Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.Res.1177 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the practice of the Department of Defense to continue to use stop-loss orders to retain members of the Armed Forces who have completed their contractual obligations runs contrary to the stated policy of the United States to utilize an all-volunteer force.2008-07-18T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/50506U.S. Representative Betty Sutton :: Representing Ohio's 13th Districttag:opencongress.org,2008-07-18:/commentary/33511762008-07-18T00:00:00ZNews from Congresswoman Betty Sutton
... the Army should support policies such as the new GI Bill, which will increase educational benefits for members of the military and be an effective recruitment tool," Sutton said. There are currently 12 cosponsors of H. Res. 1177. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://sutton.house.gov/news/story.cfm?id=161">Go to article</a> Rep. Sutton Taking Lead in Stopping "Stop-Loss"tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-27:/commentary/22472792008-05-27T00:00:00ZCommunity Blogs at ProgressOhio
When passed, H. Res. 1177 will go far toward providing genuine support to our men and women patriotically answering America's call to duty. As Rep. Sutton states, “The Army's use of 'stop-loss' orders undermines the voluntary nature of<br /><br /><a href="http://www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/michaelcarano/C2Fd">Go to article</a> Ohio Rep. Betty Sutton Takes Lead in Stopping "Stop-Loss ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-26:/commentary/33511772008-05-26T00:00:00ZPDA National News
When passed, H. Res. 1177 will go far toward providing genuine support to our men and women patriotically answering America's call to duty. As Rep. Sutton states, “The Army's use of 'stop-loss' orders undermines the voluntary nature of<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pdamerica.org/articles/alliances/2008-05-26-12-23-53-alliances.php">Go to article</a> Bill Action: Introduced: H.Res. 1177: Expressing the sense of the ...tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-05:/commentary/21685212008-05-05T00:00:00ZActive Legislation -- Tracked by govtrack.us
Betty Sutton [D-OH] introduced H.Res. 1177: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the practice of the Department of Defense to continue to use stop-loss orders to retain members of the Armed Forces who have completed ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr110-1177">Go to article</a>