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60,000 veterans were added to the unemployment rolls in June. That brought the total number of America’s out-of-work veterans to over 1 million – a staggering figure. That is why I have introduced the Veteran Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 (H.R. 2433), or the VOW Act. All of us have an obligation to find solutions to get America’s veterans back to work. These men and women have defended our nation, only to return home to stand in an unemployment line. That is not the homecoming we promised them. Read more »

60,000 veterans were added to the unemployment rolls in June. That brought the total number of America’s out-of-work veterans to over 1 million – a staggering figure.

A comprehensive veterans’ employment bill sponsored by the chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee won some key endorsements Friday — but a vocal opponent also surfaced.

Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Jeff Miller discussed the importance of the urgent need to pass legislation to curb the rising rates of unemployment among America’s veteran population in the Hill. “60,000 veterans were added to the unemployment rolls in June. That brought the total number of America’s out-of-work veterans to… Read more »

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. will testify before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs tomorrow morning to discuss long-overdue legislation to help veterans find jobs.

Today, the Subcommittee on Health held an oversight hearing entitled, “Implementation of Caregiver Assistance: Moving Forward,” to track the progress of the implementation of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) only recently brought online after months of delay. Due to Congressional pressure this… Read more »

Loyalty. Discipline. Respect. Leadership. Those are values that any employer would like to see in new employees - and those are the values that make veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan our country's next Greatest Generation.

The Veteran Opportunity to Work Act of 2011 (H.R. 2433) was introduced July 7, 2011 by Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, to help curb rising veteran unemployment.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 13.3 percent OEF/OIF-era veteran unemployment rate for the month of June, up over a full percentage point from 12.1 percent in May.

Although the national unemployment rate continues to decrease slightly, the unemployment number for veterans keeps climbing.