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Bergman requested that the illegal alien be transferred to the Guantanamo Bay detention… <a class="newsbtn" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1380">Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </article> <article class="newsblocker"> <div class="news-texthold"> <h2 class="newsie-titler"><a href="documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1374">Bergman, Pappas Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Close VA Loophole and Protect Veterans’ Emergency Care Coverage</a></h2> <div class="newsie-details"> <time datetime="2025-01-30">January 30, 2025</time> <span class="cattype">| Posted in Press Releases</span> </div> <div class="newsie-content"> <div class="newsbody"> <p>Today, Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) introduced the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act. This bipartisan legislation will eliminate a glaring gap in Veteran emergency care insurance coverage by expanding emergency coverage under Care in the Community for Veterans. “The RELIEVE Act is one of many… <a class="newsbtn" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1374">Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </article> <article class="newsblocker"> <div class="news-texthold"> <h2 class="newsie-titler"><a href="documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1372">Bergman Presses Postmaster General DeJoy on Changes to Iron Mountain VA Mail Operations </a></h2> <div class="newsie-details"> <time datetime="2025-01-22">January 22, 2025</time> <span class="cattype">| Posted in Press Releases</span> </div> <div class="newsie-content"> <div class="newsbody"> <p>Last week, Representative Jack Bergman penned a letter to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, citing a recent decision which adversely impacts the mail processing for the Iron Mountain VA. 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He said creating and passing good legislation that both Republicans and moderate Democrats can agree on is key to getting things done. Bergman said since… <a class="newsbtn" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1370">Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </article> <article class="newsblocker"> <div class="news-texthold"> <h2 class="newsie-titler"><a href="documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1368">Bergman Bill Honoring U.P. Veteran, Gerald Elliot, Signed into Law</a></h2> <div class="newsie-details"> <time datetime="2025-01-09">January 9, 2025</time> <span class="cattype">| Posted in Press Releases</span> </div> <div class="newsie-content"> <div class="newsbody"> <p>Last week, Rep. Jack Bergman’s bill, “Gerald’s Law,” was officially signed into law as a part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, closing a loophole that denies certain terminally ill Veterans their VA burial allowance if they do not pass away at a VA facility. The idea for this legislation was brought to Rep. 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These pieces of legislation are the Firearm Industry Non-Discrimination (FIND) Act, the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Restoration Act, the Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act, and… <a class="newsbtn" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1364">Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:both;"></div> </article> <article class="newsblocker"> <div class="news-texthold"> <h2 class="newsie-titler"><a href="documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1366">Bergman-Supported Laken Riley Act Passes House</a></h2> <div class="newsie-details"> <time datetime="2025-01-07">January 7, 2025</time> <span class="cattype">| Posted in Press Releases</span> </div> <div class="newsie-content"> <div class="newsbody"> <p>Today, the House passed H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act. 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