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They've Worked for Us, It's Time We Work for Them!
Call for legislation that places veterans in jobs where their skills are needed and provides vital services in our communities!
In late 2012, the Senate failed to muster the sixty votes required to move forward with the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012. Forty Republican Senators rejected the legislation, citing concerns over the $1 billion cost associated with the program - a fraction of the $1.4 trillion spent on sending US troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. Tell Congress to invest in our veterans and the nation's future.
Goal: 15,000
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Progress: 2,706
Sponsored by: The Veterans Site
At a time when America's unemployed veterans number near a million, we must focus on what we can do to put our former service members back to work. Our veterans are qualified, intelligent people who have honed their skills while serving our country. But many have trouble finding a niche of their own, where their expertise can be truly put to work.
We have to advocate for our veterans, creating jobs that meet both their experience and their needs. This means putting them to work in such areas like restoring our national parks and forests, civil service work, and in other arenas where America is lacking qualified and responsible workers.
The Veteran Jobs Corps Act of 2012 offered such a framework but failed to make it past the Senate. Tell Congress the time has come for a job bill that capitalizes on veteran skills, putting them back to work for America.
Dear Senator Patty Murray:
I would like to personally thank you for your tireless advocacy on behalf of America's veterans. As we continue to bring troops home from their service overseas, we need to address the endemic unemployment rate among America's service members.
Your previous efforts—introducing the Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 and co-sponsoring the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012—demonstrate an unwavering pursuit of meaningful employment opportunities for returning veterans. Despite the congressional hurdles, I implore you to reintroduce new legislation that allocates the resources and incentives for public and private enterprises to put veteran skills to good use, serving our communities.
Substantive legislation can go a long way to fulfilling America's obligations to its swelling ranks of veterans, many recently returned from combat. They've done their duty; now let's do ours.
Thank you.
Petition Signatures
May 25, 2013
Kate Lynn
May 25, 2013
Carolyn Gwaltney
May 24, 2013
natalie hughes
May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
Mary Allen
May 24, 2013
Andrea Reed-Lenane
I am a former US Marine and a disabled Veteran. I found work and I was lucky. Now let's find some work for these men and women who are coming home and need work! We know they want to work and work hard as they always have. Let's make it possible.
May 23, 2013
PAULINE MOSS
PLEASE HELP OUR VETS IN ANYWAY YOU CAN
May 23, 2013
Tammy Mills
May 23, 2013
lisa pickelsimer
May 23, 2013
Ciera Shempert
May 23, 2013
Ronnie Wilson
May 23, 2013
Trina Swaja
Our veterans deserve every American's support!
May 23, 2013
jathleen obrien
May 23, 2013
Vicki Dendy
May 23, 2013
MABEL HODGE
May 23, 2013
Alice Sievert
Please help put our veterans back to work as they return from their service.
May 23, 2013
Marsha Hentzel
Our veterans deserve to have jobs open to them when they come home from serving America. It's the least America can do.
May 23, 2013
Deb Zimny
May 23, 2013
Susan McHugh
They served us...it is our duty to now serve them!!! God bless our troops!
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
lynn stjohn
May 23, 2013
lisa johnson
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
Margriet Thomson
It is a disgrace that they are not taken care of properly.Seeing lots of them have seen combat and spent time avvay form their family and friends.Novv that they are back home and out of the Forces give them the job and living that they deserve.
May 23, 2013
amy rowley
Let's get our veterans trained and put their skills to work for America. God Bless America
May 23, 2013
Sutherland Dorothy
May 23, 2013
John Harry
May 23, 2013
Terry Beasley
May 23, 2013
Pamela Cunningham
May 23, 2013
Jory Pradjinski
Please continue your efforts until this country wakes up and fully support our selfless veterans.
God bless you.
May 23, 2013
PATRICIA ANDERSON
May 23, 2013
Lynda Daltorio
May 23, 2013
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May 23, 2013
Michelle Jones
If we would stop sending money to the people our vets fought against, it wouldn't be such a slap in the face!! Congress could take a pay cut instead to Support our troops.
May 23, 2013
L Sloan
May 23, 2013
Heidi Gomes
May 23, 2013
Nancy Varner
May 23, 2013
Tunji Hearns
May 23, 2013
Jason Hausman
You people in Congress should be ashamed yourselves. Quit stalling and give our veterans what they deserve!!!
May 22, 2013
Javier Sotomayor
May 22, 2013
Claire Tegen
May 22, 2013
Kell Walker-Martinez
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
Michelle Eredics-Luig
God bless our troops, past, present and future!
May 22, 2013
theresa mcmahon
May 22, 2013
Edrie Ratheal
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
Veronica Kendrick
They saved us; now, let's save them!!
May 22, 2013
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It is unfair the way this country treats its veterans when they come home. Why don't we help them for once ?
May 22, 2013
Kay Tigner
We need to help those that helped us!
