June
19,
2014
Dear
Friend,
Thank
you
for
staying
in
touch
and
engaged
with
my
office
on
the
issues
important
to
you.
This
newsletter
has
an
update
on
efforts
to
reform
the
VA,
make
college
more
affordable,
increase
our
military's
energy
security,
and
increase
high-quality
local
education.
Reducing
Wait
Times
and
Improving
Accountability
at
the
VA
In
recent
weeks
I
helped
pass
three
bills
to
reform
the
culture
of
complacency
at
the
VA
to
ensure
that
recently
discovered
failures
to
serve
our
veterans
adequately
and
honorably
end
and
do
not
continue.
You
can
read
more
about
these
bills HERE
or
HERE.
If
you
are
having
trouble
accessing
VA
care
or
benefits,
please
call
my
San
Diego
office
at
858-455-5550
and
let
us
help.
In
addition
to
launching
the Military
Transition
Support
Project
with
leaders
at
home
in
San
Diego,
I'm
leading
three
initiatives
in
Washington
to
help
veterans
nationwide:
the
Veterans
Employment
Transition
Act,
to
give
a
tax
credit
to
employers
who
hire
a
veteran;
the
21st
Century
Care
for
Military
and
Veterans
Act,
to
incorporate
wireless
medical
technology
in
the
VA;
and
the
Shelter
our
Servicemembers
Act
to
provide
non-transitional
housing
and
wraparound
services
to
elderly
homeless
veterans.
High-Quality,
Affordable
College
Education
An
affordable,
high-quality
education
for
every
family
has
been
central
to
the
American
story,
including
my
own.
For
too
many,
higher
education
is
moving
our
of
reach,
threatening
our
country's
ability
to
stay
competitive
in
the
global
economy.
That's
why
I
recently
introduced
legislation
to
allow
people
with
federal
student
loans
to
refinance
them
down
to
4.0
percent,
which
would
save
the
average
borrower
in
California
nearly
$10,000
over
the
life
of
a
student's
loan.
Scott
meeting
with
students
at
UC
San
Diego
this
spring
to
talk
about
civic
engagement
and
college
affordability.
Energy
Security
=
National
Security
Imperative
The
U.S.
military
is
the
largest
institutional
consumer
of
petroleum
in
the
entire
world,
consuming
104
million
barrels
in
2012
at
a
cost
of
$16.4
billion.
Military
leaders
from
the
Department
of
Defense
and
from
bases
across
San
Diego
County
have
been
advocating
for
an
increased
use
of
renewable
energy
in
the
military
because
it
will
improve
their
ability
to
fight
missions
and
will
save
lives.
That's
why
I
introduced
the
Department
of
Defense
Energy
Security
Act
earlier
this
year
to
promote
energy
efficiency
and
the
use
of
renewables
by
the
military.
Scott
with
panelists
at
'The
Burden'
screening
to
discuss
energy
consumption
in
the
Defense
Department
Last
week,
I
held
a
screening
at
the
new
Downtown
Library
of
'The
Burden,'
a
new
film
showing
the
costs
incurred
and
the
security
risks
that
our
men
and
women
endure
to
transport
petroleum
for
missions
across
the
world.
It
also
showed
how
renewables
like
solar
and
biofuels
will
be
necessary
to
our
future
national
security.
Opening
Another
School
in
Carmel
Valley
Last
week
I was
able
to
help
break
ground
on
the
new
Middle
School
being
built
in
Carmel
Valley
to
serve
the
area's
growing
population.
It
will
be
located
next
to
the
high-performing
Canyon
Crest
Academy,
a
school
I
helped
to
get
developed
and
built
during
my
time
on
the
San
Diego
City
Council.
Scott
spoke
with
constituents
and
local
educational
leaders
at
the
ground-breaking
of
the
new
middle
school
in
Carmel
Valley.
Stay
in
Touch
I
hope
you'll
stay
connected
with
what
I
am
working
on
and
tell
me
what's
important
to
you.
Like
my
Facebook
page,
follow
me
on
Twitter,
add my
Google
+
page
to
your
circles,
or visit
my
website
for
more
information.
One
of
the
most
important
jobs
I
have
in
Congress
is
providing
a
number
of
constituent
services.
As
always
if
you
have
any
questions,
are
having
trouble
with
a
federal
agency,
or
want
to
weigh
in
on
a
particular
issue,
feel
free
to email
me
or
call
my
offices
at
202-225-0508
or
858-455-5550.
Best,
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