Sam Farr
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Sam Farr is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, serving California's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2015. During his tenure, Farr was known for his advocacy on environmental issues, particularly in relation to coastal protection and sustainable agriculture. He played a significant role in promoting volunteerism and community service, as evidenced by his support for the National and Community Service Amendments Act of 2000.
Are I.T. standards worked out so that the I.T. standards in veterans is compatible with I.T. standards in Medicare and Social Security?
It seems to me that, as part of the whole stimulus effort we want to create jobs.
If you could work with the Defense Appropriations Committee on ensuring that DOD is implementing all of those and working in cooperation with the V.A., because there has been some problems.
the House of Representatives has created--I guess it is a relatively new committee. It is called the House Democracy Assistance Commission.
It is the largest in history and I think it is having some beneficial effect.
I arrived with a base closure at Fort Ord, 28,000 acres, probably the largest base ever closed.
There is no military solution. It has got to be a civilian solution, and we need to work on diplomacy.





