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Apr 22, 2011
| The Washington Post
JPMorgan Chase to pay $27 million to settle lawsuit over military mortgage
J.P. Morgan Chase said Friday it will pay $27 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the bank of overcharging members of the military for their mortgages and prompted a federal investigation, a congressional hearing as well as public outrage.
Apr 21, 2011
| WMBF
Veterans get training on return to civilian life
Members of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs were at Hunter Army Airfield making sure service men and women are being given every opportunity to successfully transition back to civilian life after serving their country.
Apr 19, 2011
| The Huffington Post
Military Veterans At Private Universities Fear Being Robbed Of G.I. Bill Dollars
Cameron Baker, a 27-year-old Air Force veteran, knew it was finally time to make his exit from military life. After two deployments to Iraq and three additional years spent as a private contractor, Baker had grown not only hyper-vigilant, but plagued by anxiety, rage and despair. His days were pockmarked with what he describes as “pretty horrific violence occurring at regularly scheduled intervals.”
Apr 19, 2011
| Sierra Sun Times
Representative Denham Visits Oakhurst VA Outpatient Clinic
Washington, D.C. - Representative Denham visited the Department of Veteran Affairs Community Outpatient Clinic in Oakhurst today. Rep Denham was able to experience firsthand how the telehealth program and healthcare services are implemented at the Oakhurst facility for Veterans in the Central Sierra Nevada Mountain communities. Combining health informatics, disease management and telehealth technologies, VA health care facilities have been able to target care and case management in order to better facilitate access to care and improve the health of veterans.
Apr 14, 2011
| The Washington Post
A day after officials at Arlington National Cemetery acknowledged discovering more problems with burials in the ongoing scandal there
A day after officials at Arlington National Cemetery acknowledged discovering more problems with burials in the ongoing scandal there, members of Congress sharply questioned Army officials Thursday about why the cemetery’s former leadership wasn’t disciplined more severely.
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