News & Legislation Archives – Page 105 of 105

Heading to New Orleans? This coming week, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Interagency Council are hosting a special conference. The conference is geared for Veteran Owned and …

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Jul 18 2011August 20, 2015

Obama, Republicans Seek $23 Billion Disability Pay Cut

87 Comments / Ben's Blog, News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

Republicans have attempted to cut veterans compensation and other disability benefits 3 times this year. First, Michelle Bachmann (MN) suggested disabled veterans had it too good. She thought disability pay should be …

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Jun 25 2011

Media Chides Against Anti-Veteran Acts

9 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

Shining the light in dark places, various local news outlets have caused discrimination and bias to be rolled back. Whether it’s the VA Machine or wealthy Americans, veterans have been …

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Apr 16 2011January 2, 2019

Republicans Seek To Cut Veterans Benefits For The Disabled

156 Comments / Ben's Blog, News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

Remember Michele Bachmann’s attempted $4 billion cut from disabled veterans compensation? Well, “they’re ba-ack …” Except this time, they are looking to cut away at our VA health care. …

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Apr 1 2011

Ohio Attacks Veterans Preference

2 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

A newly proposed bill in Ohio (House Bill 153) changes the old model for Veterans Preference when ex-military candidates apply for state jobs. The new provision no longer allows veterans …

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Mar 30 2011

More Wars, Less Veterans Benefits

3 Comments / News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

Seems like a week can’t go by without hearing some new deficit reduction plan with veterans’ benefits in the crosshairs of politicians. All the while, these same politicians appear more …

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