Washington, DC- Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that included in the Senate Military Construction appropriations bill that passed the Senate today are key provisions that will help Oregonians. These include $320 million for the Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) program and $496 million for the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) voucher program. These programs help veterans and their families who are either homeless or on their way to being homeless find a home. Also included is a bipartisan amendment led by Senators Merkley and Steve Daines (R-MT) that would allow Veterans Health Administration (VA) doctors to discuss and make recommendations about the use of medical marijuana with their patients.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cDesde luchar por los derechos de nuestros veteranos hasta ayudar a abordar la crisis de vivienda que afecta a Oreg\u00f3n, mi trabajo como miembro del Comit\u00e9 de Asignaciones es ayudar a los habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n en todos los rincones del estado\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cNuestros veteranos nos han defendido y nosotros debemos hacerlo por ellos. Necesitamos asegurarnos de que nuestros veteranos tengan un lugar al que llamar hogar y puedan comunicarse con sus m\u00e9dicos sobre todas las opciones de tratamiento legal\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cNuestro pa\u00eds nunca debe olvidar los sacrificios hechos por todos nuestros veteranos, y una gran parte de esa gratitud debe ser trabajar para hacer todo lo posible para apoyarlos cuando regresen a casa\u201d, dijo Wyden. \u201cEste proyecto de ley da un paso significativo hacia ese objetivo, ya que ayuda a los miembros del servicio a encontrar un hogar y garantiza que todos los miembros del servicio tengan acceso a la gama completa de opciones m\u00e9dicas en estados como Oreg\u00f3n, donde la marihuana medicinal es legal\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Los elementos clave de la legislaci\u00f3n aprobada hoy por el Senado que afectar\u00e1 a Oreg\u00f3n incluyen: <\/p>\n
Homeless Veteran Funding: SSVF and the VASH voucher programs are both crucial programs to help veterans and their families navigate the rental market. The SSVF program promotes housing stability among very low-income veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing. The SSVF grants provide eligible veteran families with outreach, case management, and assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits. The VASH voucher program provides permanent housing subsidies and case management services to homeless veterans.<\/p>\n
El Senador Merkley complet\u00f3 recientemente un recorrido por viviendas asequibles en todo el estado para hablar con expertos en vivienda, l\u00edderes locales y habitantes de Oreg\u00f3n que se han visto afectados por el aumento de los precios de alquiler, la falta de viviendas disponibles y el aumento vertiginoso de los precios de las viviendas. Durante el recorrido, los defensores de la vivienda destacaron la importancia de los programas de vales SSVF y VASH para ayudar a nuestros veteranos a obtener la estabilidad que necesitan.<\/p>\n
VA Medical Marijuana: Under current regulations, VA doctors are prohibited from completing forms seeking recommendations or opinions regarding a veteran’s participation in a state marijuana program. In practice, VA doctors generally won’t even discuss the use of medical marijuana with their patients. Earlier today, Congressman Blumenauer was able to win a vote in the House of Representatives to include similar language into the House Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.<\/p>\n
El proyecto de ley fue aprobado hoy en el pleno del Senado. El pr\u00f3ximo paso ser\u00eda fusionar el proyecto de ley con un proyecto de ley hom\u00f3logo de la C\u00e1mara de Representantes de EE. UU. para que ambas c\u00e1maras lo aprueben y se convierta en ley.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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