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July 11, 2019
Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3304, the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act
Rep. Jerry Nadler
July 1, 2019
Immediately Following His Major Push at West Point, Schumer Announces Just-Passed Senate Defense Bill Includes Desperately-Needed Provisions to Improve Hazard-Riddled Housing at Military Installations- Like West Point & Fort Drum- for Nation's Heroes & Their Families
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019
Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 25, 2019
After Her Bipartisan Push, Gillibrand Announces Major Victory For Thousands Of Veterans After Legislation She Championed To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get The Benefits They Have Earned Has Been Signed Into Law
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 13, 2019
After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019
Stefanik Secures Wins for North Country, Fort Drum, Military Families in FY2020 NDAA
Rep. Elise Stefanik
June 13, 2019
Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019
Reps. Kim and Stefanik Pass Bipartisan Effort in NDAA to Support Military Spouse Employment
Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
June 11, 2019
Congressman Kim (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Stefanik (R-NY) Introduce Bill to Lower Military Spouse Unemployment
Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
June 6, 2019
Senator Gillibrand Statement on Tragic Accident at West Point
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 21, 2019
Hearing of the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Markup on Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 2, 2019
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Latest DOD Report On Sexual Assault In The Military
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 12, 2019
Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump's #TransMilitaryBan that goes into effect today breaks the faith with those serving and those who aspire to serve. Whether trans or otherwise, if you're qualified you should be permitted to serve."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 28, 2019
Opposing Ban on Transgender Members of Armed Forces
Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 13, 2019
Tweet - "I stand with our transgender troops who protect us and serve our country so bravely. @realDonaldTrump & @ActingSecDef must stop this discriminatory policy now. It is taking our military back to the days of don't ask don't tell for our transgender troops."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2019
Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump is planning to steal from military pay and pensions to pay for his wall? Military members and families should not have to suffer because he failed to achieve this with Congress. Congress must vote to stop this now."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
At Hearing Focused On Horrible Living Conditions In Military Housing Across The Country, Gillibrand Questions Executives Of Companies Responsible For Toxic Mold, Lead Paint, And Pest Infestations In Homes Of Military Families
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 13, 2019
Clarke Statement on Scotus Decision on Transgender Troops
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Feb. 8, 2019
Congressman Joe Morelle Votes to Expand Critical Access to Childcare for Veterans in Need
Rep. Joe Morelle
Feb. 7, 2019
Gillibrand, Collins, Reed Introduce New Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Transgender Service Members
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 4, 2019
Gillibrand Invites Decorated Transgender Navy Lieutenant Commander To State Of The Union Address After Supreme Court Allows President Trump's Transgender Military Service Ban To Go Into Effect; Senator Ready To Introduce New Legislation To Protect Transgender Troops
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to Patrick Shanahan, Secretary of Defense - Rep. Morelle signs on to a letter urging Acting Secretary Shanahan to not uphold the transgender military ban
Rep. Joe Morelle
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
Feb. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Schatz, Senators Slam Trump Administration For Unprecedented Use Of Troops On Southern Border
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 31, 2019
Gillibrand Statement On New Pentagon Report Revealing An Increase In Sexual Assault And Harassment At Military Academies
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 22, 2019
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Ban On Transgender Military Service To Go Into Effect
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 18, 2019
Tweet - "Shannon Kent from Pine Plains, NY was a Naval Chief Petty Officer. She was killed 1/16 in the attack in Syria with 3 other Americans. To Shannon's family & the families of these brave members of our Armed Forces: I salute your selflessness. We owe you a debt we can never repay."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2019
Stefanik Cosponsors The Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Jan. 16, 2019
Tweet - "I grieve for and salute the brave members of the US Military killed today in Syria. We stand with them and with all of the members of our Armed Forces. We owe them a debt we can never repay."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2018
Providing Certain Burial Benefits for Spouses and Children of Veterans Who Are Buried in Tribal Cemeteries
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Nov. 12, 2018
Tweet - "Some presidents respect and honor our veterans. Some try to prevent the troops' votes from being counted."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2018
Schumer Announces, Following His Recent Meeting with Air Force Secretary Wilson, the Department of Defense and Air Force Have Agreed to Send Senior Officials to Stewart Air National Guard Base This Month to Deliver Long-Awaited Public Meeting on PFOA/PFOS Contamination Remediation Efforts
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections
Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Aug. 23, 2018
Isakson, Mccaskill, Bipartisan Group of Senators File Amendment to Address Dangerous Lead Levels on Military Bases
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 15, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 13, 2018
President Trump Signs Stefanik Initiatives into Law at Fort Drum
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Aug. 2, 2018
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 2, 2018
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
July 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James N. Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Immediately Publish This Crucial Information And Take Military's Sexual Assault Problem More Seriously
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 10, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John McCain, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman; the Hon. Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee Chairman; the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee; and the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Committee - Include Tenney Amendment and Funding in Final Package of NDAA Bill
Rep. Claudia Tenney
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Following Reports that Defense Department is Sending JAGS to Southern Border to Prosecute Immigration Cases, Senators Ernst, Gillibrand, Leahy, Demand Answers From Secretary Mattis, Urge Him to Immediately Reverse this Inappropriate Policy
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 25, 2018
House Passes Meng provisions to Assist Members of the Military
Rep. Gregory Meeks
May 25, 2018
Gillibrand, Tillis Announce Committee Passage Of Bipartisan Bill To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner Violence And Child Abuse
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 25, 2018
Gillibrand Announces Inclusion of New Provision On Military Protective Orders In Senate National Defense Bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 24, 2018
House Passes Stefanik Provisions in FY'19 NDAA
Rep. Elise Stefanik
May 10, 2018
Stefanik Fights for Our Troops in FY'19 NDAA
Rep. Elise Stefanik
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith, Reed, Speier, and Gillibrand Request Details About DOD Transgender Policy Panel
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Date
Title
Politician
July 11, 2019
Chairman Nadler Statement for the Markup of H.R. 3304, the National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act
Rep.Jerry Nadler
July 1, 2019
Immediately Following His Major Push at West Point, Schumer Announces Just-Passed Senate Defense Bill Includes Desperately-Needed Provisions to Improve Hazard-Riddled Housing at Military Installations- Like West Point & Fort Drum- for Nation's Heroes & Their Families
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2019
Gillibrand and Schatz Announce "Restore Honor to Service Members Act" To Clear Discriminatory Records of Service Members Discharged Due To Sexual Orientation
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 25, 2019
After Her Bipartisan Push, Gillibrand Announces Major Victory For Thousands Of Veterans After Legislation She Championed To Ensure Blue Water Navy Vets Get The Benefits They Have Earned Has Been Signed Into Law
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 13, 2019
After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019
Stefanik Secures Wins for North Country, Fort Drum, Military Families in FY2020 NDAA
Rep.Elise Stefanik
June 13, 2019
Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 13, 2019
Reps. Kim and Stefanik Pass Bipartisan Effort in NDAA to Support Military Spouse Employment
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
June 11, 2019
Congressman Kim (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Stefanik (R-NY) Introduce Bill to Lower Military Spouse Unemployment
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
June 6, 2019
Senator Gillibrand Statement on Tragic Accident at West Point
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 21, 2019
Hearing of the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Markup on Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 2, 2019
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Latest DOD Report On Sexual Assault In The Military
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 12, 2019
Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump's #TransMilitaryBan that goes into effect today breaks the faith with those serving and those who aspire to serve. Whether trans or otherwise, if you're qualified you should be permitted to serve."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 28, 2019
Opposing Ban on Transgender Members of Armed Forces
Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 13, 2019
Tweet - "I stand with our transgender troops who protect us and serve our country so bravely. @realDonaldTrump & @ActingSecDef must stop this discriminatory policy now. It is taking our military back to the days of don't ask don't tell for our transgender troops."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2019
Tweet - "President @realDonaldTrump is planning to steal from military pay and pensions to pay for his wall? Military members and families should not have to suffer because he failed to achieve this with Congress. Congress must vote to stop this now."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 14, 2019
At Hearing Focused On Horrible Living Conditions In Military Housing Across The Country, Gillibrand Questions Executives Of Companies Responsible For Toxic Mold, Lead Paint, And Pest Infestations In Homes Of Military Families
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 13, 2019
Clarke Statement on Scotus Decision on Transgender Troops
Rep.Yvette Clarke
Feb. 8, 2019
Congressman Joe Morelle Votes to Expand Critical Access to Childcare for Veterans in Need
Rep.Joe Morelle
Feb. 7, 2019
Gillibrand, Collins, Reed Introduce New Bipartisan Legislation To Protect Transgender Service Members
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 4, 2019
Gillibrand Invites Decorated Transgender Navy Lieutenant Commander To State Of The Union Address After Supreme Court Allows President Trump's Transgender Military Service Ban To Go Into Effect; Senator Ready To Introduce New Legislation To Protect Transgender Troops
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to Patrick Shanahan, Secretary of Defense - Rep. Morelle signs on to a letter urging Acting Secretary Shanahan to not uphold the transgender military ban
Rep.Joe Morelle
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
Rep.Adriano Espaillat, ...
Feb. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Schatz, Senators Slam Trump Administration For Unprecedented Use Of Troops On Southern Border
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 31, 2019
Gillibrand Statement On New Pentagon Report Revealing An Increase In Sexual Assault And Harassment At Military Academies
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 22, 2019
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Ban On Transgender Military Service To Go Into Effect
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 18, 2019
Tweet - "Shannon Kent from Pine Plains, NY was a Naval Chief Petty Officer. She was killed 1/16 in the attack in Syria with 3 other Americans. To Shannon's family & the families of these brave members of our Armed Forces: I salute your selflessness. We owe you a debt we can never repay."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 16, 2019
Stefanik Cosponsors The Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Jan. 16, 2019
Tweet - "I grieve for and salute the brave members of the US Military killed today in Syria. We stand with them and with all of the members of our Armed Forces. We owe them a debt we can never repay."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2018
Providing Certain Burial Benefits for Spouses and Children of Veterans Who Are Buried in Tribal Cemeteries
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Nov. 12, 2018
Tweet - "Some presidents respect and honor our veterans. Some try to prevent the troops' votes from being counted."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 7, 2018
Schumer Announces, Following His Recent Meeting with Air Force Secretary Wilson, the Department of Defense and Air Force Have Agreed to Send Senior Officials to Stewart Air National Guard Base This Month to Deliver Long-Awaited Public Meeting on PFOA/PFOS Contamination Remediation Efforts
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections
Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Aug. 23, 2018
Isakson, Mccaskill, Bipartisan Group of Senators File Amendment to Address Dangerous Lead Levels on Military Bases
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 15, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Aug. 13, 2018
President Trump Signs Stefanik Initiatives into Law at Fort Drum
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Aug. 2, 2018
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 2, 2018
Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Her Provisions To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner And Child Abuse
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
July 23, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James N. Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Immediately Publish This Crucial Information And Take Military's Sexual Assault Problem More Seriously
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 10, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John McCain, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman; the Hon. Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee Chairman; the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee; and the Hon. Adam Smith, Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Committee - Include Tenney Amendment and Funding in Final Package of NDAA Bill
Rep.Claudia Tenney
June 22, 2018
Letter to the Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Following Reports that Defense Department is Sending JAGS to Southern Border to Prosecute Immigration Cases, Senators Ernst, Gillibrand, Leahy, Demand Answers From Secretary Mattis, Urge Him to Immediately Reverse this Inappropriate Policy
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 25, 2018
House Passes Meng provisions to Assist Members of the Military
Rep.Gregory Meeks
May 25, 2018
Gillibrand, Tillis Announce Committee Passage Of Bipartisan Bill To Protect Military Families From Intimate Partner Violence And Child Abuse
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 25, 2018
Gillibrand Announces Inclusion of New Provision On Military Protective Orders In Senate National Defense Bill
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 24, 2018
House Passes Stefanik Provisions in FY'19 NDAA
Rep.Elise Stefanik
May 10, 2018
Stefanik Fights for Our Troops in FY'19 NDAA
Rep.Elise Stefanik
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
April 11, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Smith, Reed, Speier, and Gillibrand Request Details About DOD Transgender Policy Panel
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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