“Currently, 7% of the veteran population is Hispanic. Pew Research Center predicts that number to grow to 13 percent in the near future. Which is why it was shocking to the House Committee on Veteran’s Affairs Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif. when he visited the VA facility in Puerto Rico to find a lack of Spanish language reading materials available to veterans…”
“As a result, he announced the introduction of H.R. 2943. Sponsored by Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-Calif., the bill would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure all facts sheets provided by VA are available in both English and Spanish.”
“A VA official said, “Speaking, reading and writing English fluently is a requirement to serve in the U.S. military, so veterans’ competency with English is a given.” The VA currently offers booklets on the VA MISSION Act in Spanish…” Read the full article here.
Source: Bill introduced to ensure VA education materials are available for Spanish-speaking veterans – By Kaylah Jackson, June 25, 2019. Radio.com.
