In a year when the president and congress seem unable to work together and Washington has been mired in partisan gridlock, the two sides have found a common cause that they and all Americans can agree on.   Congress recently passed, and the president signed the Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act of 2011(VOW to Hire Heroes Act).  The act provides tax credits and other incentives for employers to hire veterans. 

Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs said “I am committed to reducing the veterans’ unemployment rate to below 5 percent over the next two years. They kept their vow to us, now it’s our turn to vow to help them.”