Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Business puts vets to work rehabbing foreclosed houses

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes by Paul Gore In an 87-year-old bungalow in West Milwaukee, Sue Loomans is addressing, with a single project, three of the nation’s concerns: jobless military veterans, the foreclosure crisis and the environment. With a work crew … Continue reading →

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Republicans vs. Veterans’ Jobs

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Team VCS

From the NYT.com Published: September 16, 201 If you made a list of things lawmakers of both parties profess to value at all times — like “jobs,” “opportunity,” “veterans,” “law enforcement,” “firefighters,” “safe streets,” “small business” — and plugged them … Continue reading →

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It’s Official: Voc Rehab to Pay for University Health Insurance

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Team VCS

Disabledveterans.org and Veterans for Common Sense worked together to make this happen  Director Ruth Fanning published the official position of Voc Rehab. That position is that health insurance, if required by the college for all students, will be paid for … Continue reading →

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Senate Democrats push for passage of veterans jobs bill

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Team VCS

Senate Democrats made another push Thursday to shake a veterans jobs bill loose from procedural hurdles for passage this week. Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray (Wash.) and bill sponsor Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida expressed frustration that the … Continue reading →

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Senate panel approves burn pit registry

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Team VCS

  From Navytimes.com By Patricia Kime – Staff writer Posted : Wednesday Sep 12, 2012 11:27:38 EDT An effort to create a registry of service members and veterans who may have been exposed to airborne toxins while serving near open-air burn pits … Continue reading →

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Can Counseling Complicate Your Security Clearance?

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Team VCS

From NPR by Larry Abramson Jennifer Norris was a devoted member of the Maine National Guard. “I was ecstatic. I absolutely loved serving in the military,” she says. Norris still wanted a career in the Guard even after she was … Continue reading →

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House Passes Bill Protecting Veterans from For Profit Schools

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Team VCS

Militarytimes.com  By Rick Maze – Staff writer Posted : Tuesday Sep 11, 2012 19:55:12 EDT The House voted Tuesday to prevent schools that accept GI Bill benefits from paying bounties for recruiting students. In a move aimed at aggressive recruiting in the … Continue reading →

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New Stolen Valor Act tops list of vet-related bills before Congress

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Team VCS

From Stars and Stripes by Leo Shane III WASHINGTON — Veterans advocates are optimistic that Congress will have enough time left this year to pass several meaningful initiatives for their members, starting this week with a law to replace the … Continue reading →

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September 11 2001: The Day Everything Changed for the US Military

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Team VCS

By VCS Advocate and Purple Heart Veteran Christopher Miller From Policy Mic For many who spent time in uniform on 9/11/01, life is very much a story of before and after. I listened to the broadcast of the attacks on … Continue reading →

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9/11 Anniversary 2012: New York Ceremony Held For September 11

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Team VCS

From the AP by Jennifer Peltz NEW YORK — Americans marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks Tuesday in familiar but subdued ceremonies that put grieving families ahead of politicians and suggested it’s time to move … Continue reading →

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