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Senate Government Operations committee advances bill creating Vermont Veterans Month, recommends commissioner confirmation
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted to report H.154, a bill designating November as Vermont Veterans Month, after testimony from the state veterans office. The committee also recommended confirmation of a commissioner in a separate roll-call vote.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations voted to report H.154 favorably on March 21, advancing a bill that would designate November as Vermont Veterans Month, and separately recommended confirmation of a commissioner in a second vote.
The committee heard testimony from Bob Burke, who identified himself as the executive director of the Office of Veterans Affairs and spoke in strong support of H.154. "I am 100000 percent, in support of it. I think it's a great honor," Burke said, adding that the designation would help the state recognize veterans and provide an occasion to restore in-person ceremonies that paused during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Committee members pressed Burke on how the month might be used. Senator Rebecca White of Windsor County asked whether the office would use the month to promote veteran-owned businesses and how the state would be…
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