by Mark Wasserbauer | Oct 8, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard, Technician
Congress passed a 3-month Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the Federal Government through December. Between now and the deadline, Speaker Boehner will step down as Speaker of the House of Representatives and a new Speaker (likely Representative Kevin McCarthy R-CA)...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 21, 2015 | Legislative
Last Friday, Congressman John Kline introduced H.R. 3549 – VA Billing Accountability Act. H.R. 3549 provides the Secretary of the VA the authority to waive the requirement a veteran make a co-payment if a VA error is the cause of a delay in notifying a veteran of a...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Sep 5, 2015 | Legislative, News
From the Office of Congressman John Kline (2nd District – MN) Knowing of your support for an efficient VA that serves our veterans, I wanted to ensure you saw that Congressman John Kline plans to introduce legislation in the near future to protect veterans from...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 7, 2015 | Legislative
Ryan Silverberg, Senior Legislative Assistant to Congressman John Kline (MN – 2nd District) send MNGEA a recap and status update regarding some House bills affecting veterans. See his email message below …. “As Congress prepares for its Fall agenda,...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 3, 2015 | Legislative
According to the Congressional Record, Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., jointly with Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has introduced S. 1870, the Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition (VET) Act of 2015 which would create a 3-year test (pilot program) to allow up to 250 qualified...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 28, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard
This topic is getting wide support across the State from many local Legislators. If you are around the St Paul area and would like to attend, here is the information for the committee debate. HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT Committee: Veterans Affairs Division Date/Time:...
