In a
history-making moment on Wednesday, House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) Chairwoman Elaine Luria
(VA-02) led her panel during its first legislative hearing on bills that would
help veterans.
A 20-year Navy
veteran who retired at the rank of Commander, Chairwoman Luria is the
first-ever woman veteran from a military service branch to serve on the House
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (HVAC), and the first to lead an HVAC
Subcommittee.
“What an amazing opportunity to come
full-circle from a Naval Academy graduate to 20 years in the Navy to leading a
congressional panel assisting fellow veterans,” Chairwoman Luria said. “Today’s
hearing is the first of many times this subcommittee will move the ball forward
for America’s veterans.”
Today’s DAMA
hearing focused on legislation related to veterans, including Chairwoman
Luria’s own VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019 and Veterans’ Compensation
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act – both bipartisan. Another bill discussed at the
hearing was the Blue Water Navy Veterans Act of 2019, a bipartisan bill
cosponsored by Chairwoman Luria.
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