stan, and they deserve the credit. “I wish every American
could see fi rsthand the sacrifi ce the men and women [in
uniform] and their loved ones make on our behalf.”
McHugh thanked MOAA, calling it a “great ambassa-
dor to Capitol Hill.” “None of this could happen without
you. That’s why I am so proud of this great honor you
bestow upon me,” he said.
Name: Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.)
Recognized for: Championing much-needed manpow-
er increases, wounded-warrior protections, and family-
support programs.
As chair of the Personnel Subcommittee of the House
Armed Services Committee, Davis has sponsored up-
grades to permanent-change-of-station reimbursements,
sought ways to ease the effects of relocations for military
spouses, and led the charge to defeat proposals for unfair
TRICARE fee increases.
Representing a district with 175,000 active and retired
Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.)
servicemembers, Davis said she is honored to chair a sub-
committee that focuses on the military’s most important
Marix Award Winners
Name: Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.)
Recognized for: Being the chief cosponsor of the
Post-9/11 GI Bill, which was signed into law June 30,
2008, and takes effect this summer.
As a member of both the Senate Armed Services and
Veterans’ Affairs committees, Webb, a decorated Marine
combat veteran of Vietnam and former secretary of the
Navy, sponsored the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which will provide
education benefi ts to veterans. “It was a great day when
that piece of legislation was signed,” Webb said.
Webb thanked MOAA for standing behind him in
support of the GI Bill. “You were with us on the GI
Bill back when there were many meetings. And it was
a great benefi t to me when I was arguing this issue on
the Senate fl oor [and] had 375,000 members of MOAA
supporting me in that effort. It’s been a great opportu-
nity in the past couple of years to work with your orga-
Rep. Susan Davis (D-Calif.)
nization,” he said.
Name: Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.) asset — servicemembers and their families. “Our subcom-
Recognized for: Taking a lead role in protecting mittee rule is that we want to do what is right on behalf
against steep TRICARE fee increases, improving the of those families” she said.
military pay raise, and increasing manpower levels to She said MOAA has played a critical part “in letting
ease deployment stress. [Congress] know what we should know about, what we
McHugh, who was nominated to be secretary of the Army should care about, and what we should respond to. Thank
by President Obama in early June, said he has visited U.S. you for your advocacy for current and former servicemem-
servicemembers 10 times in Iraq and four times in Afghani- bers and their families.”
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