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Monday, October 26, 2009 - Congressman Nye Focuses on Creating Jobs, Helping Veterans

Virginia Beach, VA – Congressman Glenn Nye (VA-02) took time Monday morning to help a small business give back to the community and support local veterans. Nye visited DOMA Technologies, a veteran-owned small business in Virginia Beach, to take part in the “First Annual Charity Challenge.”

“The unemployment rate for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is 22% higher than the rest of the nation, but businesses like DOMA are an outstanding example of how veteran-owned small businesses can create jobs and grow our local economy,” said Congressman Glenn Nye. “We need to give more veterans the tools they need to launch their own businesses, and we must continue cutting taxes for small businesses so they can do what they do best: create jobs.”

The “First Annual Charity Challenge” was sponsored by DOMA Technologies as part of an open house to bring local, veteran-owned businesses together to make charitable donations to organizations across Hampton Roads including the Naval Special Warfare Foundation, the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.

Congressman Nye previously visited DOMA Technologies and its sister company, DOMA Vector, earlier this year to announce the introduction of the Veterans Business Center Act – a bill to help veterans start and run their own small businesses. Nye’s bill passed the House on July 28, and it is currently awaiting action in the Senate. Click here to learn more.

Nye also applauded DOMA for its work to help improve the level of service that veterans receive from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In the spring, DOMA received a contract from the VA to digitize veterans’ medical records in order to ensure that they would not be lost. Nye recently called for action from the VA in response to reports that up to 10% of veterans’ benefits claims have been lost or misplaced by the Veterans Benefits Administration. Click to read more.

Original article: http://nye.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=24§iontree=23,24&itemid=291