 Items of Interest
Keeping Terrorists out of the First District – more on Congressman Brown’s efforts.
Stamping out Extinction – Congressman Brown’s Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act.
Working for Real Economic Solutions – supporting job growth, reining in spending, and reducing the debt on America’s future generations.
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July 31, 2009
Veterans Organizations Voice Concerns Over National Health Care Proposal
WASHINGTON, DC — Six major veterans’ organizations with members in South Carolina, including AMVETS, Blinded Veterans Association, Disabled American Veterans, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, and Vietnam Veterans of America, wrote to Speaker Pelosi over the “grave concerns” within the Democrats’ version of the national health care reform plan. Additionally, the American Legion wrote a letter to Rep. Henry Waxman , chief author of the Democratic health care bill, that it “is deeply concerned with veterans’ related issues” in the Democrats’ proposal. Full Story » July 28, 2009
Brown Applauds Passage of Bill Benefiting South Carolina Sea Turtles
WASHINGTON, DC-Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC), an ardent advocate for coastal wildlife conservation, applauded passage of legislation he sponsored to add new tools to assist in the conservation of marine turtles, including South Carolina’s loggerhead sea turtles, and their nesting habitats in foreign countries. After passage of H.R. 509, the Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act, Brown issued the following statement: Full Story » July 28, 2009
Brown Lauds Passage of Legislation in Support of Disabled Veteransand Medal of Honor Recipients
WASHINGTON- Congressman Henry E. Brown, Jr. (R-SC), Ranking Republican Member of the Veterans Affairs’ Subcommittee on Health, made the following statement after this weeks passage of legislation that will provide necessary benefits and support to both disabled veterans and Medal of Honor recipients:
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