What the Shutdown Means for Troops, Retirees, Veterans, and Families
The clock ran out on the federal budget process on October 1, shutting down the government for the first time since a 2018-19 funding lapse that lasted more than a month. While MOAA presses lawmakers to restore funding and to protect service member pay during the closure, you’ll find details on how the shutdown affects all who serve and have served, and their families, below. CLICK HERE to read the full article, or jump to:
MOAA National supports a number of national legislative priorities, and we focus also on issues facing veterans in the great state of Michigan. To that end, we encourage members to familiarize themselves with both sets of issues. Review the MOAA Advocacy page and the Michigan Commander's Group (MCG) page, and then take a stand on issues you can get behind. Both the MOAA and the MCG will get your voice to your state and national legislators. Click the buttons below for more information.
Interested members work with national and state government representatives in advocating for legislation supporting national defense and benefits for military members and their families. Chapter members are encouraged to make regular use of pre-drafted legislative emails found in the MOAA Legislative Action Center that are automatically routed to their representative in the House of Representatives and their Senators. Members are also encouraged to follow up with telephone calls, letters, and/or visits. For state legislation, members are encouraged use the MCG legislative functions. The chapter is ready to assist, train and educate members in the use of these legislative advocacy tools.

Selected members who represent the chapter at meetings of the Michigan Council of Chapters of MOAA may also be eligible to represent Michigan at MOAA’s annual spring advocacy campaign in Washington DC, Advocacy in Action.