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TREA Washington Update
for July 30, 2010
The biggest news from Washington today is that the House of Representatives are
leaving for their August break today. The Senate stays in session for one more
week. Your House member will be in his or her home district for the next month
campaigning. This is the time for you to meet with him or her. Call their
District Office and try to make an appointment. Or go to a Town Meeting or go to
Campaign Events. Don’t forget to speak to his or her challenger about the issues
that concern you. THIS IS THE TIME SO DON’T PASS UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY
TELL THEM OF YOUR CONCERNS.
Next week the Senate is expected to confirm Elena Kagan as an Associate Justice
of the U.S. Supreme Court and pass funding to pay for education jobs and
Medicaid costs in the states. And then they will be back in their states the
next week.
Other stories that captured the focus of all of Washington was the leaking of
over 90,000 secret documents concerning the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the
website WikiLeaks; the temporary injunction issued by a federal judge
restraining the implementation of provisions of the Arizona Immigration Law; the
ethical charges that the House ethics committee released against the powerful
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) former Chairman of the House Ways and Means
Committee; and the tens of thousands of Boy Scouts who arrived at the Capitol to
celebrate Scouting’s 100th Anniversary and attend their yearly Jubilee.
1) War Supplemental Passes House of Representatives Sent to the President for
His Signature
2) Senate Hearing Held On Arlington National Cemetery (ANC)
3) TREA Attends 20th Anniversary of the Passage of the Americans With
Disabilities Act
4) The “Alternative” Quadrennial Defense Review Released
5) VA Changes Rules for Patients Who Use Medical Marijuana
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