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State Dept sees record hiring, but seeks higher budgets through 2030 to fully replenish ranks

November 13, 2023 budgets, state, 2030, record, replenish, Dept., sees, seeks, through, higher, ranks, hiring, 'fully0 comment

The State Department is bringing in a record volume of new hires, but is calling on lawmakers for increased budgets through the end of the decade to fully replenish its ranks. Richard Verma, deputy secretary of state for management and resources, said last Thursday that the department saw about a 7% increase in its budget for FY 2022, and saw another 7% spending increase in FY 2023. Verma said those funding increases allowed the department to recruit and grow its workforce “in a way that we haven’t done for many…

House’s MAGA Debt Limit Bill Puts All Republicans On The Record In Favor Of Cuts To Veterans Benefits, Health Care and Other Vital Programs. We Will Hold Them Accountable

April 27, 2023 veterans, Bill, Republicans, Programs, record, them, debt, health, Favor, care, Vital, puts, cuts, houses, Hold, Accountable, Limit, MAGA, benefits0 comment

Washington, D.C. –In response to the House Debt Ceiling vote, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement: “Every Republican just went on the record for devastating cuts to veterans benefits, health care and numerous other vital programs. We are going to make sure their constituents don’t forget it, today, tomorrow, and every day between now and Election Day. Every member in a vulnerable district who aligned with Speaker McCarthy and Marjorie Taylor Greene are on notice for voting in lockstep with the deeply unpopular MAGA wing.” …

VBA sees automation tools as ‘game-changer’ to keep up with record workload

February 18, 2023 ‘gamechanger’, record, Keep, sees, Workload, tools, automation0 comment

The Department of Veterans Affairs broke a productivity record for processing benefits claims last year. But that’s just the start of what it needs to do. The VA needs to keep breaking new records for claims processed, if it hopes to keep pace with a workload surge under the burn-pit toxic exposure legislation signed into law last summer. The Veterans Benefits Administration completed a record high of 1.7 million total claims in fiscal 2022. VBA processed over 390,000 total claims for benefits in fiscal 2023 so far, about a 13%…

Foreign-born population soars to new record under Biden

December 20, 2021 Under, Soars, population, foreignborn, record, Biden0 comment

The U.S. has had a massive surge in immigration this year, with as many as 1.5 million newcomers and a record 46.2 million foreign-born people, according to a report for the Center for Immigration Studies. After a deep trough last year, likely because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel … The Washington Times stories: White House

Susan Parker | Florida sent first Hispanic and first Jew to Congress – St. Augustine Record

November 8, 2021 record, Susan, Florida, Hispanic, sent, Augustine, Parker, first, Congress0 comment

Susan Parker | Florida sent first Hispanic and first Jew to Congress St. Augustine Record “us congress” – Google News

A record number of women will serve in the next Congress – CNN

November 14, 2020 Congress, record, Next, Women, serve, number0 comment

A record number of women will serve in the next Congress CNN Congressional COVID-19 impasse drags on, Pelosi warns ‘house is burning down’ Reuters How A Record Number Of Republican Women Got Elected To Congress NPR Democrats and Republicans are still far apart on economic stimulus deal as coronavirus infections surge CNBC View Full Coverage on Google News “us congress” – Google News