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Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families
Source: Reuters
POLITICS JANUARY 30, 2019 / 6:40 PM / UPDATED 7 MINUTES AGO
Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families
Joshua Schneyer, M.B. Pell
5 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Troubled by widespread health and safety hazards uncovered by a Reuters investigation into U.S. military housing, Congress will hold hearings next month to ensure that “what we’re seeing now can never happen again,” said Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
During the hearings, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 13, lawmakers will question the Department of Defense and private contractors who house thousands of U.S. military families on bases across the country, according to Senate staff familiar with the plans.
U.S. senators said the news articles and mounting complaints from military families demonstrate a need for immediate oversight.
Congress must do “all that we can ensure that no soldier, airman, sailor, Marine or their families have to worry about the safety of their homes,” Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, said in a statement. His state is home to Fort Bragg, where families have signed a petition demanding improvements by their private landlord.
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Senate hearings to probe unsafe housing of U.S. military families
Joshua Schneyer, M.B. Pell
5 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Troubled by widespread health and safety hazards uncovered by a Reuters investigation into U.S. military housing, Congress will hold hearings next month to ensure that “what we’re seeing now can never happen again,” said Michigan Democrat Gary Peters, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
During the hearings, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 13, lawmakers will question the Department of Defense and private contractors who house thousands of U.S. military families on bases across the country, according to Senate staff familiar with the plans.
U.S. senators said the news articles and mounting complaints from military families demonstrate a need for immediate oversight.
Congress must do “all that we can ensure that no soldier, airman, sailor, Marine or their families have to worry about the safety of their homes,” Senator Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, said in a statement. His state is home to Fort Bragg, where families have signed a petition demanding improvements by their private landlord.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-congress/senate-hearings-to-probe-unsafe-housing-of-u-s-military-families-idUSKCN1PO37F