Mr. Hughes expressed concern about disabled veterans' pensions to Congressman Jones.
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_109_7_10_1_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Mr. Hughes expressed concern about disabled veterans' pensions to Congressman Jones.
- Date Created:
- 1973-03-07
- EDTF:
- 1973-03-07
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- James R. Jones Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/70
- Description:
- Mr. Hughes wrote to Congressman James R. Jones expressing concern about disabled veterans' pensions. Congressman Jones assured Mr. Hughes that a proposal to reduce disability compensation had been withdrawn and legislation had been introduced to stabilize and freeze the schedule for rating disabilities. Congressman Jones promised to closely follow the bill and do what he could to help protect veterans' payments. Mr. Hughes highlighted the potential hardship that a reduction in veterans' benefits would have on himself and other disabled veterans.
- Congress:
- 93rd (1973-1975)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_109_7_10_2_0000, Box 10, Folder 2, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 2 Pages
