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Washington Report

March 12, 2019

New Legislation Tackles Guard, Reserve Suicides

Bipartisan legislation introduced last week would expand National Guard and Reserve access to mental health care, regardless of deployment status. Sen...

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February 26, 2019

Troops Believe Immigration Not a National Emergency

A Military Times survey of nearly 900 active-duty troops found soldiers viewed cyberterrorism, Russia and China are greater threats to national...

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February 11, 2019

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Resolutions Database & Membership IT Training (Montgomery Room, NGAUS)

State Association POCs only

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm No-Host Social (The Dubliner, 4 F Street, NW, Washington, DC)

February 12, 2019 Legislative Workshop

All events will take place in the NGAUS Hall of States unless otherwise noted

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Washington Report

February 12, 2019

Longtime Congressman, Former Guardsman Dies

Rep. Walter Jones, a longtime supporter of service members and known for his fierce independent streak in Congress, has died. Jones, 76, who had been...

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February 05, 2019

Legislation Offers Tax Credits to Guard Employers

Employers would receive tax credits for the time their National Guard and Reserve employees miss work due to service obligations under legislation...

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February 05, 2019

Acting Defense Secretary Draws Powerful Ire

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has drawn the ire of a powerful Democrat following a hearing on military support to the border last week...

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February 05, 2019

Reagan-Era Army Secretary, Guardsman Dies

John O. Marsh Jr., who spent 25 years in the Virginia National Guard, eight years in Congress and served as President Ronald Reagan’s Army Secretary...

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January 29, 2019

Burial Benefits, Red Tape Targeted by Republican Lawmakers

Congressmen from opposite sides of the country have proposed legislation to help the families of deceased veterans. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., has...

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