Floor Statements
President Obama signed legislation Tuesday renaming the Yountville Veterans Home Post Office the “Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building,” said Rep. Mike Thompson who had sponsored the name change.
It seems the Coliseum's rowdy section during Raiders games is not the only "black hole" in Oakland. The regional office of the Veterans Affairs has earned that moniker from California veterans who must deal with it.
To hear them tell it, the office is where valid benefits claims go to die, or at least to languish.
Congressman Mike Thompson hosted local veterans leaders and Department of Veterans Affairs officials at a Monday roundtable in an effort to find out how the agency can be improved to better serve its veteran clients, including the thousands of veterans who reside in Lake County.
The Port of West Sacramento said it has been awarded a grant of more than $960,000 from the Federal Railroad Administration for construction of a rail loop track that will increase freight capacity and handling efficiency.
California members of Congress have stepped up their demands for help for homeowners amid the continuing national foreclosure crisis that has impacted millions of Americans.
While there is much talk about the lack of bipartisanship in Congress, legislation is pending that both sides of the House agree upon.
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