U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Disabled American Veterans National Convention in Orlando, Florida

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President Obama speaks at the Disabled American Veterans National Convention in Orlando, Florida. Obama talks about several priorities of his administration for honoring the nation's veterans and military families which include ending the disability claims backlog, delivering health care, educational incentives, helping homeless veterans, and the creation a national mental health research initiative. He calls on Congress to extend permanently the tax credits for businesses that hire veterans and to pass his Veterans Job Corps proposal. The President is introduced by first lady Michelle Obama speaking about the work she and Jill Biden are doing with veterans and how it has inspired them.

Date Issued:

2013-08-10T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

United States, United States, and United States

Subject Topic:

Veterans, Services for, Veterans, Government policy, and Employment tax credit

Language:

English

Rights:

No Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5d795b7d