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Dear friend,
Today,
the Senate passed the 2020 national defense bill. Each year, I'm proud
of the bipartisan work that goes into delivering a defense bill that
helps protect our country and support our servicemembers.
This year, one of my top priorities was addressing dangerous conditions in military housing, including rodent infestations, mold that made kids sick, lead, and other safety hazards. The final legislation includes two of my amendments to improve oversight and increase protections for military families to ensure they have safe places to live. I'm thankful we could come to a bipartisan consensus in both the Senate and House to pass these reforms and other provisions that are important to the defense community in Virginia.
Here are some of the other priorities I supported that were included in the final defense bill:
• Supports shipbuilding and repair.
• Includes paid family leave for federal employees.
• Authorizes military construction projects throughout Virginia.
• Blocks the President from withdrawing troops from NATO.
• Provides financial relief to civilian federal employees.
• Cleans up dioxin at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam.
• Addresses recurring areas of instability in post-conflict zones.
This year, one of my top priorities was addressing dangerous conditions in military housing, including rodent infestations, mold that made kids sick, lead, and other safety hazards. The final legislation includes two of my amendments to improve oversight and increase protections for military families to ensure they have safe places to live. I'm thankful we could come to a bipartisan consensus in both the Senate and House to pass these reforms and other provisions that are important to the defense community in Virginia.
Here are some of the other priorities I supported that were included in the final defense bill:
• Supports shipbuilding and repair.
• Includes paid family leave for federal employees.
• Authorizes military construction projects throughout Virginia.
• Blocks the President from withdrawing troops from NATO.
• Provides financial relief to civilian federal employees.
• Cleans up dioxin at Bien Hoa Air Base in Vietnam.
• Addresses recurring areas of instability in post-conflict zones.
You can read more about the legislation here >>
I'm so pleased we got this bill across the finish line and I look forward to it being signed into law
I'm so pleased we got this bill across the finish line and I look forward to it being signed into law
Sincerely,
" [signature graphic: Tim Kaine]Such a nice, bland, unexceptionable description for such a huge, complex bill with so many controversial political ramifications...This web site definitely appreciates the Senator's interest in cleaning up military housing, and this web site also repeats: We need a One Subject At A Time rule for all proposed legislation, in the U.S. Congress and in every individual State's legislature.
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