Congresswoman Barbara Lee Marks Veterans Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 08, 2013
Contact: Carrie Adams (202) 225-2661
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) offered the following statement in support of America’s troops and veterans in honor of the upcoming Veterans Day holiday on November 11th:
“As the daughter of a veteran, I believe we have a moral responsibility to keep our promise to the men and women who have served our nation so bravely. Veterans and their families deserve our full support and I will continue to fight to keep the promises made to our veterans who have answered our nation’s call.
“As heroes transition to civilian life, it is the duty of Congress to create sustainable jobs for the ten million unemployed veterans, provide affordable housing and healthcare, help keep food on the table by protecting SNAP benefits, and vigorously attack the veterans claims backlog.”
Congresswoman Lee has joined many of her colleagues in supporting the Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act . This legislation takes another step in keeping promises to our troops and veterans returning from combat by providing hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for any mental illness through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Additionally, Congresswoman Lee supports H.R. 1796, the Troop Talent Act of 2013, which would simplify the transition from the military to the civilian workforce.
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Congresswoman Lee is a member of the Appropriations and Budget Committees, the Steering and Policy Committee, is a Senior Democratic Whip, and former chair of both the Congressional Black Caucus and Progressive Caucus. She serves as chair of the Whip’s Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity. In September of 2013, President Obama nominated Congresswoman Lee to serve as a Representative of the United States to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, making her the first African American woman to hold this position.