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Congressman Connolly is proud to represent thousands of veterans and military families and believes there is no more sacred duty than providing for their well-being.  He has fought to make sure they have full health coverage, better pay, and access to veterans’ services throughout their lives. In recognition of his efforts, Our Military Kids, an organization dedicated to helping military children, recently awarded him the "Friend of Military Kids" award for his work on behalf of military families.

During the past two years, Congressman Connolly was proud to support more reliable funding for veteran health care, new investments in treating traumatic brain injuries sustained by our service members and improved assistance for homeless veterans. He introduced and passed in the House the Helping Active Duty Deployed (HADD) Act (H.R. 2874) to protect service members from early termination charges on cell phone and housing lease contracts when they are deployed.  He cosponsored legislation to limit increases on TRICARE premiums, provide free postal benefits for troops in combat zones, provide disability compensations for PTSD, allow military retirees to pay their health care premiums with pre-tax dollars, and provide education and respite care support services for family caregivers. 

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