Congressman Vic Snyder

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder plans to go to Iowa for a welcome reception and dinner for China's vice president and a delegation of Chinese officials and business leaders.   The event is scheduled for the Iowa state capitol in Des Moines on Wednesday evening.  

If Filner Becomes Mayor, Who Succeeds His Veterans Affairs Post in Washington?San Diego Reader (blog)... his seat in order to seek office as San Diego's next mayor, political pundits and veterans groups have begun pondering who will get the nod to replace him as the ranking Democrat on the Veterans' Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives. ...and more »  

GoLocalProvNEW: State Rep. Pushes for RIPTA to Hire VetsGoLocalProvRaymond E. Gallison Jr., chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, is urging the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to give veterans consideration as it hires 20 new bus drivers. At the same time, the legislator blasted the agency for its ...and more »  

Saving US soldiers in AfghanistanPakistan ObserverCommenting on the bill Chairman, US House Armed Services Committee Rep. Buck McKeon said, “The US wants assurances that Pakistan is countering improvised explosive devices in their country that are targeting our coalition forces in Afghanistan”. ...  

McCain: Iraq victory at risk over Obama's withdrawalThe Hill (blog)By Josiah Ryan - 12/23/11 11:59 AM ET Senate Armed Services Committee ranking member John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned in an interview published on Thursday that the victory US troops have achieved in Iraq is now at risk because of the withdrawal ordered by ...and more »