Steve Buyer News

The health care network operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs has been named as one of the best employers this year for workers over 50 by the American Association of Retired Persons.

A 13 Investigates report is sparking a national policy review over benefits for reservists who go to war, but aren't officially activated.

More than 600 troops set for deployment to Afghanistan were served a Thanksgiving meal first in Indiana.

For Joseph L. Bruno , once one of the most powerful politicians in New York, the road to ruin was soft, grassy and green.

For the second consecutive year, the Marine Corps has selected two senior enlisted members to serve as Congressional Legislative Fellows, positions previously held exclusively by officers.

THURSDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Nidal Hasan was charged today with 13 counts of premeditated murder.

Their contributions have gone unrecognized, despite top secret missions and battle time service.

"This is it," said Congressman Steve Buyer, R-4th, and dropped the 2,000-page federal health care bill on the podium at Ulen Country Club.

Can state lawmakers draw new districts that don't favor one party or the other? It's the rationale behind a new position taken by Republicans in the Indiana Senate.

A CBS News Investigation is again raising questions about a scholarship fund started by Indiana Congressman Steve Buyer showing that Buyer has made changes in its operation.

Lots of Cash Has been Raised for Rep. Stephen Buyer's Scholarship Foundation, but So Far No Scholarships Have been Awarded After repeated requests, Congressman Stephen Buyer finally agreed to sit down for a brief interview with CBS News Investigative Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson.

With the U.S. House of Representatives passage of H.R. 3962 Saturday in Washington, the country now looks to the U.S. Senate to see if a new health care bill will make it through.

Two top Republicans warn that the national health care reform plan approved by the House of Representatives could end up hurting military retirees and veterans.

The conversations Sunday at an event to honor veterans mostly stayed away from topics such as heroism and courage.

"I object. I object. I object ... " Rep. Tom Price, a Roswell Republican, repeated the line over and over, interrupting his Democratic counterparts every time they tried to speak.

President Barack Obama nearly chose Sen. Evan Bayh as his running mate, according to a new book by Obama campaign manager David Plouffe , excerpts of which were posted by Time magazine.

While questions have been raised about the charitable foundation founded by U.S. Rep.

Man cited for DWI while operating motorized La-Z-Boy. Let's put aside the DWI stuff for a sec.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki got a bipartisan hug from the House Veterans Affairs Committee last week as lawmakers accepted his plan to fix post-9/11 GI Bill payment delays, and blamed their own rush to enact the complex education benefit last year for some of the challenges VA now faces.

The biggest accomplishment so far of U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer's scholarship foundation has been to send the Indiana congressman to play golf with donors at luxury locales such as the Bahamas and Disney World.