The Senate approved a measure allowing S. 3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012, to proceed to floor debate. The bill would establish a veterans jobs corps that employs veterans as firefighters and law enforcement officers; on conservation, resource management, and historic preservation projects on public lands; and on maintenance and improvement projects for national cemeteries. “Our veterans have what it takes to not only find work, but to excel in the workforce of the 21st century,” said Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee chair, on Sept. 11, according to a release from her office. She spoke on the Senate floor prior to the cloture motion that passed, allowing the bill to advance. “Too often,” Murray added, “on the day our service members are discharged, we as a nation pat them on their back for their service, without also giving them a helping hand into the job market. This has to end.” She noted that the bill is fully paid for with bipartisan spending offsets. There are more than 720,000 unemployed veterans, according to the release.
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
