{"id":19032,"date":"2011-05-11T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T18:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=19032"},"modified":"2011-05-11T14:01:36","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T18:01:36","slug":"stutzman-attacks-fraud-in-va-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/05\/11\/stutzman-attacks-fraud-in-va-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Stutzman attacks fraud in VA Program"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>News release from Congressman Marlin Stutzman:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Stutzman Attacks Fraud in VA Program<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Authored legislation passes out of subcommittee<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(Washington, D.C. &#8211; May 5, 2011) &#8211; Today, Congressman Marlin Stutzman (R-IN-03) along with other members of the House Committee on Veterans&#8217; Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity reported favorably H. R. 1657 to the full Committee.  H. R. 1657 is legislation authored by Stutzman to protect the interests of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOB) by setting penalties for businesses that misrepresent their eligibility.  This bipartisan bill will protect Service -Disabled businesses from those that misrepresent their Service-Disabled status.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With businesses dishonestly taking advantage of the benefits set aside for Service-Disabled Veterans I am pleased that H. R. 1657 will be going to the full committee for consideration.&#8221; Stutzman said &#8220;We are obligated to protect the interests and benefits of our Nation&#8217;s Service-Disabled Veterans.  The VA currently awards 17% of its total contract dollars to SDVOBs and this law will require verification of their authenticity.  The GAO (Government Accountability Office) in 2009-2010 cited a lack of fraud-prevention controls and determined a number of firms fraudulently participating in the program   These men and women have protected us; the least we can do is honor their service and sacrifice.  This bill is both fiscally responsible and meets the needs of our veterans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More information on H. R. 1657 can be found at <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/main\/weblinksmenu\/68-government\/314-thomas-gov\">www.Thomas.gov<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Stutzman represents the 3rd Congressional District of Indiana and serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, the House Committee on the Budget and the House Committee on Veterans&#8217; Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.  Indiana&#8217;s 3rd District contains all of DeKalb, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, and Whitley counties; as well as parts of Allen and Elkhart counties. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News release from Congressman Marlin Stutzman: Stutzman Attacks Fraud in VA Program Authored legislation passes out of subcommittee Related Images:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3913],"tags":[4389,6762,4168],"class_list":["post-19032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3rd-congressional-district","tag-house-veterans-affairs-committee","tag-us-representative-marlin-stutzman","tag-washington-d-c"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Stutzman attacks fraud in VA Program - 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