Tag search result for: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Hagan: Marines deserve answers

bniolet — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:06:45 -0400

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan says the government owes Marines who are suffering health problems that are possibly related to contaminated tap water on Camp Lejeune.

Hagan, a Greensboro Democrat, was quoted in a CNN segment about the health problems, which include as many as 40 cases of men with breast cancer. Hagan's office has been pushing the issue in recent weeks. She is a co-sponsor of a bill with Sen. Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, of a bill that would extend Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to anyone affected by the water.

Miller joins Burr on tainted water

bniolet — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:55:10 -0400

U.S. Rep. Brad Miller is introducing a bill that would give Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to anyone exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

Miller's bill would be a companion to one already filed by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, the AP reports.

Sens. want slower Navy on toxic water

bniolet — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:18:02 -0400

U.S. Sens. Kay Hagan and Richard Burr are pushing a measure that would force the Navy to hold off on disposing of claims about water contamination at Camp Lejeune.

The amendment to a defense appropriations bill must still survive a conference with the House.

Dome Memo: The Wimpy budget?

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:52:18 -0400

GLADLY PAY TUESDAY? Call it the J. Wellington Wimpy budget. The N.C. Senate passed a $20 billion budget this week that doesn't say where $500 million in revenue would come from. Senate leaders said they'll work out the tax part later, much as the Popeye character promised to "gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."

Burr: I'll support Duckworth

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:12:21 -0400

Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina has agreed to allow the nomination of injured Iraq veteran Tammy Duckworth go forward for a top post in the Veterans Affairs administration.

Burr delays vote on Duckworth

janestancill — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:35:42 -0400

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is delaying the nomination vote and swearing-in of injured Iraq veteran Tammy Duckworth for a high post in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

His actions angered some veterans groups Friday, reports Barbara Barrett.

Bill would help wounded soldiers

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:37:36 -0400

A bill would help soldiers with brain injuries.

Burr bill would ease gun limits for vets

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:17:32 -0400

A bill by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr would prevent veterans from being declared mentally unfit to own a gun.

Since the Virginia Tech shootings last year, Congress and several states have sought to tighten rules on who can legally buy a gun, but Burr's bill would prevent the federal veterans agency from declaring veterans "mentally defective" on its own.

Burr: Investigate Texas VA hospital

bkrueger — Fri, 16 May 2008 16:27:20 -0400

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr joined his Democratic colleague on the Senate Veteran Affairs committee today in calling for an independent investigation into a veterans hospital in Texas and its diagnoses of PTSD.

Edwards v. O'Reilly on homeless vets

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:10:12 -0500

John Edwards and Fox commentator Bill O'Reilly are mixing it up again.

O’Reilly, host of "The O'Reilly Factor," questioned Edwards' assertion that 200,000 veterans "will go to sleep under and bridges and on grates" because they are homeless tonight, Rob Christensen reports.