by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 20, 2016 | Legislative, Veterans
The Washington Post reports that, “congress stepped this week into a sensitive issue that’s been quietly roiling the already-challenging hiring system for federal jobs: the Obama administration’s high-profile push to give preference to veterans. The...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 20, 2016 | Legislative
From Representative Rick Nolan’s Office Jun 15, 2016 – Press Release [WASHINGTON D.C.] U.S. Rep. Rick...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 15, 2016 | Legislative
(Military Times – Staff Report – June 14, 2016) The Senate on Tuesday easily passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, by a vote of 85-13. Forty-eight Republicans and 37 Democrats voted for the bill; six Republicans and seven Democrats...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 13, 2016 | Veterans
From Congressman Nolan’s Monday Report E-Newsletter dated 6 Jun 2016 – Service to our military Veterans is central to the mission of our Congressional office. When mistakes at the Pentagon deny 8th District military Veterans the long-overdue medals and...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jun 12, 2016 | Benefits, Education, National Guard
The New York Times is running two separate articles that both cover various nuances of the GI Bill. One of the articles asserts, “The debate about a college’s tax status isn’t likely to tell us much about veterans’ prospects. Why should we...