Selected reports from the Congressional Research Service on veterans’ affairs which Congress has not made readily available to the public include the following.
“Who is a Veteran?” — Basic Eligibility for Veterans’ Benefits, January 23, 2012
Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs, October 23, 2012
GI Bills Enacted Prior to 2008 and Related Veterans’ Educational Assistance Programs: A Primer, October 22, 2012
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill): Primer and Issues, September 21, 2012
Disability Benefits Available Under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) Programs, September 12, 2012
SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues, September 4, 2012
Overview of the Appeal Process for Veterans’ Claims, July 16, 2012
Veterans Affairs: Historical Budget Authority, FY1940-FY2012, June 13, 2012
Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2013 Appropriations, May 8, 2012
Suicide Prevention Efforts of the Veterans Health Administration, February 3, 2012
Veterans and Homelessness, February 2, 2012
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It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.