Titus Applauds the Creation of the Congressional Military Family Caucus
"The brave men and women in uniform who serve our nation make a tremendous sacrifice for our safety and security.  We must not forget that they are not the only ones who bear that burden.  When our servicemen and women are deployed, their families are deployed as well."

Veterans' Resources

Titus Announces Special Payments for Service Members Who Served Under Stop Loss Orders
“Every member of our Armed Forces and his or her family make a sacrifice when serving our nation, yet for those service members who remained on active duty longer than planned, these payments are a small recognition of the additional hardships they endured.  We owe it to the men and women who went above and beyond the call of duty to recognize their brave service.”

Titus Voices Support for USO Center in McCarran Airport
"It is my understanding that the process for a USO center in the airport is already underway; I am pleased that this process is currently ongoing.  I write today to voice my strong support for this facility, to encourage you to make it a priority, and to offer any assistance that will see this project to its earliest possible completion."

Two Veterans Bills Cosponsored By Titus Pass House
“It is our duty as elected officials to uphold our solemn promise to care for our men and women in uniform when they return home.  Our efforts today will ensure the VA can provide high quality medical care for our veterans by providing advanced time to plan and budget for their growing needs.”

Veterans

Titus: Congress Working to Fulfill Commitment to Nation’s Veterans
“As members of Congress we make a solemn commitment to care for our nation’s brave men and women when they return home from their service to our country.  The 111th Congress has taken important steps to honor their sacrifice and ensure that our veterans have the resources they have earned.  Nevada’s veterans have struggled during this recession, and our efforts are critical to restoring their economic security and providing for the benefits they deserve.”

Titus Announces $1.5 Million for Housing Program for Homeless Veterans
“Nevada’s veterans have made a tremendous sacrifice in service to our nation, yet too many of them do not have a roof over their head.  With veterans facing higher unemployment than the rest of the population during this tough economic time, programs like this are critical to help get our veterans off the streets in to a place they can call home.”

In Business: A New Incentive for Hiring Out-of-Work Veterans
"The Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., were promoting the tax credit shortly before the Fourth of July.  'We can honor our soldiers not only by providing them with what they need out in the field, but also when they come home,' Titus said. 'We want to get the word out so that we can see it used in this state and get our veterans back to work.'"

Titus Supports Legislation to Help Nevada Veterans
“With the passage of these important bills, we are working to provide our veterans with the resources and benefits they have earned through their dedicated service to our country.  I am especially pleased that our actions today will build on my efforts in Nevada to care for our women veterans when they return home.”

Laughlin Times: $1.1 Million Allocated for Veterans Clinic
"The project will establish a part-time outreach clinic to improve the quality of care by improving access to primary care, mental health, and ancillary health care services to more than 1,300 veterans, she said in a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. She urged him to have the department quickly build the clinic."

Titus Announces $1.1 Million for Laughlin Outreach Clinic for Veterans
“For too long, veterans in Nevada have had to travel great distances to receive the care they have earned.  It is critical that we provide resources that are convenient and serve them near their own communities.  With this new clinic, we are taking an important step toward meeting the needs of Southern Nevada’s veterans.”

Titus: Processing of Applications for GI Bill Benefits to Begin Today
"It is our solemn duty to care for the brave men and women who have served our country with honor and dignity.  With the GI Bill for the 21st Century, we will honor that duty by providing a quality education that will ensure our veterans have the knowledge and training they need to compete in today’s economy."

Titus Statement on White House Announcement on Veterans’ Health Care
"I am pleased that the White House has heard the call from veterans across the country and Members of Congress and announced that the VA will continue to cover the cost of care for our veterans.  Our veterans and military retirees deserve nothing less and I will fight to ensure they get the benefits they have earned for their service to our nation."

Titus and Nearly 70 House Members Send Letter to President to Protect Veterans’ Health Care
While we strongly support your plans to increase funding for the VA by $25 billion over the next five years, it is with equal conviction that we oppose the proposal to bill veterans’ private health insurance plans for care and treatment of service-connected injuries or disabilities."