Posts Tagged ‘Glenn Nye’
GI Bill Process Can Be Improved, Nye Says
The Post-9/11 GI Bill was deployed in the fall to help veterans and their relatives retool for new careers.
Yet some waited months for their federal payments and sank deeper in debt. That’s got to change, U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye said Friday.
“The program should be ready to go when the serviceperson is ready to go to college,” Nye said at a forum at Old Dominion University about the GI Bill. “It’s important that we do an even better job in providing this service.”
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which administers the program, must work harder to expedite payments and overcome other hurdles, such as outdated technology, Nye said. …more
Nye Announces Hampton Roads Military Affairs Commission
With the Department of Defense expected to announce its plans concerning East Coast homeporting of nuclear aircraft carriers in the near future, Congressman Glenn Nye (VA-02) is leading a new effort to advocate for maintaining a strong military presence in Hampton Roads.
At a press conference in front of the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk on Thursday, Nye announced the formation of the Hampton Roads Military Affairs Commission. The Commission will provide independent policy advice on military issues affecting Hampton Roads, including the ongoing debate over East Coast homeports for nuclear aircraft carriers.
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.
Nye Focuses on Creating Jobs, Helping Veterans
Virginia Beach, VA – Congressman Glenn Nye (VA-02) took time Monday morning to help a small business give back to the community and support local veterans. Nye visited DOMA Technologies, a veteran-owned small business in Virginia Beach, to take part in the “First Annual Charity Challenge.”
“The unemployment rate for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is 22% higher than the rest of the nation, but businesses like DOMA are an outstanding example of how veteran-owned small businesses can create jobs and grow our local economy,” said Congressman Glenn Nye. “We need to give more veterans the tools they need to launch their own businesses, and we must continue cutting taxes for small businesses so they can do what they do best: create jobs.”
The “First Annual Charity Challenge” was sponsored by DOMA Technologies as part of an open house to bring local, veteran-owned businesses together to make charitable donations to organizations across Hampton Roads including the Naval Special Warfare Foundation, the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.
Nye Announces Plan to Help Military Families Access More Affordable Housing Options
Virginia Beach, VA – Many military families in Hampton Roads, and across the country, could have more affordable housing options under a new proposal from Congressman Glenn Nye (VA-02).
Nye’s bill, the Military Families Affordable Homes Act of 2009, would enable more military personnel to apply to live in designated affordable housing communities. Current policies make it nearly impossible for even the lowest-paid enlisted personnel to meet the income requirements for such housing.
“One of the most important ways we can support our military personnel is to help them support their families,” said Congressman Glenn Nye, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the House Veterans Affairs Committee. “Right now, military personnel at most Hampton Roads bases are at a disadvantage when they apply to live in affordable housing developments. This bill will help our troops provide a good home for their families.”
Nye announced the legislation on Monday afternoon at a press conference at Tallwood Apartments, an affordable housing community in Virginia Beach. Nye was joined by Carol Berg from Operation Homefront, who discussed the challenges that military families face in finding affordable housing, and Todd Copeland, a local developer who manages several affordable housing communities and who is closely involved in the issue.
Real estate developers can receive a tax credit under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code to create and maintain rental properties with affordable rates. However, these rental units are not open to everyone. In order to live in a Section 42 affordable housing unit, an individual’s income must be below a certain level.
Most enlisted military personnel have total annual pay that is below the cutoff for Section 42 apartments. Despite this, when military personnel apply for Section 42 apartments, their Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is added to their total annual pay for the purposes of calculating income – and as a result, nearly all military families are excluded.
In 2008, Congress passed a limited exception to this policy. Under this exception, only personnel stationed at nine select installations were permitted to apply for Section 42 Housing without including their BAH in their total annual pay.
Congressman Nye’s bill will extend the 2008 policy to personnel stationed at any US military installation, enabling far more military families to take advantage of affordable housing options in their communities.
Connolly Cares About the Troops
Two of the key elements required of our elected representatives is to listen to constituents and act on their behalf. Congressman Connolly has done just that with his recently passed bill, the Helping
Active Duty Deployed Act, drafted to ease financial burdens on our military personnel.
When talking to people he represents (and Connolly does this a lot) he found that they had to pay many extra costs for financial obligations when they were deployed.
Congressman Connolly along with Virginia Congressmen Perriello and Nye drafted up a bill to help our warriors and it was passed in record time, in a bipartisan vote.
As a Vietnam veteran, I would have appreciated someone who cared so much about me in 1968. Thank you Congressman Connolly.
BRUCE ROEMMELT
Haymarket
Congressman Glenn Nye’s First Annual Hampton Roads Veterans Job Fair
On Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Congressman Glenn Nye will host his first annual Hampton Roads Veterans’ Job Fair at VFW Post 4809 in Norfolk.
The fair is intended to bring together employers in Hampton Roads with local veterans who have valuable skills and training from their military service.
The fair will feature:
- Twenty local employers, including the public and private sector, as well as staffing firms.
- Résumé counseling and interview training sessions
- The world premiere screening of a new episode from the In Their Boots documentary series. The episode “Vets for Hire,” focuses on the stories of three veterans battling to find work after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Congressman Nye was interviewed for the program, discussing his Veterans Business Center legislation, which recently passed the House of Representatives,
- A panel discussion of veterans employment issues with the producers of In Their Boots, representatives of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Congressman Glenn Nye.
Glenn Nye Gets His First Bill Passed, To Aid New Veterans
Congressman Glenn Nye passed his first bill, the Veterans Business Center Act, which would establish business centers to help veterans get the training needed to start small businesses.
Read more at the Virginia Pilot