Casey: Unemployed Veterans Need Legislative Action

Sen. Bob Casey urged the Senate to pass the Vow to Hire Heroes Act to help put veterans back to work during a conference call with reporters Wednesday. (0:16)

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Casey: Veterans Have 'Enormous Capability'

Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) touts veterans’ skills and their value to employers as he promoted the Vow to Hire Heroes Act during a conference call with reporters Wednesday. (0:32)

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World poverty upsets Americans' consciences says Sen. Casey (D-Pa.)

At a discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on developing definitive strategies against the world food shortage, Senator Robert Casey (D-Pa.) says Americans are summoned by their consciences to help. He said the extent of the food crisis is "hard to even comprehend." (0:38)
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Help them increase their crop yields, Casey says

At a news conference held in the Capitol, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) says we have too look at other options [in dealing with the food crisis]. One, to permanently increase crop yields so that nations can feed themselves. Second, to reduce the costs of overseas food networks, so that more of the food that is donated will feed the hungry instead of spoiling in warehouses. (0:32)


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Food Crisis just as damaging as terrorism

At a news conference held in the Capitol, Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) says the instability that this [the food crisis] can create in countries around the world, can be just as damaging as terrorism. If we don’t deal with this in a direct way, we run the risk of needing more peacekeeping forces. (0:23)


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