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6 July 1, 2016
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Senior Policy Advisor Visits Fort Irwin
By Jason Miller

Public A airs O ce
FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Senior Policy Advisor
to Congresswomen Nancy Pelosi, Ms. Patricia
Ross, met with senior leadership, talked with Army
spouses and toured post facility’s here, Friday,
June 16.
After a short installation brief by senior leader-
ship, Ross hit the streets of Fort Irwin and visited
with spouses during a luncheon. e working
lunch gave her insight on both local issues and
Army-wide concerns. During the discussion, the
current backlog in child care background checks
was a popular topic of discussion.
“It gets very tough being a working spouse with
children in the Army,” said Senior Army Spouse,
Veronica Martin “It takes so long for people to get
their background checks and because of that, there
is a shortage in child care providers here.”
After the luncheon, Ross toured various homes
within community housing and family support
centers.
Ross has played an integral role with major
initiatives in the past ve years, ranging from
low-income child care assistance to the VA reform
bill in 2014.

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