Congressional Research Employees Association

 
The CREA Scholarship and Loan Repayment Grant Committee is glad to report that every applicant in the first round of the new program has been offered funding.
Loan repayment grant recipients include Cheryl Beaver, Vanessa Burrows, and David Pham.
Scholarships have been awarded in the amounts of $1,500 to Hassan Hussein for study at Howard University [...]

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All CREA members are invited to apply for the new CREA Scholarship and Loan Repayment Grant Program.
Deadline: Friday, January 29, 2010
If you have outstanding student loans, or wish to pursue career-related education, please consider applying for support from the CREA Scholarship and Loan Repayment Grant Program. Guidelines and applications are available at the links below.
Guidelines [...]

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CREA invites all bargaining unit members to attend a lunchtime talk by Janemarie Mulvey, Specialist in Aging Policy in DSP, on recent changes to the Federal long-term-care insurance program. 
The changes include a new benefit package, but also premium increases for two-thirds of current enrollees.
Expanding on a previous seminar, Ms. Mulvey will discuss in more detail the impact [...]

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Come spend your Thursday afternoon break with fellow CREA Members.
Beginning Thursday, October 15, from 2:30 to 4:15, CREA will provide drinks and snacks for CREA Members in a casual setting, to help create a better sense of community within the organization. There will be no agenda, no guest speakers, just a place to spend your [...]

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Thanks to all who participated in the election Wednesday! Approximately 50% of eligible CREA members voted. CREA appreciates your continued support.
The results for the officers, Board of Governors, constitutional amendment, and new logo are below:
President: Dennis Roth – 120
Vice President for Policy and Dispute Resolution: Julius Jefferson – 75
Lisa Moscatiello – 48
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