{"id":2282124,"date":"2024-06-23T11:30:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T15:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanberger-sponsors-bill-to-waive-passport-fees-for-injured-service-members-families-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-23T11:35:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T15:35:46","slug":"spanberger-sponsors-bill-to-waive-passport-fees-for-injured-service-members-families-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spanberger-sponsors-bill-to-waive-passport-fees-for-injured-service-members-families-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanberger sponsors bill to waive passport fees for injured service members\u2019 families &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspanberger-sponsors-bill-to-waive-passport-fees-for-injured-service-members-families-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282124&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S.\u200b Representatives Abigail \u2064Spanberger (D-Va.) and Mike Carey (R-Ohio) have introduced a bill that proposes to\u200c waive passport fees\u2064 for families visiting an overseas-injured service member. Spanberger and Carey argued that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/softballs-and-adoration-read-the-questions-reporters-have-asked-bidens-press-secretary\/\" title=\"Softballs And Adoration: Read The \u2018Questions\u2019 Reporters Have Asked Biden\u2019s Press Secretary\">military families<\/a> already experiencing stress due to a loved one&#8217;s injury shouldn&#8217;t face \u2063additional \u2063financial burdens. Currently, \u200cpassport fees are\u2062 waived\u2063 for families attending overseas funerals, memorials, or visiting \u2063graves of American military\u2063 personnel. This bill extends that support to include\u2064 visits\u200d to injured soldiers who cannot be medically cleared for travel. Spanberger, who is not\u2064 seeking reelection and plans to run for governor,\u200b emphasized the importance of ensuring families\u2062 can be with their injured relatives without worrying about passport costs, underscoring the required \u200dcare and support for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">service members<\/a>\u200b and their\u2063 families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2014 Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., joined Rep. Mike Carey, R-Ohio, to introduce a bill to waive passport fees for families visiting a service member injured overseas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last thing military families need is added stress and expense when going to visit their loved one in a time of illness or injury,\u201d Carey said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Passport fees are already waived for families of American military personnel who have to attend an overseas funeral or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/memorial-service-held-for-slain-fbi-agent-in-fla\/\" title=\"Memorial service held for slain FBI agent in Fla.\">memorial service<\/a> or visit an overseas grave. Spanberger and Carey felt the fees should also be waived for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gary-sinise-foundation-celebrates-10-years-of-service\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gary Sinise Foundation Celebrates 10 Years Of Service\">injured service members<\/a> who have not been medically cleared for travel, as they may be in critical condition, and time is of the essence for them and their families.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a parent, spouse, or sibling receives the dreaded phone call that their loved one has been injured in combat, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-now-up-in-michigan-florida-pennsylvania-and-tied-in-wisconsin-and-black-hispanic-and-evangelical-vote-is-up-from-2016\/\" title=\"IT'S HAPPENING! Trump Now Up in Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and Tied in Wisconsin -- And Black, Hispanic and Evangelical Vote Is UP from 2016!\">family member<\/a> should not have to worry about the extra cost of obtaining a passport to be by their side. Our nation\u2019s service members \u2014 and their families \u2014 deserve our highest standard of care and support for their immense sacrifice,\u201d Spanberger said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Spanberger did not seek reelection in the upcoming congressional general election, as she declared in November that she intends to run for governor.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Rep. Mike Carey introduced a bill to eliminate passport fees for families visiting injured service members abroad. 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