by Mark Wasserbauer | Apr 24, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard, Veterans
Senior Airman Frances Gavalis tosses unserviceable uniform items into a burn pit at Balad Air Base, Iraq, on March 10, 2008. Julianne Showalter/U.S. Air Force By Travis J. Tritten Stars and Stripes Published: April 23, 2015 WASHINGTON — A new bill in Congress would...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 28, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard
By Joan Gardiner – March 25, 2015 On Wednesday, March 25, 2015, Scott Bousum, Legislative Director, testified before the House Armed Services Committee’s Military Personnel Subcommittee. Mr. Scott Bousum provided EANGUS’s viewpoints regarding the recently...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 21, 2015 | Legislative, National Guard
U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Joe Donnelly (D-IN), and U.S. Representative Tim Walz (D-MN), introduced the Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Act of 2015, a bipartisan, bicameral bill honoring as veterans, Guard and Reserve retirees who served honorably for a...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 20, 2015 | Benefits, Legislative, National Guard
A message from Congressman John Kline’s office (Minnesota -2nd District) … Yesterday, Congressman Kline introduced H.R. 1500 – “Keep Faith with TRICARE Prime Act.” Congressman Kline’s legislation would ensure we keep our promises to provide the best...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 18, 2015 | Legislative, Politics, Veterans
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 On 4 March, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) announced the re-introduction of the Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015, a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at tackling the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Mar 17, 2015 | Legislative
Retired Pay Restoration Act Recently, Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and winner of the 2015 EANGUS G.V. Sonny Montgomery Eagle Award, introduced H.R. 303 in the House of Representatives and Senate Minority...