Category: Legislation

Joint VA/DOL Program Launches to Retrain 99,000 Unemployed Veterans

Jobs for Veterans Forwarded from Department of Veterans Affairs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON – Starting May 15, unemployed Veterans between the ages of 35 and 60 can now apply for new benefits to cover education costs for up to one year through a joint Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Labor (DOL) program that focuses on retraining 99,000 Veterans for high-demand jobs.

“This important tool will help those who served our country receive the education and training they need to find meaningful employment in a high-demand field,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “Veterans are disciplined, hardworking, goal-oriented team members who can play a vital role in helping businesses and the economy grow.”

Jobs Act & Vets

WHAT THE AMERICAN JOBS ACT MEANS FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES

We have a responsibility to make sure that our troops can quickly rejoin the civilian workforce after they complete their service. That’s why President Obama is putting out a plan to encourage employers to hire veterans. Measures in the American Jobs Act will expand opportunities for unemployed veterans to re-enter the workforce, provide hiring incentives to businesses, and help create new job opportunities for returning service members. Click here to visit the American Jobs Act official website

Letter: Economy

Once again we seem to simply ignore recent mistakes and realities. Ronald Reagan promised that tax cuts would spur economic growth. It didn’t work and he had to raise taxes and still had a significant deficit when he left office.

Bill Clinton raised taxes in 1993 and revenues increased significantly & the federal budget experienced four years of surplus.

George W. Bush reverted to a $1.65 trillion in tax cuts principally directed to the richest Americans and by 2009 shortly before Barack Obama took office, the CBO projected a budget deficit of $1 trillion for that year alone. The combination of not paying for the tax cuts, not paying for two wars , creating a Medicare Plus prescription program without funds and Wall Street excesses, all contributed to our current deficit.

Govt. Shutdown No Good for Vets

government shutdown hurts vets Action Alert from VoteVets.org

We’re just days away from a government shutdown, because the House Republican Leadership will not negotiate on Federal government budget cuts. President Obama and Congressional Democrats have proposed tens of billions of dollars in cuts. When the Republican Leadership refused to give on some of their demands, like cutting funds for Homeless Veterans, the President and Democrats proposed even more cuts in other areas,

Diversion Courts Passes Senate

Courts for PTSD-affected veterans passes Senate

by khaughney on April, 6 2011 10:31 AM Published in the Orlando Sentinel Blogs section

A measure to create a statewide veteran’s court system passed the Florida Senate Wednesday morning by a 37-0 vote.

The bill, SB 138, directs the state courts to create a system where veterans with post traumatic stress disorder are identified through a preliminary screening process and then shuffled to a specific docket that places the offender in a treatment program, instead of in jail.

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