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Walorski-sponsored bill targets sexual assault in military
SOUTH BEND -- U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski, R-Jimtown, and Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., this week introduced bipartisan legislation providing protections for survivors of military sexual violence, according to a news releases. According to the Department of...
Tags: Jackie Walorski, Armed Forces, Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Department of Defense, Assault
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EDITORIAL: Military needs greater resolve in fighting sexual assaults
Austin American-StatesmanAccording to the Pentagon's latest estimate, based on a confidential survey, 26,000 active-duty service members were sexually assaulted last year -- 6.1 percent of women in the military and 1.2 percent of men. The 26,000 sexual assaults represent a 37...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Rape, Assault, Prosecution, Armed Forces
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Rep. Vargas presents district priorities to the House Committee on Armed Services
Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, submitted testimony to the House Committee on Armed Services regarding the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014. Rep. Vargas addressed numerous issues, all of which he said are top priorities for his...Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, Juan Vargas
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DOE pushes to prevent vit plant furloughs
Tri-City HeraldCongressional committees have begun considering a Department of Energy request that could prevent furloughs at the Hanford vitrification plant and help meet a key legal deadline for emptying underground waste tanks. DOE's reprogramming request would...Tags: Caucasus, Doc Hastings, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Patty Murray
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Wittman hosting Military Service Academy Day this Saturday
YORK— Congressman Rob Wittman, VA-1, announced that he will host a Military Service Academy Day this Saturday, May 11, at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, along with Rep. Bobby Scott, VA-3. The briefing will be held at the MWR Conference Center...
Tags: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Timothy M. Kaine, Bobby Scott, Scott Rigell, Rob Wittman
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Our View: Sanchez could be helpful to squadron effort
Loretta Sanchez’s visit to Imperial County over the last two days brought a high-ranking, high-profile congresswoman face to face with a number of local concerns, from border and checkpoint wait times, to the issues plaguing the Salton Sea,...Tags: Armed Forces, Loretta Sanchez
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Texas House Democrats make push for immigration reform
El Paso Times, TexasCongress only has about four months to pass comprehensive immigration reform, but its prospects look good, a key advocate said Monday. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., is a member of the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" in the House of Representatives that has...Tags: Politics, Elections, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Pete Gallego, Crime, Law and Justice
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Imperial County supervisors share joint strike fighter concerns with high-ranking congresswoman
Staff WriterLocal comments on the draft environmental impact statement on homebasing the F-35C Joint Strike Fighter squadron were shared with U.S. Representative Loretta Sanchez, second highest-ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, as she attended...Tags: Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, Juan Vargas
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EDITORIAL: Kerry & missile defense: Failing America
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewSecretary of State John Kerry must be exhausted. After all, dumbing down your nation's missile defenses in furthering your president's foreign policy of deferentialism is tiring work. Over the past couple of weeks, Mr. Kerry has been laying the...Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Mike J. Rogers, John Kerry
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Congress won't consider more base closures until 2015, but until then, Scott could be target for cost cutting
Belleville News-DemocratIf you worry about Scott Air Force Base's future, then the Pentagon's most recent budget bill contains good news: The next round of Base Realignment and Closure, the process that Congress uses to decide which military bases to close, won't begin until...Tags: Bill Enyart, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jerry Costello, U.S. Army
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Furlough days reduced for Letterkenny workers
roxann.miller@herald-mail.comWorkers at Letterkenny Army Depot will see a 22-day work furlough that was expected to begin this week as part of the federal budget sequester reduced by eight days, according to a depot spokeswoman. The United States Department of Defense has reduced...Tags: Career and Workplace, U.S. Congress, Chuck Hagel, Layoffs and Downsizing, Employees
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Udall pushes for LANL assurance
Albuquerque JournalSen. Tom Udall sought but did not receive assurances about the future of plutonium work at Los Alamos National Laboratory on Wednesday while a Senate appropriations leader assailed the W hite House budget for nuclear weapons. The develop m e nt s came...Tags: Politics, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Newspaper and Magazine, Budgets and Budgeting
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