ABA President Bob Carlson urged the Senate’s Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on Tuesday to support bipartisan legislation that would implement new strategies for removing barriers that prevent homeless veterans from receiving vital benefits, services and treatment.
In a letter sent to committee Chair Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Ranking Member Jon Tester, D-Mont., Carlson pointed out that S 980, the Homeless Veterans Prevention Act, would allow the Veterans Affairs secretary to enter into appropriate private-public partnerships to deliver legal services to veterans experiencing homelessness.
