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Veteran Legislative Voice

Veteran Legislative Voice

Author: Stephanie Kalota

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Legislative analysis simplified for the everyday citizen, covering specifically in military and veterans' issues.
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For this first episode, I cover the basics of legislation and particular issues in military and veterans' subjects.For the background of Vanessa Guillen: https://www.nytimes.com/article/vanessa-guillen-fort-hood.htmlHow a bill becomes a law: https://kids-clerk.house.gov/grade-school/lesson.html?intID=17#:~:text=The%20Bill%20Is%20a%20Law,is%20enforced%20by%20the%20government.The New Yorker article "What Calling Congress Achieves" by Kathryn Schulz: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/03/06/what-calling-congress-achievesCongress's veto override against President Trump: https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-defense-policy-bills-85656704ad9ae1f9cf202ee76d7a14fdVanessa Guillen act on military sexual violence: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/29/vanessa-guillen-act-military-investigations/#:~:text=Under%20the%20new%20law%2C%20the,signed%20into%20law%20last%20summer.Information on the Brandon Act: https://thebrandonact.org/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3386581/dod-announces-implementation-of-the-brandon-act/Honoring Our PACT Act: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/10/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-the-pact-act-and-delivers-on-his-promise-to-americas-veterans/https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/#:~:text=The%20full%20name%20of%20the,and%20post%2D9%2F11%20eras
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