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U.S. Senate Approves Reed’s Bipartisan Housing Assistance for Veterans Amendment
The U.S. Senate today gave unanimous approval to a bipartisan amendment authored by U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) to help upgrade veterans’ housing. The Housing Assistance for Veterans Act (HAVEN Act) authorizes a competitive, five year, $20 mi...
Posted on 12/3/2012 | -
RI Veterans Cemetery Receives $1.1 Million
EXETER, RI - In an effort to honor our veterans and provide them with a fitting final resting place, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive $1.1 million to improve operations and maintenance at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter. This grant was...
Posted on 10/2/2012 | -
Senate Passes Bipartisan Veterans' Benefits Bill
Last night the U.S. Senate approved comprehensive legislation to expand veterans’ health care and education programs, improve U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) efforts to help homeless veterans, and make more veterans with disabilities eligible for housing-assistance gr...
Posted on 7/19/2012 |