10.26.10 | Rep. Bobby Scott listed on the “A Team” of the Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America’s Report Card for the 111th Congress

October 26, 2010

WASHINGTON, DC – The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), a non-profit and non-partisan organization that advocates on behalf of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families, recently released their legislative scorecard for the 111^th Congress listing Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott as a member of IAVA's "A Team."

"I am honored to be listed on IAVA's A-Team for my support of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families in the 111^th Congress," said Rep. Scott. "It is our solemn obligation as a nation to honor and care for our veterans when they return home from combat. Although we have made significant progress in the 111^th Congress, the task of paying back our veterans and their families for their service and sacrifices will always continue to be a top priority."

IAVA cited Congressman Scott's support for the following IAVA legislative priorities:

Opposing Cuts to the Veterans Affairs Budget
Preventing Veterans Homelessness (Homes for Heroes Act)
Retroactive Stop Loss Payments (provision in the Supplemental Appropriations Act for FY 2009)
Advanced Appropriations for V.A. Budget (Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009)
Improving V.A. Care for Female Veterans (Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act)
Funding Veterans Priorities (FY2010 Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act)
Assisting Disabled Vets (Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009)
Mandatory in Person Mental Health Screenings (FY2009 Department of Defense Authorization Act)
Protections for Deploying Servicemembers (Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009)
Improving Homeless Veterans Services (End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2010)
Employment Protections for National Guard (National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009)
Supporting Veterans' Caregivers (Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010)
Ending Military Sexual Trauma (Homes for Heroes Act of 2009)
Fully Funding the V.A. (FY 2011 Department of Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act)
Cosponsorship of Disability Reform Legislation (H.R. 4121, H.R. 5549 and H.R. 5928)
Cosponsorship of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 (H.R. 5933)
Cosponsorship of Veterans Employment Legislation (H.R. 5120 and H.R. 5400)

The report card can be accessed online at: https://iavaaction.org/report-card

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