The hearing will commence at 10 a.m. in the committee's chambers, room 334 of the Cannon House Office Building. To watch live video from the hearing, click here.
During the hearing, Kelley plans to discuss the VFW's support for tying veterans' cost-of-living adjustments, or COLA, permanently to the annual COLA for Social Security. Under the current system, Congress must vote each year to first tie t the COLA increases, then approve the year's specific rate of increase.
Kelley also plans to highlight the work of the VFW Department of the Philippines, which has worked tirelessly to maintain the cemetery at Clark Air Force Base, where American service members were laid to rest while the base was operational. Once the United States left the air base in the 1990s, the cemetery fell into disrepair. The VFW in the Philippines has since decided to dedicate its resources to keeping the cemetery presentable, but now the VFW is calling on Congress to take responsibility for the cemetery, turning it over to the American Battlefield Monuments Commission for future maintenance.
Highlights from this morning's hearing will be available later on this blog. Please check back for updates.
I would luv it if the VFW took notice of the treatment of soldiers and veterans suspected of having attracted PTSD. Both the VA and the Army now consider those folks to be disposable due to he high cost of their care. If they should check in with Sen. Patty Murray, (D-Wa) perhaps she could give them a clue.
ReplyDeleteI have made a personal effort to bring the Clark Field Cemetery under the maintenance over to the same department that maintains the Manila US Military cemetery. I can see a problem whereas other than those deceased personnel that are authorized space in the cemetery, there are now others being buried there. Post 3433, South Carolina.
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