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This week, Congress passed 7 bills to improve care for our veterans. Watch this week's Week In Review video to hear about each of those bills and how they would help those veterans who did make it home.
Every time I turn on the TV, all I hear is people yelling at each other. It can be hard to break through the noise and get to the truth. Here are a couple stories from this week that you might have missed.
This week the House passed a bill that I co-sponsored to increase monitoring of anti-Jewish incidents and the steps taken to combat them. Learn more.
The House just passed the Thin Blue Line Act to ensure that criminals who murder law enforcement officers - whether they are federal, state or local - face justice for their crimes.
This week I am honored to be able to recognize Purple Heart recipients by introducing a resolution in support of making August 7th Purple Heart Day.
The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act, which just passed the House, is designed to stop the slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage a resolution to the conflict and hold Syrian human rights abusers accountable for their crimes.
Watch this week's Week In Review video to hear more about just some of what we got done this week, including health care reform and government funding.
To learn about my work this week (including efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, keep the government open, lower taxes and improve our healthcare system), watch this week's Week In Review video.
This week I announced legislation to declare a federal emergency when the U.S. Army Corps causes damaging harmful algal blooms. Our bill, the Federal Do No Harm Act, provides federal assistance for disaster cleanup, including the removal of toxic algal biomass and muck from affected waterways.
Our veterans who have served our country - risked life and limb for the United States of America - deserve choice when it comes to their health care. That's why this week we passed legislation to eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program.