U.S. Sen. Richard Burr wants to honor military spouses.
The Winston-Salem Republican sponsored a resolution declaring this Friday to be "Military Spouse Appreciation Day."
Cosponsored by California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the resolution unanimously passed the Senate yesterday.
But Burr is pushing for more.
He has also sponsored a bill that would give military spouses who frequently move on federal orders the same rights to establish residency as their spouse.
"Our military, their spouses and their families are often called on to make frequent relocations, which can be very disruptive to their lives, and it is only fair that we give the same residency benefits to spouses as we do to servicemembers," Burr said in a statement.
That bill is currently before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, where Burr is the ranking Republican.
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