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LETTERS AND TESTIMONY: Military Law

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110^th Congress
Date	Recipient	Description
06-11-07	DOD	Letter commenting on proposed regulations to implement new law protecting military families from predatory lending practices (Federal Docket Management System Office, Department of Defense)
06-08-07	VA	Letter commenting on proposed regulations for lawyers who appear before the Board of Veterans Appeals (Office of Regulations Management, Department of Veterans Affairs)
02-08-07	DOD	Letter supporting provisions of the Talent-Nelson Amendment to P.L. 109-364 regarding predatory lending practices (Federal Docket Management System Office, Department of Defense)

109^th Congress
Date	Recipient	Description
12-08-06	Senate	Letter supporting language included in S. 3421 giving our nation’s veterans the right to retain a lawyer when seeking benefits to which they are entitled
09-25-06	House	Letter commenting on veterans choice in representation
09-22-06	Conferees	Letter commenting on predatory lending practices
09-19-06	House	Letter commenting on predatory lending practices
08-25-05	House	Letter supporting H.R. 97, to protect service members from abusive lending practices