Bruce L. Braley

We should be doing everything we can to incent manufacturing and activities like that that are good strong jobs through things like the R and D credit.

But we still have a huge knowledge gap in this country. There is still a huge stigma associated with a diagnosis of PTSD.

we have lot of veterans with what is called mild traumatic brain injury, which sounds like it ain't that bad, but can have profound impact on their ability to get and hold a job.

When it comes to serving our Nation's veterans, there is nothing that should be more non-partisan than helping our veterans in every way that we can.

Tell them I would describe how I felt when I left the service in one word-- helplessness.

I would respectfully recommend some attention be given to what is provided in the way of outplacement services for our veterans.

the best way I know of to thank a veteran is hire a veteran.

the reality is we have far too many homeless veterans in this country.

It's important to avail multiple services, wrap-around services for veterans or any individual in a homeless situation.

what we need is a Rosetta Stone program for transitioning veterans to understand how to use those same job skills and language in a much different workplace

What I'm hearing here is we almost need a service corps of retired veterans who can help mentor other people, business owners, people wanting to start a small business, and share experiences of making this transition and doing it…

one of the biggest obstacles for veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce is that they come out of a world of acronyms

the statistics the Chairman cited are totally unacceptable. When one out of every four returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are out of work, that is a shameful legacy for this country.

The Committee recognizes the importance of servicemembers and veterans pursuing an education which is why we continue to fight so hard to improve education benefits.

Our Subcommittee literally is the point line of how we address the important challenge of finding work for every veteran who wants to work.

The reason I ask you that is you made a comment in your statement that veterans don't seem to get a lot of practical help in getting hired, and I think this is one of the biggest problems I hear of.

the best way to thank a veteran is to hire a veteran.

Most of the people who have experienced combat would not survive unless they had some level of experience with all of those criteria.

With modifications to the WOTC program, such as making the WOTC program permanent, creating an unemployed veterans target group, and increasing the tax credit for hiring veterans, it will not only fuel employers to create jobs, it will…

We need action by our leaders in Washington to help veterans who served our country get back to work.

I think one of the unaddressed issues that we need to spend more time talking about is how we provide veterans who want to start their own small business the resources to be successful.

I understand how these hardships can be, and I find the high unemployment rate for veterans unacceptable.

We have to have a way for those National Guard/Reserve component soldiers to feed their families in the interim.

After their distinguished service in Afghanistan and Iraq, we should do all we can to help veterans and members of the Iowa Guard find employment in their communities.

I think we don't talk enough about these challenges and the extraordinary work that employers do who continue to live up to their commitment under USERRA.