Snap-O Fact #22

Obama Administration's initiatives help create job opportunities for thousands of veterans.The Obama Administration announced a series of Executive actions that will help put veterans back to work and strengthen the economy.  Obama also called for a new Returning Heroes Tax Credit for firms that hire unemployed veterans and a Wounded Warriors Tax Credit for firms that hire veterans with service-connected disabilities who have been unemployed long-term.

Sources:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/25/fact-sheet-we-cant-wait-obama-administrations-new-initiatives-help-creat 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/44/post/obama-to-announce-new-veteran-jobs-initiative-to-keep-pressure-on-congress/2011/11/07/gIQAsfHUvM_blog.html 

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-11-11/obama-said-to-plan-gold-card-to-help-veterans-find-employment.html

http://military-veteran.com/cgi-bin/news/wrqTFqI-CT8U.pl?record=23&db_file=jobs 

http://military-veteran.com/cgi-bin/news/wrqTFqI-CT8U.pl?record=22&db_file=jobs