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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg's bipartisan legislation, the Medal of Honor Priority Care Act, passed the House today along with a series of bills to support America's veterans and their families. The Medal of Honor Priority Care Act would place Medal of Honor recipients in the highest priority group used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to determine eligibility for health care services. Currently, they are allocated to Priority Group 3 in the VA's priority scale.
With February being Career and Technical Education Month, one of the key areas of discussion will be ways to help the next generation successfully enter the workforce and put more Americans back to work with 21st century skills.
The battlefield recently learned it has received several grants from various funding arms.
Scott Bentley, park superintendent, said the battlefield will receive $514,902 this year to produce a new film about the history and significance of the Battle of the River Raisin.
An additional $30,000 will be awarded next year as part of the grant, which came from the National Parks Service.
"We are really excited," Mr. Bentley said. "We will start by hiring a company to produce the film."
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Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, President Obama signed into law Congressman Tim Walberg's (MI-07) bipartisan bill to increase government accountability and reduce wasteful spending. The Grants Oversight and New Efficiency (GONE) Act, introduced along with Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) in the House, requires federal agencies to take action to identify thousands of expired grant accounts with a zero balance that should be closed out.