Signer Announces Veterans Agenda for Virginia

Today, in recognition of Governor Tim Kaine’s designation of Military Appreciation Month, Mike announced his veterans’ policy plan and his Veterans Steering Commitee, which includes endorsements of retired general and flag officers from all four services of the military.   As a member of Barack Obama’s Veterans Policy Development Team, Mike is well versed in veterans’ issues.

With the release of his five-point plan, Mike again is leading the way on policy as the first candidate with a plan to improve services for Virginia’s veterans and their families.

“Fulfilling our sacred contract with our veterans and their families has been a central plank of my campaign from day one,” Mike said. “In Virginia, we have over 206,000 active military and civilian defense workers and over 35,000 Reservists and National Guards members. The problems facing these brave service members and their families highlights Virginia’s need for a lieutenant governor who is a public advocate, working to fix the systems that are failing working Virginians and shining a spotlight on the problems we’ve ignored for too long.”

Mike’s plan has five key goals: improve medical resources, assist returning veterans to reintegrate, increase veteran access to education, improves services for national guardsmen and reservists, and increase support for military families during deployment.   To read the full plan, go to www.mikesigner.com/veterans.