Veterans
There are many veterans that live in our district and their issues are important to me and to my work in Congress.
Kansas City – September 13th – Missouri’s Fifth District took center stage today as the Commissioners of the newly-formed World War I Centennial Commission took the oath of office.
Former Congressman Ike Skelton (appointed to the Commission by President Obama) was elected Chair of the Centennial Commission.
WE MUST PROTECT HARDWORKING FAMILIES WHO WANT TO OWN A HOME
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and The American Legion announced a new partnership to help reduce the compensation claims backlog for Veterans. The effort—the Fully Developed Claims (FDC) Community of Practice—is a key part of VA's overall transformation plan to end the backlog in 2015 and process claims within 125 days at 98% accuracy.