Supporting military spouses

This week, Senator Tim Kaine joined military spouses and business leaders in Arlington for a summit on improving employment opportunities. They discussed obstacles to employment for military spouses – like moving from place to place and dealing with credentialing and licensure across state lines – and successful strategies businesses have implemented to recruit and welcome military spouses into their workforces.

This event started a good dialogue about how our businesses and institutions can support military spouses. They talked about what Congress can do to help and how they can work more closely with our Governors, businesses, and military installation commanders to address unemployment issues.

Kaine said “This event was a positive step and I believe the conversation we had opened up eyes in the room to the magnitude of this challenge that military families are facing and will ultimately bring positive change.”