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Urgent Care and the VA MISSION ACT: What You Need To Know

Capitol Hill ReportBy AdminJuly 15, 20191 Comment

With key provisions of the Department of Veterans Affairs MISSION Act going into effect last month, many veterans are wondering how the law affects them. Urgent care is one of the areas where there are significant changes, and the VA recently released a brief Q&A on the new urgent care benefit, which follows below: What…

House Passes National Defense Authorization Act

Capitol Hill ReportBy AdminJuly 12, 2019Leave a comment

The House has passed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act by a party line vote, 220-197. The passage of the $733 billion bill, which President Trump has threatened to veto, sets up a showdown with the Senate’s $750 billion version. Democrats voted 220-8 for the bill, and did not get a single Republican vote (0-188).…

Adm. Moran Abruptly Retires Before Becoming Navy CNO: Reports

Capitol Hill ReportBy AdminJuly 8, 2019Leave a comment

Adm. Bill Moran, who was to become the Chief of Naval Operations in less than a month, has abruptly announced his retirement. The announcement comes in the wake of an investigation into emails he exchanged with a former staffer who had been investigated for inappropriate behavior, according to Navy Times. The Times, citing senior Pentagon…

AUSN Legislative SITREP for Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Capitol Hill Report, SITREPBy AdminJuly 3, 2019Leave a comment

Happy 4th of July from AUSN: Remembering the Continental Navy The 4th of July is a great day for celebration, and also for reflection — a reflection of how far we’ve come as a nation, and also as a Navy. The U.S. Navy of today is a far cry from where it was in 1776.…

2019 DoD Warrior Games Underway In Tampa

Capitol Hill ReportBy AdminJune 28, 2019Leave a comment

The annual Department of Defense Warrior Games are underway in Tampa Bay, Fla., with closing ceremonies scheduled for Sunday. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place June 21-30 with representatives of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army, Air Force, and SOCOM — along with competitors from Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, United…

President Trump Signs Blue Water Navy Bill Into Law

Capitol Hill ReportBy AdminJune 26, 20191 Comment

It’s official: President Trump signed the Blue Water Vietnam Veterans Act into law Tuesday night, which had been unanimously passed by both the House and Senate recently. The new law grants presumptive status for disability benefits to around 90,000 Navy veterans who were aboard ship off the coast of Vietnam during the war but were…

AUSN Legislative SITREP For Thursday, June 20, 2019

Capitol Hill Report, SITREPBy AdminJune 20, 2019Leave a comment

Blue Water Navy Legislation Heads To President’s Desk With the Senate passage of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act on June 12, the legislation will now head to President Trump’s desk. The bill was passed unanimously by both the House and the Senate. There is no indication yet of when the president may sign…

Speaker Pelosi Signs HR 299, Gives Pen To AUSN

Capitol Hill Report, SHSBy AdminJune 19, 2019Leave a comment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signed HR 299 — the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act — on Tuesday after it was unanimously passed by both the House and the Senate, and she gave one of the pens used to sign the bill to AUSN, one of several veterans organizations who stood behind her for the…

Acting Secretary Of Defense Patrick Shanahan Steps Down

Capitol Hill ReportBy AdminJune 18, 2019Leave a comment

Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan will not go through the nomination process and will resign from his position in order to “devote more time with his family,” President Trump tweeted on Tuesday. The decision comes as alleged domestic incidents in his family’s past have become public. “The confirmation process should focus on securing our…

Iran, US Trading Accusations Over Gulf Of Oman Attack

Capitol Hill ReportBy AdminJune 14, 2019Leave a comment

Iran and the United States are trading accusations over attacks on two petrochemical tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command has released a video that purportedly shows Iranian boats retrieving unexploded mines from one of the tankers, but Iran has denied any involvement in the attacks and accused the United States of sabotage.…

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