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LOS ANGELES - Since the days of The Bureau of War Risk in 1919, many veterans have been left in the dark regarding what their post-war benefits really were. And as that Bureau today has grown to become the Department of Veterans Affairs, today's OEF/OIF veterans, along with their Vietnam, Korea and WWII predecessors, are often burdened with that same problem.
The latest and ongoing poll on Veterans Network asks the question: "Should the VA initiate a program of 'open information and advice' such as flyers, mailouts, billboards and newspaper ads that unveil much of the benefit information that many veterans are unaware of?"
Not surprisingly, the votes to date have produced 8,324 "yes" votes and only 121 "no's". Veterans Network will continue this poll
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VetNet Staff report
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Bob Filner will be hosting the "Veterans Legislation Ledger" on Veterans Network beginning August 5th. Congressman Filner, the Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans Affairs will be providing periodic reports on legislation for veterans as it proceeds through the House, Senate and Executive branches of the U.S. government.
According to Veterans Network's chief channel coordinator Brian Burkhardt, "Congressman Filner has graciously given our video cameras access to his office at the Rayburn Building in the capitol for these exclusive segments which are |
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somewhere between a 'Fireside Chat For Veterans' and a 'State of Veterans Affairs Report'. They will run about fifteen minutes in length and will be renewed every 30 to 60 days."
In the first upcoming report by the Congressman, he discusses the new GI Bill, VA home loans, veterans' employment issues, VA healthcare, Agent Orange legislation and a new plan to eliminate backlogs on VA disability claims.
:During his 1 1/2 years as Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman, Filner and his Senate counterpart Daniel Akaka have been instrumental in ramrodding the new 21st Century GI Bill as well as increasing the VA budget by unprecedented figures in the last two years. |
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