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Photo by Ramona E. Joyce |
National Commander Marty Conatser met with Speaker Nancy Pelosi today to personally thank her for restoring the joint hearings with Veterans Affairs committees. Commander Conatser also thanked the speaker for her leadership on the budget resolution and the Department of Veterans Affairs appropriations for FY 2008. In greater detail, they discussed specific areas such as traumatic brain injury, post traumatic stress disorder and seamless transition issues for troops returning to the civilian sector, especially National Guard and Reservists and injured troops. They also discussed the Dole/Shalala Presidential Commission report and the pending Disabilities Commission report due out in October. The two leaders also discussed other items on the Legion's legislative agenda including Capital Assets Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES), and the VA claims backlog and adjudications process.
Comments (7)
Go Marty Go
Posted by Dan Howser | 09/19/07 6:18 PM |
Thank you Commander!!
Posted by Arne Denson | 09/19/07 6:31 PM |
I wonder where Hal Donahue's daily diatribe is today. Obviously the Commander is meeting Pelosi because she is a right-wing tool of the Bush administration!
Posted by Jack | 09/20/07 9:12 AM |
This is nothing more than a nice photo op. I doubt seriously the "retreat and defeat democrats" truely care about veterans or the troops.
Posted by Jeff Hawkins | 10/03/07 3:02 PM |
here we are again in a battle for war funding,
are troops will soon be out ther with there a** in the air. looking at her in this picture tells a thousand words. look closly
Posted by alex | 12/04/07 8:07 AM |
Yes, her body language is speaking loud and clear...and for the guy that thinks she is Republican.....very wrong! Just read some of her comments and you will know!
Posted by Tim Timothy | 12/09/07 8:56 PM |
I must disagree with comrade Hawkins. I have personally met with National Commander "Marty" Conatser. He's not interested in photo op's, but he sure is committed and devoted to all veterans and has deep family roots in the American Legion Family.
Anyone interested in joining the world's largest veterans organization can contact their local legion post.
Posted by Paul R. Bernard | 12/16/07 12:13 PM |