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Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representative Mike Levin Leads 39 House Members Highlighting Harmful Impact of Proposed SNAP Restrictions on Veterans Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Starting today, VA health care facilities will finally be smoke-free under a new VA directive. While this is important progress, Congress still must pass my bipartisan, bicameral bill with @SenatorCollins, @RepBradWenstrup, and @RepKathleenRice to codify this policy into law." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2019 Tweet - "This weekend marked Gold Star Families Day, where we honor the families of our fallen service-members. Their children made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our nation. Though we can never fully make up for that loss, we must honor & respect the sacrifices they make every day." Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2019 U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act Rep. Lauren Underwood
Sept. 25, 2019 Duckworth Receives the 2019 Gordon H. Mansfield Congressional Leadership Award from the Paralyzed Veterans of America Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 18, 2019 House Passes Bost Bill to Help Low-Income Veterans Rep. Mike Bost
Sept. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, Acting Director, U.S Citizen and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Hirono, Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Rescind Termination of the Filipino World War II Veteran Parole Program Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019 Rep. Mike Bost
Sept. 12, 2019 Underwood Works to Improve Access to Quality Health Care for Veterans Rep. Lauren Underwood
Aug. 31, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Gov. Pritzker's Pardon on Miguel Perez, Jr. Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 26, 2019 Illinois Post Office to Be Named for Tuskegee Airman Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 12, 2019 Letter to the Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Senate, House Leaders Demand VA Fix Emergency Care Claims Errors Impacting an Estimated 60,800 Veterans Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 12, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Duckworth Demands Trump Administration Explain Decision to Deny Citizenship Interview to U.S. Marine Veteran Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 7, 2019 Underwood, Duckworth Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Health Care More Affordable for Veterans Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Senators Jones and Collins Lead Colleagues in New Push to Repeal Military Widow's Tax Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 2, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On GAO Report On VA Oversight Of State Veterans Homes Sen. Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019 Underwood Works to Improve Wait Times for Veterans at Va Facilities Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 18, 2019 Carper Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Make the VA Smoke-Free Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Durbin, Collins, Wenstrup, Rice Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Make The VA Smoke-Free Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Tweet - "The majority of veterans enrolled in the VA health care system are non-smokers & should be protected from deadly consequences of secondhand smoke. Today I intro'd bill supporting the VA's efforts to prohibit smoking at VHA facilities & help protect the lives of America's heroes." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Dr. Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Department of Defense - Harris, Colleagues to Trump: Don't Deport Military Families Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2019 Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Care for Women Veterans Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 5, 2019 100th Anniversary of the East St. Louis American Legion Post 53 Rep. Mike Bost
June 28, 2019 Walberg, Krishnamoorthi, Guthrie, and Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 28, 2019 Congressmen Krishnamoorthi, Walberg, Guthrie And Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 27, 2019 Ahead of 50th Anniversary of Stoewall Riots, Duckworth & Pappas Introduce Bill to Improve VA Services for LGBT Veterans Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 20, 2019 Bost Offers Amendment to Give Veterans Business Opportunities Rep. Mike Bost
June 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Norcross, Brown Lead Bipartisan Letter Pushing Back Against Department Of Veterans Affairs' Union-Busting Efforts Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
June 10, 2019 Durbin, Cohen: Congress Must Close Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans & Service Members Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: Protect VA Benefits for Veterans Employed in State-Legalized Cannabis Industry Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 30, 2019 Senators Collins, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Affordability of Preventive Health Care for Veterans Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 23, 2019 Tweet - "Military families who've lost their service member shouldn't have to worry about receiving the benefits their loved one earned. It is time we #AxeWidowsTax and thank our military families." Sen. Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bicameral Legislation to Reunite Filipino WWII Veterans with Their Families Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 21, 2019 Veterans' Compensation Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 Rep. Mike Bost
May 21, 2019 Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act Rep. Mike Bost
May 21, 2019 Veterans' Care Quality Transparency Act Rep. Lauren Underwood
May 14, 2019 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Rep. Mike Bost
May 13, 2019 Senators Introduce Creig Sharp Funeral Honors for Veterans Act Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 3, 2019 Murphy, Blumenthal, Durbin, Cartwright Introduce Bills to Support Wounded Warriors Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 3, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Support Wounded Warriors Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 2, 2019 Durbin, Murphy, Cartwright Introduce Bills To Support Wounded Warriors Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 29, 2019 Brindisi Introduces Legislation to Improve VA Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources Rep. Mike Bost, ...
April 26, 2019 Returning to Iraq for the First Time Since Being Shot Down, DuckWorth Leads Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Middle East Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 16, 2019 Tweet - "For-profit colleges aggressively recruit veterans to take advantage of GI Bill funding. If Sec DeVos & Pres Trump care about our vets, they wouldn't let these deadbeat schools steal their hard-earned funding & leave them with a worthless degree:" Sen. Dick Durbin
April 11, 2019 Duckworth, Kildee, Peters & Speier Introduce Legislation to Protect Military Families from Lead Exposure Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 4, 2019 Senators Hirono, Duckworth, Blumenthal, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Assist Veterans through Immigration System Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Pete Visclosky, Chairman of the Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Ken Calvert, Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Marianas funding priorities set Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 27, 2019 Bost Introduces Bill to Make VA More Cost Efficient Rep. Mike Bost
March 26, 2019 Duckworth, Graham, Bennet, Gardner Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Train Veterans for Careers in Innovative Sectors of the American Energy Industry Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Shores, Director of the Office of Regulation Policy and Management at the Department of Veterans Affairs - Takano, Tester Take VA to Task over Proposed Access Standards Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Date Title Politician
Oct. 1, 2019 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Representative Mike Levin Leads 39 House Members Highlighting Harmful Impact of Proposed SNAP Restrictions on Veterans Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 1, 2019 Tweet - "Starting today, VA health care facilities will finally be smoke-free under a new VA directive. While this is important progress, Congress still must pass my bipartisan, bicameral bill with @SenatorCollins, @RepBradWenstrup, and @RepKathleenRice to codify this policy into law." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 30, 2019 Tweet - "This weekend marked Gold Star Families Day, where we honor the families of our fallen service-members. Their children made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our nation. Though we can never fully make up for that loss, we must honor & respect the sacrifices they make every day." Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2019 U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act Rep.Lauren Underwood
Sept. 25, 2019 Duckworth Receives the 2019 Gordon H. Mansfield Congressional Leadership Award from the Paralyzed Veterans of America Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 18, 2019 House Passes Bost Bill to Help Low-Income Veterans Rep.Mike Bost
Sept. 18, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, Acting Director, U.S Citizen and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Hirono, Senate Democrats Urge Trump Administration to Rescind Termination of the Filipino World War II Veteran Parole Program Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 17, 2019 Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019 Rep.Mike Bost
Sept. 12, 2019 Underwood Works to Improve Access to Quality Health Care for Veterans Rep.Lauren Underwood
Aug. 31, 2019 Duckworth Statement on Gov. Pritzker's Pardon on Miguel Perez, Jr. Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 26, 2019 Illinois Post Office to Be Named for Tuskegee Airman Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 12, 2019 Letter to the Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Senate, House Leaders Demand VA Fix Emergency Care Claims Errors Impacting an Estimated 60,800 Veterans Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Aug. 12, 2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, and Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Duckworth Demands Trump Administration Explain Decision to Deny Citizenship Interview to U.S. Marine Veteran Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 7, 2019 Underwood, Duckworth Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Make Health Care More Affordable for Veterans Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Senators Jones and Collins Lead Colleagues in New Push to Repeal Military Widow's Tax Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 2, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Statement On GAO Report On VA Oversight Of State Veterans Homes Sen.Dick Durbin
July 24, 2019 Underwood Works to Improve Wait Times for Veterans at Va Facilities Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 18, 2019 Carper Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Make the VA Smoke-Free Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Durbin, Collins, Wenstrup, Rice Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Make The VA Smoke-Free Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 11, 2019 Tweet - "The majority of veterans enrolled in the VA health care system are non-smokers & should be protected from deadly consequences of secondhand smoke. Today I intro'd bill supporting the VA's efforts to prohibit smoking at VHA facilities & help protect the lives of America's heroes." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Department of Homeland Security, and the Hon. Dr. Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Department of Defense - Harris, Colleagues to Trump: Don't Deport Military Families Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 10, 2019 Underwood Introduces Legislation to Improve Care for Women Veterans Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 5, 2019 100th Anniversary of the East St. Louis American Legion Post 53 Rep.Mike Bost
June 28, 2019 Walberg, Krishnamoorthi, Guthrie, and Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 28, 2019 Congressmen Krishnamoorthi, Walberg, Guthrie And Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 27, 2019 Ahead of 50th Anniversary of Stoewall Riots, Duckworth & Pappas Introduce Bill to Improve VA Services for LGBT Veterans Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 20, 2019 Bost Offers Amendment to Give Veterans Business Opportunities Rep.Mike Bost
June 10, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Norcross, Brown Lead Bipartisan Letter Pushing Back Against Department Of Veterans Affairs' Union-Busting Efforts Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
June 10, 2019 Durbin, Cohen: Congress Must Close Loophole That Encourages For-Profit Colleges To Target Veterans & Service Members Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 5, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs - Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: Protect VA Benefits for Veterans Employed in State-Legalized Cannabis Industry Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
May 30, 2019 Senators Collins, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Affordability of Preventive Health Care for Veterans Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 23, 2019 Tweet - "Military families who've lost their service member shouldn't have to worry about receiving the benefits their loved one earned. It is time we #AxeWidowsTax and thank our military families." Sen.Dick Durbin
May 22, 2019 Cortez Masto Cosponsors Bicameral Legislation to Reunite Filipino WWII Veterans with Their Families Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 21, 2019 Veterans' Compensation Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 Rep.Mike Bost
May 21, 2019 Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act Rep.Mike Bost
May 21, 2019 Veterans' Care Quality Transparency Act Rep.Lauren Underwood
May 14, 2019 Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Rep.Mike Bost
May 13, 2019 Senators Introduce Creig Sharp Funeral Honors for Veterans Act Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 3, 2019 Murphy, Blumenthal, Durbin, Cartwright Introduce Bills to Support Wounded Warriors Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 3, 2019 Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill To Support Wounded Warriors Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 2, 2019 Durbin, Murphy, Cartwright Introduce Bills To Support Wounded Warriors Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 29, 2019 Brindisi Introduces Legislation to Improve VA Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources Rep.Mike Bost, ...
April 26, 2019 Returning to Iraq for the First Time Since Being Shot Down, DuckWorth Leads Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Middle East Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 16, 2019 Tweet - "For-profit colleges aggressively recruit veterans to take advantage of GI Bill funding. If Sec DeVos & Pres Trump care about our vets, they wouldn't let these deadbeat schools steal their hard-earned funding & leave them with a worthless degree:" Sen.Dick Durbin
April 11, 2019 Duckworth, Kildee, Peters & Speier Introduce Legislation to Protect Military Families from Lead Exposure Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 4, 2019 Senators Hirono, Duckworth, Blumenthal, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Assist Veterans through Immigration System Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 1, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Pete Visclosky, Chairman of the Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Ken Calvert, Ranking Member of the Defense Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee - Marianas funding priorities set Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 27, 2019 Bost Introduces Bill to Make VA More Cost Efficient Rep.Mike Bost
March 26, 2019 Duckworth, Graham, Bennet, Gardner Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Train Veterans for Careers in Innovative Sectors of the American Energy Industry Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 25, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Shores, Director of the Office of Regulation Policy and Management at the Department of Veterans Affairs - Takano, Tester Take VA to Task over Proposed Access Standards Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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