REPS. WALZ, ELLISON OBTAIN RETROACTIVE BENEFITS FOR 1/34TH SOLDIERS WRONGLY DENIED PAYMENTS
August 21, 2008
August 21, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. (5th CD), has issued the following news release:
Today, Congressman Tim Walz and Congressman Keith Ellison announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to their request to provide full educational benefits to nearly 400 soldiers from the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team who had previously been denied the payments they had earned.
On July 28, 2008, Reps. Walz and Ellison spearheaded a letter from the Minnes . . .
Today, Congressman Tim Walz and Congressman Keith Ellison announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to their request to provide full educational benefits to nearly 400 soldiers from the 1/34th Brigade Combat Team who had previously been denied the payments they had earned.
On July 28, 2008, Reps. Walz and Ellison spearheaded a letter from the Minnes . . .