New Hampshire veterans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

MEDIA CONTACT

Jamie Radice (202) 225-5456

Shea-Porter Stands Up for New Hampshire Veterans During Committee Hearing, Insists on Access to Full-Service, In-State Health Care During Testimony

Washington – Today, at the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter testified about the urgent need for New Hampshire veterans to have access to full in-state health care.  The Committee was reviewing Shea-Porter’s legislation, “The Veterans Equity Act,” which ensures that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous states have access to at least one full service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration or receive comparable services provided by contract.  New Hampshire is the only state in the country that does not have a full-service VA hospital or access to comparable care at a military facility.  There are currently more than 130,000 veterans living in New Hampshire. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 30, 2008

Contact:
Joshua D. Denton
910 922 6084

CONCERNED VETERANS MEET TO URGE ACTION ON 21ST CENTURY G.I. BILL AT GOODWIN PARK

Senator Webb's G.I. Bill will help veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, group of concerned veterans urge Senators Sununu and Gregg to support the bill
 
(Portsmouth, NH) – A group of concerned veterans met to discuss Senator Jim Webb's 21st Century G.I. Bill at Goodwin Park, mirroring a rally that took place in Washington D.C. yesterday. Senator Gregg and Senator Sununu have failed to support the G.I. Bill, and it is a growing concern to New Hampshire veterans. The group will meet to call on Senator Gregg and Senator Sununu to flat out reject the McCain substitute bill and support the 21st Century G.I. Bill.