Congressman Phil Hare sits on
the House Veterans Affairs Committee
and is himself, a carryover employee
of the Lane Evans term of office.
He ran in Lane's district and is
doing his best to continue Lane's
legacy here in our Veterans community.
He won by a slim margin at 57% in
his district, but this is not
uncommon for a newcomer who is
trying to fill the big shoes of
a resigning incumbent.

We have not seen a lot of "original"
Bills coming directly from Hare
just yet --- the freshmen all
have disadvantages in sponsoring
their own Bills when showing up
in their first Class at the House.

But he has managed to fill a web
page with Veterans Bills that he
has backed and been party to
or co-sponsor of, and that counts
too.

Activists should be able to approach
Hare with carryover issues from the
Lane Evans administration. He is part
of the new Democrat majority and
may have some leverage in this regard.

http://hare.house.gov/Issues/Issue/?IssueID=3527