| June 1, 2011
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Schumer Announces $570k for Veterans Outreach Center of Rochester; Funds Will Support Program that Connects Vets with Employers, Job Support Services
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 26, 2011
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Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - National Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
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Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
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| May 26, 2011
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Letter to Eric K. Shineski, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 26, 2011
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Schumer: V.A. Dragging its Feet in Providing Disabled Vets with Service Dogs as Authorized by Law; Li's America's Vetdogs Could Provide Thousands of Dogs to Vets Across the Country
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 25, 2011
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As Nation Honors Fallen Heroes On Memorial Day, Gillibrand Fights For Legislation To Proactively Provide NY Vets With Care, Benefits
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 24, 2011
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Schumer: House Passes Legislation to Protect Post-9/11 Veterans' Tuition Benefits - Bill to Save Veterans from Drastic Cuts Scheduled for Senate Action Next Month
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 18, 2011
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Letter to The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense and Admiral Mike Mullen Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| April 27, 2011
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Letter to Kathleen Sebelius and Martha Johnson Secretary, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Administrator U.S. Heneral Services Administration
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 21, 2011
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Gillibrand Ends 28 Year-Long Bureaucratic Battle for Saratoga Soldier, Helps Secure Over $40,000 in Unemployment Benefits
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| April 13, 2011
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Senator Snowe Introduces Measure to Protect Military Funerals
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 4, 2011
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Letter to Secretary Shinseki, Veterans Affairs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 28, 2011
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At Schumer's Urging: Veterans Cemetary Project Moves Forward, VA to Conduct WNY Site Visits This Week
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 14, 2011
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Schumer Calls On Long Island Businesses To Join New Online Campaign To Help Unemployed Vets Find Local Jobs; Estimated 13,500 Unemployed Vets On Island But Few Local Businesses Participate In Program
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 10, 2011
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Democrats Stand with Veterans Advocates to Oppose Republicans' Extreme Plan That Would Deny Housing to 10,000 Homeless Veterans
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| March 9, 2011
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Schumer Report Reveals Staggering Unemployment Among Recent Veterans - Schumer Announces New Online Campaign to Help Unemployed Vets Find Jobs at Upstate NY Businesses
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 8, 2011
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Schumer to VA: Appoint a Regional Ombudsman to Help Complete Vets Cemetary as Soon as Possible; Calls on VA to Establish Liason with Local Veterans Groups to Get the Job Done
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 28, 2011
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Letter to the Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, U.S. Secretary of the Veteran Affairs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 28, 2011
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Schumer Urges VA to Establish Public-private Partnership with Sitrin Health Care Center, Support Expansion So Sitrin Can Serve as a Model in Vets Care for the Future
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Feb. 18, 2011
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More Than 300 Vets From Iraq & Afghanistan Out Of Work In Mohawk Valley -- Gillibrand Hosts Important Roundtable With Local Veterans And Business Leaders To Find Solutions
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Feb. 18, 2011
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More Than 800 Vets From Iraq & Afghanistan Out Of Work In Capital Region -- Gillibrand Hosts Important Roundtable With Local Veterans And Business Leaders To Find Solutions
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 11, 2011
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Nearly 700 Vets From Iraq & Afghanistan Out of Work In Rochester/Finger Lakes -- Gillibrand Hosts Important Roundtable With Local Veterans and Business Leaders to Find Solutions
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Feb. 10, 2011
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Schumer, Nelson Reveal: Military Agrees to Their Request for Use of Respirator Masks by Soldiers Working near Toxic 'Burn Pits'
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Feb. 10, 2011
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Schumer, Nelson Reveal: Military Agrees to Their Request for Use of Respirator Masks by Soldiers Working Near Toxic 'Burn Pits'
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Dec. 8, 2010
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Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 27, 2010
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Gillibrand Announces New Effort To Strengthen GI Bill, Expand Education Opportunities To All Members Of Military
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Sept. 15, 2010
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Recommendation Of Changes In Law That Help Achieve Deficit Reduction By Reducing Waste, Fraud, Abuse, And Mismanagement, Promoting Efficiency And Reform Of Government; And Controlling Spending Within Government Programs, Pursuant To H. Res. 1493
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Aug. 30, 2010
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Gillibrand, Hall, Hudson Valley Veterans Announce New Push To Make Tax Cut For Businesses That Hire New Veterans Permanent
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 30, 2010
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Gillibrand and Hall Push to Make Tax Cuts for Businesses That Hire Returning Troops Permanent
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Aug. 11, 2010
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Gillibrand, Staten Island Business Community And Veterans Announce New Push To Make Tax Cut Permanent For Businesses That Hire Troops Returning Home
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 11, 2010
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Gillibrand Announces New Push To Make Tax Cut Permanent For Businesses That Hire Veterans
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 2, 2010
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Schumer to VA: End Insurance Company Payout Schemes Once and For All by Mandating Insurers Provide Lump Sum Payouts to Families of Lost Soldiers
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2010
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Letter to The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki Department of Veterans Affairs
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 27, 2010
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Letter to Hon. Richard F. Daines, M.D Commissioner of Health
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 13, 2010
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Rep. Clarke Lauds Better Care for Veterans with PTSD
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| July 9, 2010
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After Gillibrand Push, 75 Year-Old Queens Vet No Longer Faces $24,000 In Retroactive Debt Due To Veterans Affairs Accounting Error
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| July 1, 2010
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With Thousands Of New Veterans Suffering From Post Traumatic Stress Disorder And Traumatic Brain Injury, Gillibrand Announces New Efforts To Improve Treatment And Monitoring
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| June 16, 2010
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After Nearly 40 Years, Albany Navy Vet Finally Receives War Medals
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 31, 2010
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Rep. Yvette D. Clarke's Statement On Memorial Day
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| May 28, 2010
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Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend, Senator Gillibrand Announces New Effort To Help Prepare New York Veterans For The Jobs Of Tomorrow
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 24, 2010
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Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend, Senator Gillibrand Announces New Effort To Help Prepare Long Island Veterans For The Jobs Of Tomorrow
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 19, 2010
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Senator Gillibrand Statement On Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing On Her Agent Orange Legislation
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 5, 2010
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Recognizing The 65th Anniversary Of Victory In Europe (v-e) Day During World War Ii
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| May 4, 2010
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Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Statement On The Attempted Times Square Car-Bombing Incident
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Rep. Gregory Meeks
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| April 21, 2010
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The Dynamics Of Earth Day
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| Dec. 22, 2009
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Gillibrand Urges Feds To Support Proposal To Construct Home For Veterans In Canandaigua
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Dec. 10, 2009
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Nadler Hails Increased Funding For Affordable Housing And Housing For People With HIV/AIDS
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| Nov. 19, 2009
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Hearing Of The House Committee On Small Business "Oversight Of The Small Business Administration And Its Programs"
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| Nov. 11, 2009
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Schumer: More Than 14,000 NYS Vets Now Homeless -- Current Veterans Health And Homeless Programs Starved Of Funding And Cannot Handle New Wave Of Returning Soldiers From Afghanistan And Iraq
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Nov. 10, 2009
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On Veterans Day, With More Than 14 Percent Of Young Veterans Unemployed, Gillibrand Makes Personal Pitch To Businesses: Hire A Vet, Get A Tax Break
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Nov. 10, 2009
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On Day Before Veterans Day, Senator Menendez Introduces Bill In Support Of Military Family Unity
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Nov. 10, 2009
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Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's Statement Honoring Veterans Day
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| Nov. 10, 2009
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs And Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Oct. 29, 2009
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63 Year Old Brooklyn Vietnam Vet Harmed By Agent Orange, But Along With Thousands Of Others Ignored By Feds
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Oct. 27, 2009
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With No Cost Of Living Adjustment For 3.4 Million NY Seniors, Veterans And Disabled, Gillibrand Pushes For One-Time $250 Emergency Payment
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Oct. 9, 2009
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Rep. Clarke Introduces Legislation To Strengthen Minority, Women, And Veteran-Owned Construction Small Businesses
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Rep. Yvette Clarke
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| Sept. 16, 2009
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Gillibrand Announces Plan To Crack Down on Financial Fraud Against Seniors
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Aug. 3, 2009
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Gillibrand Applauds New GI Bill
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| July 28, 2009
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Veterans Business Center Act Of 2009
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| June 1, 2009
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With Sky High Unemployment Among New Vets, Gillibrand Launches Campaign to Help Businesses Create Jobs for Vets
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 20, 2009
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As Nation Honors Fallen Heroes on Memorial Day, Gillibrand Announces New Legislation to Improve Health Care Access for NY Veterans
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 13, 2009
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Schumer Introduces Homes for Heroes Act, Legislation Will Expand Housing and Rental Assistance to Homeless Veterans, Expand Services at Veterans Affairs in Upstate NY
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 5, 2009
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Higgins, Schumer, Gillibrand & Slaughter Ask VA to Establish Job Center for Disabled Vets in Buffalo
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| May 5, 2009
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Schumer Urges Obama Administration to Make It Easier for Veterans to Register to Vote
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 4, 2009
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Schumer: Shortage in Women Veteran's Health Care Services Could Plague Region as Wave of Female Soldiers Return to Central New York - Syracuse VA's Exemplary Women's Health Center Should be Model for Nation
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| April 23, 2009
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Gillibrand: G.I. Benefits Should Extend to Veterans Enrolled at Online Universities
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| April 23, 2009
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Gillibrand: G.I. Benefits Should Extend to Veterans Enrolled at Online Universities
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| April 21, 2009
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Rep. Tonko Joins President Obama at Signing of Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
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Rep. Paul Tonko
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| March 19, 2009
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Schumer Introduces Groundbreaking Veteran's Health Bill; Will Affect Over 150,000 Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Who Have Yet to be Treated for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 17, 2009
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Schumer Reveals: Despite 2006 Law Forcing VA to Cover Full Costs of Nursing Home Health Care for Severely Injured LI Vets, VA Has Not Paid Up, Costs Vets Tens of Thousands of Dollars a Year
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| March 3, 2009
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Senator Gillibrand Demands Better Benefits for Veterans
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Nov. 24, 2008
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Schumer Reveals: With Over 7,000 Homeless Veterans in Hudson Valley, County Vets Housing Initiative at "Last Stop USA" in Dire Need of Support, Starved for Federal Funding
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 24, 2008
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With Over 1,000 New Yorkers Living With ALS, Schumer Announces Passage of Bill to Improve Research & Data Collection for Lou Gehrig's Disease
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 13, 2008
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Rep. Gillibrand Announces Passage of Legislation to Support Area Veterans
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| July 22, 2008
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Senators Feinstein, Kerry, Reid, Obama, Clinton, Leahy, Schumer, Murray, Wyden Introduce Bill to Require the Department of Veterans' Affairs to Provide Access to Voter Registration for Veterans
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| July 16, 2008
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Rep. Gillibrand Introduces Bill Overhauling Veterans Benefit Delivery System
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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