by Mark Wasserbauer | May 15, 2015 | Legislative, Politics
Last week, the House passed the FY 2016 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2029). The vote was essentially along party lines. This bill and the FY 2016 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which the House also passed, are the first two...
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 | Feb 9, 2015 | Legislative, Politics
ANNUAL BUDGET PLAN RELEASED Projected defense spending in President Obama’s $4 trillion fiscal year 2016 budget, which was released on Monday, is nearly $35 billion over topline levels established by the Budget Control Act of 2011 ($499 billion). Another $58...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 5, 2015 | Politics
This week, the President’s proposed budget for FY16 was released. Unless there are startling surprises from what the White House been talking about and the leaks we have been hearing the DoD budget is expected to look a great deal like the Administration’s proposed...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 5, 2015 | Legislative, Politics
Last week, the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released its long-awaited report to Congress. The Commission established by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2013 to provide the President of the United States and the...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Feb 2, 2015 | Politics
Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) will be presented with the EANGUS G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery Eagle Award at the EANGUS Legislative Reception. Rep. Walz has been a strong supporter of the Minnesota National Guard, and retired 34ID ‘Red Bull’...
