<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Jones thanks Bitting for support of bills increasing veterans' benefits.</dc:title><dc:date>1974-11-26</dc:date><dc:creator>Jones, James Robert, 1939-</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_109_7_10_2_0060</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document is from Congressman James R. Jones to service officer Kelley Bitting, thanking him for his support of S. 4040 and H.R. 12628, which aim to increase veterans' pensions and benefits. Jones expresses his support for S. 4040 and reassures Bitting of his continued support for H.R. 12628 in case of a presidential veto. Jones also acknowledges the concerns raised by Bitting regarding the reduction of benefits for veterans and widows, and promises to work on addressing those issues.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>