VMF Caucus News

December 09, 2019

News from DC, December 8, 2019

CONGRESS This past Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4803, the Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act (sponsored by Rep. Nadler (D-NY)).  This bill......
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November 28, 2019

Thanksgiving thoughts

Today as we celebrate Thanksgiving we would like to especially remember our Vets who have served in all our Armed Forces, the US Coast Guard and the National Guard.  You......
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November 17, 2019

News from the House - November 16, 2019

The House was busy this week especially with bills pertaining to Veterans... Here are the bills that were passed. However the one about citizenship was taken off the floor and hopefully......
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November 11, 2019

Veterans Day 2019

Dear Dems in the DA Veterans and Military Families Caucus, Today is Veteran’s Day and we salute and honor Veterans in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.  When President......
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November 10, 2019

Recent Items of Interest November 11th, 2019

CONGRESS  *** Article: “Clock ticks down on defense policy bill”  *** Article: “Construction, bonuses, and maintenance could be first cuts to military without NDAA funding” Last week, the Senate Committee on Veterans’......
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October 22, 2019

Report on EMEA meeting in Athens, Greece

Athens—spiritual home of democracy—felt the perfect site for the EMEA meeting. Our backdrop was the Parthenon. On Friday, DA Greece member, Bradly Keisling, an archeologist, author and former diplomat, led a......
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October 21, 2019

News from DC - The Week of 2019-10-21

U.S. Senate There is nothing on this week's Senate schedule as far as plannedvotes or committee hearings related to veterans or military families. U.S. House ***** At some point this......
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October 07, 2019

Marking Hispanic Heritage Month: Honoring Medal of Honor Recipient Roy Benavides

The Democrats Abroad Veterans and Military Families Caucus along with the Hispanic Caucus proudly recognizes the unparalleled patriotism of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sergeant Raul “Roy” P. Benavidez.  As......
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October 06, 2019

News from DC -The Week of 2019-10-06

RELATED TO CONGRESS Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced S. 2594 [bill text not yet publicly available online], a bill to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for......
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October 03, 2019

Trump Steals From Military To Pay For His Wall

Background: Last week, the House voted to terminate Trump’s fake national emergency after the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution. Trump is abusing his constitutional powers by going around Congress after......
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