Orange Lawmaker Pam Staneski Looks to Assist Veterans-Owned Businesses

State Rep. Pam Staneski (Orange & Milford) submitted testimony to the legislature’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee on her proposal to assist veteran-owned businesses in procuring state contracts, according to a press release from her office.

The bill, HB 5952, An Act Establishing a Preference in the Award of State Contracts For Veteran-Owned Businesses received a public hearing in the Veterans committee on February 17th.

“In this economic environment we need to do what we can to help returning veterans on their entry into our workforce here in Connecticut. We need to do what we can to make the transition from military life to being a successful member of our business community as smooth as possible.,” said Rep. Staneski.

Former Post Commander Lawrence Czajkowski, of the American Legion Post #127 who was accompanied by fellow Post member Sylvester Salcedo, also testified saying, “Veterans are presently super-ceded by other minorities in state procurement dollars, this bill would include vets in the minority process & give them access to set-aside state dollars. What better way to spend state dollars than on a veteran, we need to create jobs for our younger returning veterans, I plan to mentor those vets to take advantage of state projects.”

Czajkowski added, “Veterans, disabled & otherwise, should be at the top of the priority list for state projects & spending.”

Supporting this legislation gives us the tools to help those who served that much more. It will also assist those businesses where the veterans have harnessed entrepreneurial spirit to make their business successful and have taken those risks.