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Veronica Escobar: “The Service Members and Veterans Initiative act establishes…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Congresswoman Escobar's Floor Speech in Support of the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

My staff also worked closely with the committee and incorporated feedback from the Department of Justice in drafting the text. I am so grateful to everyone who made this bill better. The Service Members and Veterans Initiative act establishes in statute the Service Members and Veterans Initiative within the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. The bill details the initiative's responsibilities to promote the legal interests of service members, veterans and their families, such as advising the Attorney General on efforts to support this population, … (01:28–01:38)

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Asserts that the act establishes the Service Members and Veterans Initiative within the DOJ's Civil Rights Division.

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