| Tipoffs for Bangor, Maine (Congressional) Newsletter for Friday February 02, 2024 ( 2 items ) |
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"Get On With It" -- King Presses VA to Help Rural Vets Get Transportation to Vet Centers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
In a hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC), U.S. Senator Angus King questioned how long it is taking Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) officials to improve transportation reimbursements for veterans receiving care at vet centers - urging them to accelerate their approval process for these services. Senator King also stressed that counseling and other resources at local veterans center
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Rep. Lofgren, Sen. Markey Announce Legislation to Protect Refugee Entry Into U.S.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following news release:
U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act,legislation that would ensure a U.S. President could not set a Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions below 125,000. The Trump administration undermined the United States' refugee program and set the annual refugee admissions target at his
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