Today history was made.
Burr's amendment was struck down (41 for / 56 against). S. 1325 which contains the Filipino Veterans Equity Act was passed 96 affirmative, 1 against (Vitter, R. from LA) !!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HELPING RESTORE TO FILIPINO WWII VETERANS THE U.S. VETERANS STATUS THEY HAVE SOUGHT FOR THE PAST 62 YEARS.
We are so close to correcting the injustice for our Filipino veterans. We now turn our attention to Chairman Filner, Speaker Pelosi and Congressmembers Honda and Issa to repeat this historic moment in the House of Representatives.
To the Veterans, this is your day! You fought for us so we continue to fight for you. You give us reason to do the right thing. Today, your cause was brought to light and we're on our way to correcting the injustice of the past. You have taught us that in the military, we leave no soldier behind. So now at home, we continue that call and leave no veteran behind. Ito po ay para sa inyo, Mabuhay ang mga Fil Vets!
Thank you Sens. Akaka, Inouye and Reed, you are our heroes! Thanks also to the Senate staff members who worked so hard on this issue. It will not be forgotten. Thanks to our team "on the hill" that guided us to this point. Thank you also to the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and our many allies, who fought by our side.
Stay tuned, we will be contacting you soon about next steps.
Equity for Filipino WWII Veterans! Mabuhay!
Lillian
National Alliance for Filipino Veterans Equity (NAFVE)
Source: Senate Passes Bill Granting Pensions to Filipino Veterans
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=cqmidday-000002710723
Burr's amendment was struck down (41 for / 56 against). S. 1325 which contains the Filipino Veterans Equity Act was passed 96 affirmative, 1 against (Vitter, R. from LA) !!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HELPING RESTORE TO FILIPINO WWII VETERANS THE U.S. VETERANS STATUS THEY HAVE SOUGHT FOR THE PAST 62 YEARS.
We are so close to correcting the injustice for our Filipino veterans. We now turn our attention to Chairman Filner, Speaker Pelosi and Congressmembers Honda and Issa to repeat this historic moment in the House of Representatives.
To the Veterans, this is your day! You fought for us so we continue to fight for you. You give us reason to do the right thing. Today, your cause was brought to light and we're on our way to correcting the injustice of the past. You have taught us that in the military, we leave no soldier behind. So now at home, we continue that call and leave no veteran behind. Ito po ay para sa inyo, Mabuhay ang mga Fil Vets!
Thank you Sens. Akaka, Inouye and Reed, you are our heroes! Thanks also to the Senate staff members who worked so hard on this issue. It will not be forgotten. Thanks to our team "on the hill" that guided us to this point. Thank you also to the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and our many allies, who fought by our side.
Stay tuned, we will be contacting you soon about next steps.
Equity for Filipino WWII Veterans! Mabuhay!
Lillian
National Alliance for Filipino Veterans Equity (NAFVE)
Source: Senate Passes Bill Granting Pensions to Filipino Veterans
http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=cqmidday-000002710723
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