Veterans

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence issued the following statement on the House Committee on Appropriations’ passage of the FY2020 funding bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Humans Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS). The bill includes $189.9 billion for vital programs that have long been neglected under a previously Republican-controlled House. This bill appropriates $48 billion over the President’s fiscal year 2020 budget request, which continued a dangerous trend of underfunding essential programs.

For High School Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors Considering Applying For A Service Academy, Parents, and School Officials.

Service Academies Include:

U.S. Military Academy

U.S. Naval Academy

U.S. Airforce Academy

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

U.S Merchant Marine Academy

RSVP to Carolyn Miller at: Carolyn.Miller@mail.house.gov or 313.423.6183

For the 9th year, the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums have partnered to provide free museum admission to active duty military personnel this summer - from Memorial Day to Labor Day. 

A list of the participating museums may be found here:

Veteran small-business owners are an important part of the U.S. economy. Veterans own 7.2% of the nation’s 5.5 million businesses with employees, according to latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.