Stories tagged: "veterans"
Veterans Affairs offices and organizations across the state are set to receive more than $2.8 million to support initiatives to combat homelessness, transportation needs for vets, and more.
The PACT Act removed the need for certain veterans to prove a service connection if they are diagnosed with certain cancers or respiratory conditions and sped up the process of receiving benefits.
In May, President Biden announced that it’s his administration’s goal to reduce homelessness in the United States by 25% by 2025 and to rehouse 38,000 veterans in 2023.
Over the past two years, the Biden-Harris administration and the Democratic-run House and Senate acted to lower healthcare and drug costs; fight climate change and reduce energy costs; invest in mental health care; and invest in American manufacturing and infrastructure.
Under Democratic control, the federal government acted to lower healthcare and prescription drug costs; fight climate change and lower energy costs; invest in gun safety and mental healthcare; and implement a generational investment in American industry, manufacturing, and infrastructure.
Here are just a handful of ceremonies and events happening across Pennsylvania in the coming days that will honor Veterans Day.
Republicans “haven’t met a war they won’t sign up for and they haven’t met a veteran they won’t screw over.” This statement was made by comedian Jon Stewart just after the GOP blocked the PACT Act, a bill designed to help toxin-exposed veterans, a bill that passed a procedural vote just a couple days ago...
