Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) on June 7, 2006 introduced the Homes for Heroes Act, which would greatly expand access to long-term, affordable housing for veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that one in every three homeless adult males is a veteran. Illinois is one of seven states with more than 10,000 homeless veterans.
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by jill
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Congress has passed the Call Home Act of 2006 (S. 2653). This legislation will direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in coordination with the Department of Defense and the Department of State, to seek to reduce phone rates for Armed Forces personnel deployed overseas. The Bill was originally introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman […]
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by jill
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The leaders of our country are elected officials. They are made leaders because people vote for them to do the job. Leaders work for the people. That means that we, the people, must communicate with them about what to do. We must let our elected officials know what we think.
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by jill
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President Bush has signed legislation that will improve benefits and health care for America’s veterans and their families along a broad front. The legislation, S. 3421 - the Veterans Benefits, Healthcare, and Information Technology Act of 2006 - was pushed through the U.S. House of Representatives in the final days of the 109th Congress by […]
Posted on August 18th, 2007 by admin
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