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Dec. 9, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urge VA to Comply with 2010 Law
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Dec. 6, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Information on Dental Safety for Veterans After Wisconsin Incident
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 6, 2016
Phoenix VA Whistleblowers Vindicated for Speaking out on Suicide Prevention
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 22, 2016
Ernst Expresses Dissatisfaction with Preliminary VA Response to Ketchum Inquiry
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 17, 2016
Grassley Praises Final Passage of Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Bill
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 17, 2016
Grassley Joins Bipartisan Effort Incentivizing Law Enforcement Agencies to Hire Veterans
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 16, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Michael J. Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Regarding Veterans' Suicides After Being Denied Treatment at VA Medical Facilities
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Michael J. Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Regarding the Lack of Timely Care Provided to Veterans in Need of Immediate Help
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 11, 2016
Quad City Times - Ernst: Fighting for Those Who Faithfully Served
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to Michael J. Missal, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Request for an Update on the Progress of the Office of the Inspector General's Report Regarding the Brandon Ketchum Case
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Michael J. Missal, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Regarding Follow-Up Questions For the Office of the Inspector General From the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing in Tomah, Wisconsin
Sen. Joni Ernst
Nov. 4, 2016
Q&A: Veterans Day
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Nov. 1, 2016
Grassley Presses Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs on EpiPen Costs
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Oct. 21, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Only One to Six People Responsible for Patient Wait-Time Problems Have Been Fired
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Sept. 29, 2016
Blumenthal & Ernst Introduce Bill to Establish "Gold Star" Stamp, Honoring the Sacrifice of Families Who Have Lost a Loved One in Combat
Sen. Joni Ernst
Sept. 26, 2016
Grassley on VA Spending on Art, Continuing to Press for Answers
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sept. 22, 2016
Stefanik, Grassley Introduce Bicameral Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Resolution
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
Sept. 1, 2016
Grassley Has Veterans Fellow Working in Des Moines Office, Available to Help Veterans
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 16, 2016
Senator Ernst Calls for Answers over Iowa City VA "Ghost Panels"
Sen. Joni Ernst
Aug. 11, 2016
Inspector General Confirms Review of Veteran's Recent Suicide, as Senators Requested
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 5, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs - Wasteful VA Money Spent on Art
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Aug. 2, 2016
Ernst, Senators Press VA for Answers on Iowa Veteran's Death
Sen. Joni Ernst
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to Michael Missal, Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs - Grassley, Johnson, Ernst Seek Inspector General Inquiry into Veteran's Suicide
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Aug. 2, 2016
Iowa Vets Receive Long-Delayed Purple Hearts
Sen. Chuck Grassley
July 29, 2016
Ernst Calls on VA to Make Veterans Care a Priority, Not Art
Sen. Joni Ernst
July 14, 2016
Senator Ernst Disappointed in Failure to Progress Funding for VA, Combatting Zika Virus
Sen. Joni Ernst
July 13, 2016
Ernst Supports Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
Sen. Joni Ernst
July 6, 2016
Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act Signed Into Law
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
June 29, 2016
Ernst Calls on VA to Explain how they will Improve Veterans Crisis Line Immediately
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 28, 2016
Sen. Ernst Supports Military, Veterans Administration Appropriations; Measure to Combat Zika Virus
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 21, 2016
Brownley Announces Passage of Her Bill to Prevent Female Veteran Suicides
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
June 20, 2016
Klobuchar, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape and Wait Times for Veterans Scheduling Appointments at VA Medical Facilities
Sen. Joni Ernst
June 20, 2016
Klobuchar, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape and Wait Times for Veterans Scheduling Appointments at VA Medical Facilities
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
June 8, 2016
Boxer, Ernst, Colleagues Praise Senate Passage Of Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 24, 2016
Ernst Calls on VA Secretary McDonald to Resign Immediately
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 23, 2016
Ernst Condemns VA Secretary's Disgraceful Comments on Wait Times
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 23, 2016
VA Secretary Comparison of VA to Disneyland is Ridiculous, Grassley Says
Sen. Chuck Grassley
May 19, 2016
Ernst Supports Funding for Veterans Services, Military Construction, Transportation Needs
Sen. Joni Ernst
May 18, 2016
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Sen. Chuck Grassley
May 17, 2016
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Sen. Chuck Grassley
May 11, 2016
Mikulski, Ernst Legislation to Restore Inurnment Rights of Wasp at Arlington National Cemetery Passes Senate Unanimously
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
May 6, 2016
Arizona VA Whistleblower Restored to VA Job, Grassley Helped, Calls on VA to Treat Whistleblowers Better
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 23, 2016
Letter to Mark Kirk, Chairman and Jon Tester, Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies - Second Amendement Rights
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 22, 2016
Grassley Seeks Account of Spending from the Wounded Warrior Project
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 21, 2016
Grassley Receives VA Acknowledgement of Problems with the Veterans Choice Program, Pledge to Improve Services to Iowa Veterans
Sen. Chuck Grassley
March 10, 2016
Grassley Joins Bills on Reducing Veterans Services Appeals Backlog, Improved Suicide Prevention for Female Veterans
Sen. Chuck Grassley
Feb. 25, 2016
Senators Gillibrand and Ernst Urge Department of Veterans Affairs to Screen Veterans for Food Insecurity
Sen. Joni Ernst
Feb. 25, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veteran Affairs - Veterans Food Insecurity
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Feb. 11, 2016
Mikulski Joins Ernst, Bipartisan Senators to Introduce Bipartisan Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act
Sen. Joni Ernst, ...
Nov. 19, 2015
Blumenthal, Kirk and Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce VA Patient Protection Act
Sen. Chuck Grassley, ...
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Politician
Dec. 9, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Urge VA to Comply with 2010 Law
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Dec. 6, 2016
Letter to The Hon. Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Information on Dental Safety for Veterans After Wisconsin Incident
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Dec. 6, 2016
Phoenix VA Whistleblowers Vindicated for Speaking out on Suicide Prevention
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 22, 2016
Ernst Expresses Dissatisfaction with Preliminary VA Response to Ketchum Inquiry
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 17, 2016
Grassley Praises Final Passage of Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Bill
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 17, 2016
Grassley Joins Bipartisan Effort Incentivizing Law Enforcement Agencies to Hire Veterans
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 16, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Michael J. Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Regarding Veterans' Suicides After Being Denied Treatment at VA Medical Facilities
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Michael J. Missal, Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Regarding the Lack of Timely Care Provided to Veterans in Need of Immediate Help
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 11, 2016
Quad City Times - Ernst: Fighting for Those Who Faithfully Served
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to Michael J. Missal, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Request for an Update on the Progress of the Office of the Inspector General's Report Regarding the Brandon Ketchum Case
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 10, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Michael J. Missal, Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Regarding Follow-Up Questions For the Office of the Inspector General From the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing in Tomah, Wisconsin
Sen.Joni Ernst
Nov. 4, 2016
Q&A: Veterans Day
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Nov. 1, 2016
Grassley Presses Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs on EpiPen Costs
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Oct. 21, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Only One to Six People Responsible for Patient Wait-Time Problems Have Been Fired
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Sept. 29, 2016
Blumenthal & Ernst Introduce Bill to Establish "Gold Star" Stamp, Honoring the Sacrifice of Families Who Have Lost a Loved One in Combat
Sen.Joni Ernst
Sept. 26, 2016
Grassley on VA Spending on Art, Continuing to Press for Answers
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Sept. 22, 2016
Stefanik, Grassley Introduce Bicameral Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Resolution
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
Sept. 1, 2016
Grassley Has Veterans Fellow Working in Des Moines Office, Available to Help Veterans
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 16, 2016
Senator Ernst Calls for Answers over Iowa City VA "Ghost Panels"
Sen.Joni Ernst
Aug. 11, 2016
Inspector General Confirms Review of Veteran's Recent Suicide, as Senators Requested
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 5, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs - Wasteful VA Money Spent on Art
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Aug. 2, 2016
Ernst, Senators Press VA for Answers on Iowa Veteran's Death
Sen.Joni Ernst
Aug. 2, 2016
Letter to Michael Missal, Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs - Grassley, Johnson, Ernst Seek Inspector General Inquiry into Veteran's Suicide
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Aug. 2, 2016
Iowa Vets Receive Long-Delayed Purple Hearts
Sen.Chuck Grassley
July 29, 2016
Ernst Calls on VA to Make Veterans Care a Priority, Not Art
Sen.Joni Ernst
July 14, 2016
Senator Ernst Disappointed in Failure to Progress Funding for VA, Combatting Zika Virus
Sen.Joni Ernst
July 13, 2016
Ernst Supports Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
Sen.Joni Ernst
July 6, 2016
Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act Signed Into Law
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
June 29, 2016
Ernst Calls on VA to Explain how they will Improve Veterans Crisis Line Immediately
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 28, 2016
Sen. Ernst Supports Military, Veterans Administration Appropriations; Measure to Combat Zika Virus
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 21, 2016
Brownley Announces Passage of Her Bill to Prevent Female Veteran Suicides
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
June 20, 2016
Klobuchar, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape and Wait Times for Veterans Scheduling Appointments at VA Medical Facilities
Sen.Joni Ernst
June 20, 2016
Klobuchar, Ernst Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape and Wait Times for Veterans Scheduling Appointments at VA Medical Facilities
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
June 8, 2016
Boxer, Ernst, Colleagues Praise Senate Passage Of Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 24, 2016
Ernst Calls on VA Secretary McDonald to Resign Immediately
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 23, 2016
Ernst Condemns VA Secretary's Disgraceful Comments on Wait Times
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 23, 2016
VA Secretary Comparison of VA to Disneyland is Ridiculous, Grassley Says
Sen.Chuck Grassley
May 19, 2016
Ernst Supports Funding for Veterans Services, Military Construction, Transportation Needs
Sen.Joni Ernst
May 18, 2016
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Sen.Chuck Grassley
May 17, 2016
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Sen.Chuck Grassley
May 11, 2016
Mikulski, Ernst Legislation to Restore Inurnment Rights of Wasp at Arlington National Cemetery Passes Senate Unanimously
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
May 6, 2016
Arizona VA Whistleblower Restored to VA Job, Grassley Helped, Calls on VA to Treat Whistleblowers Better
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 23, 2016
Letter to Mark Kirk, Chairman and Jon Tester, Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies - Second Amendement Rights
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 22, 2016
Grassley Seeks Account of Spending from the Wounded Warrior Project
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 21, 2016
Grassley Receives VA Acknowledgement of Problems with the Veterans Choice Program, Pledge to Improve Services to Iowa Veterans
Sen.Chuck Grassley
March 10, 2016
Grassley Joins Bills on Reducing Veterans Services Appeals Backlog, Improved Suicide Prevention for Female Veterans
Sen.Chuck Grassley
Feb. 25, 2016
Senators Gillibrand and Ernst Urge Department of Veterans Affairs to Screen Veterans for Food Insecurity
Sen.Joni Ernst
Feb. 25, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veteran Affairs - Veterans Food Insecurity
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Feb. 11, 2016
Mikulski Joins Ernst, Bipartisan Senators to Introduce Bipartisan Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act
Sen.Joni Ernst, ...
Nov. 19, 2015
Blumenthal, Kirk and Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce VA Patient Protection Act
Sen.Chuck Grassley, ...
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