Issue Position: Veterans

Issue Position

When Anna was a cabinet secretary, the state Agency she oversaw made it easier for small businesses owned by disabled Veteran's to get state contracts. She ensured that $65 million dollars to reduce veteran homelessness was allocated efficiently statewide. She also helped veterans and their families have access to affordable, stable housing as well as counseling, health clinics, disability benefit advocacy and family and childcare services. She is proud to have helped nearly 700 returning veterans and their families find housing in our area. Anna supported the Vietnam Veterans Park and Memorial in Salinas, voted to allocate city resources to build it and has attended the ceremony held there every Veterans Day since the memorial was created over 20 years ago. As a member of Governor Brown's cabinet she expedited state approvals for the Veterans Cemetery in Monterey County. In the State Senate Anna will expand the affordable housing programs to more veterans and their families. And, working with local veteran's organizations, she will provide subsidies for more service members to attend community colleges as well as four-year colleges to increase their earning power. Anna will always be there for our veterans.

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