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Military Pay Raise, Better Health Care and Support for Troops: President Signs Defense Bill Supported by Nye
Washington, DC – As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Glenn Nye (VA-02) worked hard to pass a 2010 Defense Authorization bill including strong support for military personnel and families. On Wednesday afternoon, Nye was at the White House when President Obama signed that bill into law.
“I’m proud that we were able to give our troops a much-deserved pay increase and to expand support for military families back home,” said Congressman Glenn Nye. “This is a bipartisan bill that will fund our forces in harm’s way and ensure that they have the tools they need to complete their missions and come home safely.”
Congressman Nye is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Veterans Affairs Committee. Before entering Congress, Nye volunteered to work overseas with the State Department alongside American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Webb Voices Concerns Over Army Testing of Body Armor, Calls for Independent Evaluation of Results
Armor Should Not to be Fielded Until Additional Testing is Completed and Assessed
Washington, DC – Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) today wrote Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to express his concerns over the findings of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Oct. 16, 2009, citing deviations in testing protocols used in the U.S. Army’s testing of body armor conducted last year under a contract solicitation issued in 2007.
Senator Webb and then-Senator Hillary Clinton, both members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services in 2007, requested the GAO investigation in May 2007 in light of their concerns about the effectiveness and reliability of body armor being issued to service members. “I greatly appreciate the audit team’s demonstrated commitment over the past two years,” wrote Senator Webb. “Our men and women in uniform deserve to have the highest degree of confidence that the body armor they are issued meets or exceeds the military’s requirements for ballistic protection.”