[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1780]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                   CONGRESSIONAL VETERANS JOBS CAUCUS

  (Mr. DENHAM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DENHAM. When the courageous Americans who volunteer to fight our 
wars come home, they should not have to fight for jobs. Unemployment is 
one of the biggest problems currently facing America's veterans. In 
addition to our gratitude and support, our veterans need jobs. With 
more than 250,000 servicemen and -women expected to return to civilian 
life each year over the next 5 years, veterans' employment issues will 
only grow more challenging.
  That's why for more than a year the Congressional Veterans Jobs 
Caucus has worked to bring the public and private sectors together--to 
end the veterans' unemployment crisis. I am proud to join more than 70 
of my House and Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle in this 
important mission to raise awareness and to increase employment among 
our Nation's veterans. Today and every day, we are asking our 
colleagues and private businesses, small and large, to make a personal 
and public commitment to hiring veterans by displaying this sign: ``I 
hire veterans.'' This logo should be displayed in our windows.
  It is our greatest duty as leaders in Washington to uphold our 
commitment to our veterans, and we invite members of the public, 
especially business owners, to join us in this important mission.

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