As a licensed professional engineer, I found this to be an egregious omission in the law governing VA homeless program funds.
David McKinley
The Public Record
H.R. 4079, Congressman David McKinley (R-WV)--"Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act," requires homeless veteran recipients of housing grants and other assistance from the Secretary of VA to comply with codes relevant to operations and level of care provided.
It should be unacceptable for us to allow homeless veterans be housed in potentially unsafe conditions.
There has to be and should be a follow-up. For something as serious as this, there should be ongoing investigation to see that our men and women are safe.
I think it has fallen through the cracks, that these could be addressed over a period of time and corrected, and our veterans would be housed in an equal, comparable to many other situations.
I think the idea of using it is fine, but then to cut the research for it shows it is disingenuous on the part of this administration.
I think the DOE and the EPA have become the worst nightmare for the working men and women in our coal fields across America.





