Democrat Urges Better Reservist Benefits
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National Guard and Reserve soldiers deserve better health care and other benefits from the federal government, said North Dakota Democrat Rep. Earl Pomeroy.
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It's become something of an urban legend that the Bush administration is out to retrieve enlistment bonuses from wounded veterans of the Iraq war, a claim perpetuated by Hillary Rodham Clinton in the latest Democratic presidential debate.
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Even before the federal reinforcements arrived, a Democratic senator was warning FEMA to do better than past disasters.
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Congressional Democrats accomplished important goals this year but they need more cooperation from Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Saturday.
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Known as one of the Senate's more moderate Democrats, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana undertook a fiery defense Sunday of military reservists that threatened to delay passage of a corporate tax bill and keep lawmakers in the Capitol rather than out campaigning.
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Democrats hope to pick up Republican votes by tightening eligibility for the program and making other concessions.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday asked Congress to approve nearly $190 billion more in spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The incoming Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said yesterday that he will push to renew the military draft, as lawmakers in both parties sharpened their criticisms of the situation in Iraq and struggled for consensus and solutions.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake conceded Wednesday that the agency must do more to reach out to Guard and Reserve troops who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan about the mental health help available to them.
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As the debate over Iraq intensifies, leading Democrat Sylvestre Reyes is calling for the deployment of more U.S. troops.
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PORTLAND, Maine - US Sen. Susan Collins wrote to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday to reiterate her concerns that thousands of Humvees in Iraq lack sufficient armor.
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Democrats and at least some Republicans are seeking political gain by attacking the defense secretary.
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Last year, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sat in the minority, with little seniority, calling for lobbyists to disclose when they're gathering stacks of campaign checks for members.
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Democrats are aiming for a resolution that is simpler than the Senate's.
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Thousands of U.S. troops with physical injuries and mental health problems are encountering a benefits system that is already overburdened.
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Rallying a party stung by presidential and congressional losses, the incoming Senate Democratic leader reminded fellow lawmakers on Saturday of their shared commitment to help the nation.
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A retired U.S. Air Force general who endorsed President Bush four years ago says in a new television ad by the Democratic Party that this year he will vote for John Kerry because the Democrat has "a real strategy to make America safer."