Click on the link on Veterans Affairs Markup hearing that was posted today. It will show that our bill S 396 was not placed on the agenda for a markup. What does this mean to us? It means that our bill in the Senate will not be discussed at all at today's meeting.
According to Dave Hanke, Assistant to Senator John Cornyn on Military and Veterans Affairs, this does not mean that the bill is dead. It means that right now the Committee does not want to deal with it. It was more or less expected but it was necessary that it at least was discussed at the June 8 hearing on bills before the Committee. He urges veterans to continue with the letter writing campaign. He also suggests of trying to bring Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Lt. Gen. Eric Shinseki to the valley. This is a tall order, but you never know if set our mind to it.
We have been told in the past that our bills were just filed and placed on a committee to gather dust. The only reason for filing was to appease the veterans. Well this Session the bills are moving. So we must say, "Never say Never".
If any one has any suggestions please feel free to let us know. You can call me at 226.9176.
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