More on Veterans Affairs
May 9, 2012
Braley Introduces Legislation Creating Veterans’ Jobs Corps
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) introduced legislation today to create a national Veterans’ Jobs Corps, a program that would seek to put unemployed veterans back to work using skills they developed in the military – to improve national parks, serve as police officers and firefighters, and work in communities. Braley is the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 26, 2012
Braley Statement on Obama Plan to Stop Deceptive Practices by Educational Institutions that Target Veterans
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) released the following statement in response to the White House’s pending executive order that will target aggressive and deceptive targeting of service members, veterans, and their families by educational institutions that are abusing federal student loan programs:
Apr 16, 2012
Braley Joins Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to Announce New Pentagon Directives Aimed at Reducing Sexual Assault in the Military
Washington, DC – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) joined Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey today to announce new Department of Defense directives that will implement several provisions of Braley’s Holley Lynn James Act – almost a year to the day after the bill’s introduction.
Apr 10, 2012
Braley Presents Overdue WWII Medals to Cedar Falls Veteran
Cedar Falls, IA – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) today traveled to Cedar Falls to present seven military service medals – including the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star – to Henry A. Johnson, 93, a World War II Army veteran who earned the medals but never received them after he was wounded in Italy during the war.
Mar 16, 2012
Braley and Waterloo Veteran Travel to Iwo Jima
Washington, DC – Earlier this week, Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) joined Marine Corps veteran David Greene of Waterloo to travel to Iwo Jima, Japan, as part of a program organized by the nonprofit Greatest Generations Foundation. The visit was Greene’s first since fighting in the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Braley’s father, Byard Braley, was also a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Mar 8, 2012
House Panel Considers Braley Bill to Strengthen Job Protections for Returning Veterans
Washington, DC – The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity today considered a bill introduced by Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) last fall that would strengthen job protections for wounded veterans returning from service. Braley is the highest ranking Democrat on the subcommittee.
Mar 5, 2012
Braley to Travel to Iwo Jima Battlefield with Iowa Veteran Next Week
Washington, DC – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) will travel to Iwo Jima, Japan, with Marine Corps veteran David Greene of Waterloo next week as part of a program organized by the nonprofit Greatest Generations Foundation. The visit will be Greene’s first since fighting in the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. Braley has never visited the island.
Feb 15, 2012
Braley Introduces Veterans Access to Care Act
Washington, DC – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) introduced the Veterans Access to Care Act today, legislation that seeks to expand veterans’ access to quality healthcare by helping the Veterans Administration and state veterans’ homes recruit more highly-qualified doctors, nurses, and mental health providers to provide services to America’s veterans.
Feb 3, 2012
Braley Statement on President’s Veterans’ Jobs Corps Proposal
Washington, DC – Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) released the following statement today after President Obama urged Congress to create a new Veterans Jobs Corps that would put veterans to work as first responders or as workers repairing trails, building roads, and doing other projects on public lands:
Feb 2, 2012
Iowans Testify before House Veterans Panel
Washington, DC – This morning, at the request of Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01), two Iowans testified before the US House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity about lowering the rate of unemployment for the National Guard. Braley is the highest-ranking Democrat on the subcommittee.
