{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=7171adbe-047e-4948-a770-36e5d46604a3", "Manchin Welcomes New Partners to the \"I Hire Veterans\" Initiative", "2014-10-27", "2014", "2014-10", "Democrat", "House", "WV", "Joe Manchin", "M001183", "www.manchin.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "October 27, 2014\n\t\t\t Manchin Welcomes New Partners to the \"I Hire Veterans\" Initiative  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t Textron, Verizon and Teach for America pledge their commitment to hiring veterans by joining the \"I Hire Veterans\" initiative\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t Washington, D.C. \u2013 As co-founder of the Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin today announced the addition of three new partners to the Caucus\u2019 \u201cI Hire Veterans\u201d initiative. Textron and Verizon Communications Inc. have joined as corporate partners and Teach for America has joined as an organizational partner. By joining as partners, Textron, Verizon and Teach for America signify that they are proud to make the commitment to hiring veterans or veterans\u2019 family members as employees.\r\n\u201cAs I\u2019ve always said, if you want to help a vet, hire a vet \u2013 and do business with the folks who hire vets,\u201d Senator Manchin said. \u201cI am proud that the leaders at Textron, Verizon and Teach for America have made the decision to join our initiative, and I look forward to working with them, my colleagues in Congress and the organizations and companies across America who have committed to helping reduce our veterans\u2019 high unemployment rate.\u201d\r\nTo learn more about the Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus, please click here. \r\nMore information about the new partners is below:\r\nTextron's businesses span industries and continents, and their companies share discoveries and talent, combining all of their capabilities to achieve bigger, bolder, smarter and more advanced results. They believe that the skills and expertise of military veterans are invaluable and that the technical capability, teamwork and commitment of America\u2019s veterans will help them achieve the most advanced results. To learn more about Textron\u2019s rewarding career opportunities for veterans, please click here.\r\nVerizon Communications Inc. caters to military service members and veterans with personal and professional development programs, flexibility, a wide range of benefits and more. They also offer veterans the opportunity to work across a wide range of career areas so they can find a challenging yet rewarding career that best suits their interests and expertise. To learn more about the rewarding military career opportunities at Verizon, please click here.\r\nTeach for America launched the You Served For America, Now Teach For America initiative in 2012 to bring more veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces in to the fight against educational inequity. This initiative aims to put the power of military veterans, military professionals transitioning out of active service, armed forces reservists and national guard personnel, and spouses of military professionals to work in our nation\u2019s highest-need schools. They believe that the students who attend these schools will benefit greatly from veterans\u2019 depth of experience, strength in leadership, and desire to continue to serve their country. To learn more about how to get involved with Teach for America, please click here.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.manchin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=7171adbe-047e-4948-a770-36e5d46604a3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7266888860613108, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}