Unemployed veterans, congress wants your resumes

Vets can put resumes into Congressional Record
By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Feb 14, 2011 15:41:57 EST
An Illinois congressman is promising out-of-work veterans the opportunity to have their resumes published in the Congressional Record, the official record of debate and proceedings for the House and Senate.

He is promising attention, but not jobs.

“Sending me your resume will not get you a job, but it can help force Washington to end the unemployment problem once and for all,” said Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who launched his effort last week.

Jackson spokesman Andrew Wilson confirmed Monday that the congressman’s intent is to put the resumes into the Congressional Record “in addition to using the stories in floor remarks, speeches, etc.”

The first four people to take him up on the offer are a retired Navy telecommunications expert from San Diego, a former Army supply officer from Burbank, Calif., a retired Air Force technical sergeant from Snow Hill, N.C., and a former Navy radioman from Bradford, Pa.

Their resumes appear in the Feb. 10 Congressional Record as part of Jackson’s effort to call attention to the plight of veterans who are having problems finding work.

“Service to our nation is an honorable profession, and we should honor that service by seeing that every veteran has a job when their service is over,” Jackson said.

“When you risk your life for your country, we should make sure you have a life when you return,” he said. “No veteran should be left questioning how they will feed their family, wondering about their self worth or fretting about their financial future.”

Jackson said veterans who want their resumes published in the Congressional Record should e-mail them to
resumesfromveterans@mail.house.gov
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Vets can put resumes into Congressional Record