View ArticleVeterans First Act (US Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs)
(Source: US Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs) Tuesday, May 17, 2016 On Thursday, April 28, 2016, U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., chairman and ranking member...
View ArticleSenate Adopts Brown-Toomey-Murray-Sanders-Casey-Coons Amendment to Address...
(Source: Bernard Sanders) Thursday, May 19, 2016 WASHINGTON, May 19 - A bipartisan bill introduced by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to ensure that severely disabled veterans...
View ArticleSenators Collins, Heitkamp’s Legislation to Improve Mental Health Resources...
(Source: Angus S Jr King) Thursday, May 19, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. -Legislation topromote better access to needed mental health resources for veterans in rural areas was unanimously approved by the...
View ArticleNew Student Debt Standards Could Allow Massive Loan Forgiveness (Cooley LLP)
(Source: Cooley LLP) 05/16/2016 This memo discusses the new federal standards for students to have their federal loans forgiven under the Final Draft of the BDTR Rule. Future Cooley memos will discuss...
View ArticleSenate Adopts Brown-Toomey-Murray-Sanders-Casey-Coons Amendment to Address...
(Source: Sherrod Brown) Thursday, May 19, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) to ensure that severely disabled veterans receive...
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