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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 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. 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. 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
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 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 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
Congressmen Krishnamoorthi, Walberg, Guthrie And Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 28, 2019
Walberg, Krishnamoorthi, Guthrie, and Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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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 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. 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. 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
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 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 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
Congressmen Krishnamoorthi, Walberg, Guthrie And Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 28, 2019
Walberg, Krishnamoorthi, Guthrie, and Rush Introduce POW Priority Care Act
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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