Issue Position: On Veterans: Caring for Those Who Served

Issue Position

There is no doubt we have an extraordinary obligation to support our veterans returning from service to this country. There is also no doubt that Massachusetts has been recognized by most veterans agencies as providing the best services of any state for veterans. I have been appointed by Governor Patrick to the Massachusetts Council to the Military Interstate Compact Commission, a bi-partisan group that includes Veterans Affairs Secretary Francisco Urena and Education Secretary James Peyser, in an effort to protect and advocate for the children of servicemen. I am proud to have supported the Valor Act II that was passed into law this year, and a new law that expands the rights of veterans this year, including protections against employment discrmination. We must support the VA Hospital in Bedford, and the rights of all vets to good jobs at decent wages and affordable places to live. What has happened to the VA nationally is insulting to our country and cannot be tolerated.

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