Patty Murray

So, over time, I would assume that means fewer fines?

Well, I want to thank all three of you for coming and testifying today. This has been extremely helpful to both of our subcommittees as we now move forward and in the appropriations process to make sure we are providing the resources to…

It seems to me that part of what you are doing is trying to find something that the vet can be proud of, and that will help keep them stable. Correct?

Okay. I appreciate it, and Chairman Johnson.

These veterans will need a great deal of support.

Every night, as many as 100,000 veterans experience homelessness.

Opening Statement of Senator Patty Murray

And connecting them to some skills that they have is an important part of the connection.

There is no question they have earned that support.

Well, it is important to keep remembering that all the good words from back here have to go all the way down to the bottom to make it work.

I think you know that.

The veterans I have talked to, they tell me how their peers who graduated with them from high school or community college many years ago went off into the regular civilian work world, got work experience, on-the-job training, paid for by…

This is to me a real issue that we need to address, and that is why I have included it in this bill.

I thank you for your leadership in introducing this comprehensive bill.

They have tremendous skills, and oftentimes they do not know how to write their skills on a resume.

VFW thanks Senator Murray for introducing this comprehensive employment bill and urges Congress to move quickly on this legislation to put American heroes back to work.

Support the Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010.

I introduced the Veteran Employment Assistance Act to help those veterans transition from the battlefield into the working world.

You have brought a level of energy and creativity to your job that I think is real benefit to Veterans.

I think we incorporated into our legislation a lot of things we can do legislatively to help them.

I assume you are hearing from a lot of veterans who are facing those kinds of barriers, as I have been.

Those are really the groups that we are trying to focus on within this legislation.

PVA applauds Senator Murray for introducing this bill and urges Congress to move quickly on this legislation that impacts the lives of many veterans whom are unemployed.

IAVA fully supports S. 3234, the Veterans Employment Assistance Act of 2010, the first comprehensive veterans job bill since the new GI Bill.

To think that you have housing when you fight over there, but you don't have it when you come back here is a national disgrace.