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April 8, 2016
Watertown Daily Times - Rep. Stefanik Talks Veterans Health Care, Visits Fort Drum
Rep. Elise Stefanik
April 8, 2016
The Watertown Daily Times - Rep. Stefanik Talks Veteran Health Care, Fort Drum During Jefferson County Tour
Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 24, 2016
North Country Now - North Country Rep. Stefanik Votes to Include WASP Women Pilots at Arlington Cemetery
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Feb. 25, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veteran Affairs - Veterans Food Insecurity
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary of the Army - Restore Arlington National Cemetery Eligibility to Women's Air Force Service Pilots, Other Active Duty Designees
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Schumer Announces Over $6.9 Million In Fed Funding, Needed For "Phase Two' Development Of VA Outpatient Surgery Facility In Rochester, Officially Included In The President'S FY 2017 Budget Request
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 9, 2016
Schumer Announces $36 Million In Fed Funding Needed For Construction Of The New Wny Veterans' Cemetery Has Officially Been Included In The President's FY 2017 Budget Request
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary of the United States Army - U.S. Rep. McSally Leads Continued Effort To Reinstate WASP Eligibility At Arlington
Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Jan. 31, 2016
As Deadline Approaches for VA to Renew its Rule that Prohibits Medical Marijuana, Senator Gillibrand Urges VA to Fix Discriminatory Policy & Allow Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 20, 2016
Schumer: Veterans Poisoned By Asbestos Exposure Could Soon Be Victims Of Identity Theft
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 19, 2016
Schumer: Canandaigua VA Medical Center Upgrade Has Been Delayed By Bureaucratic Hold-Ups; Now Project Responsibility Is Being Transferred From VA To Army Corps
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2015
Schumer Secures Commitment From VA That Funding For "Phase Two' Construction Of VA Outpatient Surgery Facility In Rochester Will Be Included In The President'S Fy 2017 Budget Request -- Schumer Calls Commitment A Critical First Step & Vows To Fight To Ensure Funds Are In Final 2017 Appropriations Bill
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2015
Schumer Launches Push To Secure Critical Funding For Construction Of The New WNY Veterans' Cemetery -- While VA Has Funding Needed To Complete Design & Planning Phases Of The Project Through 2016, Subsequent Construction Phase -- Expected To Start In 2017 -- Has Not Yet Been Funded; Senator Says VA Must Prioritize First-Ever Vet Cemetery In Buffalo-Rochester Area
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2015
Schumer Launches A Major Push To Restore Expired Fed Incentives For Businesses To Hire Unemployed Veterans In Upstate NY; Senator Says This Vital Tax Credit -- Which Is Included In Major Tax Bill & Could Be Voted On This Week -- Is A Proven Success In Helping Upstate Businesses Hire More Veterans
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2015
Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 19, 2015
Blumenthal, Kirk and Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce VA Patient Protection Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 11, 2015
Gillibrand Delivers Remarks at the Greenburgh Veterans Day Ceremony and Veterans Memorial Park Groundbreaking
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 10, 2015
Schumer Announces More Than $1.1 Million in Rental Assistance For Over 100 Homeless Veterans
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2015
Stefanik Introduces Support Our Military Caregivers Act
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Nov. 9, 2015
Sweeping Legislation Will Encourage Landlords To Rent To Veterans, Provide Grants To Organizations that Support Formerly Homeless Veterans, Expand The Definition Of A "Homeless Veteran," Improve Outreach To Veterans & More
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 4, 2015
Schumer: Even One Homeless Veteran Is One Too Many
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 4, 2015
Letter to Robert Mcdonald, Secretary of Department of Veteran's Affairs - Approve Veteran Campus Counselor at Nassau Community College
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Schumer: Rochester-Area Veterans Should Have Access To The Care That They Need And Deserve
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 28, 2015
Gillibrand Secures Benefits for Albany Veteran Exposed to Agent Orange
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 28, 2015
House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Border Jobs for Veterans Act
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 17, 2015
Cardin Pushes to Keep Federal Workers on the Job Despite Threats of a Shutdown
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 17, 2015
Mikulski, Cardin, Senate Colleagues Push to Keep Federal Workers on the Job Despite Threats of Shutdown
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2015
Schumer: This is a Long Overdue Honor for These Filipino WWII Heroes
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2015
Schumer: Highly Qualified Veterans Should Have The Opportunity To Again Do What They Do Best -- Protect Our Country, This Time By Guarding Our Borders
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2015
Cantwell, Collins, Gillibrand, Kaine Reintroduce Apprenticeship Bill to Train the Next Generation of American Workers
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 5, 2015
Manchin, Kirk, Ernst, Gillibrand Launch Post 9/11 Veterans Caucus
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 4, 2015
Stefanik Discusses Veterans Issues at Forum in Lake Placid
Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 30, 2015
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 28, 2015
Shaheen's Veterans Entrepreneurship Act Heads to President's Desk
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 27, 2015
Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
July 27, 2015
House, Senate Small Business Leaders Applaud Passage of Veterans Entrepreneurship Act
Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 22, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Ensure Chemical Weapons Test Victims Receive Compensation
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
July 16, 2015
Schumer Urges NY National Guard To Bring Sgt. Henry Johnson's Medal Of Honor Back To His Hometown Of Albany For Temporary Display -- Schumer Led The Charge To Secure Posthumous Medal Of Honor For Sgt. Johnson
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2015
Veterans Entrepeneurship Act of 2015
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
July 6, 2015
Gillibrand, Maloney Announces New Push to Help Thousands of "Blue Water" Vietnam Vets Harmed by Agent Orange But Ignored by Feds Due to Technicality in the Law
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 30, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Care
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 23, 2015
Congressman Nadler and NYC Parks Announce Federal Funding to Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Manahatta Park for Superstorm Sandy Repairs
Rep. Jerry Nadler
June 15, 2015
Schumer Visits Disabled WNY Veteran Dale Dart, Who Has Been Waiting Two Years For VA To Make His Home Wheelchair Accessible; Vet Suffers From Serious illness Sustained While Serving In Iraq And Kuwait & Is Still Confined To His Basement -- Senator Calls For Investigation To Ensure VA Delay Never Happens Again
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2015
Schumer: Bureaucratic Red Tape Is Preventing Disabled Veteran From Getting The Vital Wheelchair Accessible Home Improvements He Needs; Vet Suffers From Serious illness Sustained While Serving In Iraq And Kuwait - Schumer Demands Timeline & Answers From The Veterans Administration; Says Delay Is Denying Basic Quality Of Life
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 5, 2015
Schumer Backs Tarrytown Born Veteran To Get Name On Vietnam Memorial Wall -- Dennis Ralph Johnston Of Westchester County Died In Vietnam War Training Exercise In South China Sea In 1969, But Because Accident Was Outside Combat Zone, He & 73 Other Veterans Who Perished Were Left Off National Memorial Wall
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2015
In Wake Of Memorial Day, Schumer Backs Western NY Family's Push to Get Son's Name On Vietnam Memorial Wall -- Terry Lee Henderson Of Chautauqua County Died In Vietnam War Training Exercise In South China Sea in 1969, But Because Accient Was Outside Combat Zone, He & 73 Other Veterans Who Perished Were Left Off National Memorial Wall
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 30, 2015
Rep. Tonko's Memorial Day Statement
Rep. Paul Tonko
May 29, 2015
In Wake Of Memorial Day, Schumer Backs Syracuse Father's Push To Get Son's Name On Vietnam Memorial Wall -- Larry Reilly Jr. Died In Vietnam War Training Exercise In South China Sea In 1969, But Because Accident Was Outside Combat Zone, He & 73 Other Veterans Who Perished Were Left Off National Memorial Wall
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 25, 2015
Remembering Those We've Lost
Rep. Paul Tonko
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April 8, 2016
Watertown Daily Times - Rep. Stefanik Talks Veterans Health Care, Visits Fort Drum
Rep.Elise Stefanik
April 8, 2016
The Watertown Daily Times - Rep. Stefanik Talks Veteran Health Care, Fort Drum During Jefferson County Tour
Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 24, 2016
North Country Now - North Country Rep. Stefanik Votes to Include WASP Women Pilots at Arlington Cemetery
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Feb. 25, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veteran Affairs - Veterans Food Insecurity
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary of the Army - Restore Arlington National Cemetery Eligibility to Women's Air Force Service Pilots, Other Active Duty Designees
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 9, 2016
Schumer Announces Over $6.9 Million In Fed Funding, Needed For "Phase Two' Development Of VA Outpatient Surgery Facility In Rochester, Officially Included In The President'S FY 2017 Budget Request
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 9, 2016
Schumer Announces $36 Million In Fed Funding Needed For Construction Of The New Wny Veterans' Cemetery Has Officially Been Included In The President's FY 2017 Budget Request
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 3, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary of the United States Army - U.S. Rep. McSally Leads Continued Effort To Reinstate WASP Eligibility At Arlington
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Jan. 31, 2016
As Deadline Approaches for VA to Renew its Rule that Prohibits Medical Marijuana, Senator Gillibrand Urges VA to Fix Discriminatory Policy & Allow Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 20, 2016
Schumer: Veterans Poisoned By Asbestos Exposure Could Soon Be Victims Of Identity Theft
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 19, 2016
Schumer: Canandaigua VA Medical Center Upgrade Has Been Delayed By Bureaucratic Hold-Ups; Now Project Responsibility Is Being Transferred From VA To Army Corps
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 18, 2015
Schumer Secures Commitment From VA That Funding For "Phase Two' Construction Of VA Outpatient Surgery Facility In Rochester Will Be Included In The President'S Fy 2017 Budget Request -- Schumer Calls Commitment A Critical First Step & Vows To Fight To Ensure Funds Are In Final 2017 Appropriations Bill
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 10, 2015
Schumer Launches Push To Secure Critical Funding For Construction Of The New WNY Veterans' Cemetery -- While VA Has Funding Needed To Complete Design & Planning Phases Of The Project Through 2016, Subsequent Construction Phase -- Expected To Start In 2017 -- Has Not Yet Been Funded; Senator Says VA Must Prioritize First-Ever Vet Cemetery In Buffalo-Rochester Area
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 9, 2015
Schumer Launches A Major Push To Restore Expired Fed Incentives For Businesses To Hire Unemployed Veterans In Upstate NY; Senator Says This Vital Tax Credit -- Which Is Included In Major Tax Bill & Could Be Voted On This Week -- Is A Proven Success In Helping Upstate Businesses Hire More Veterans
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2015
Seniors and Veterans Emergency Benefits Act
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 19, 2015
Blumenthal, Kirk and Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce VA Patient Protection Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Nov. 11, 2015
Gillibrand Delivers Remarks at the Greenburgh Veterans Day Ceremony and Veterans Memorial Park Groundbreaking
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Nov. 10, 2015
Schumer Announces More Than $1.1 Million in Rental Assistance For Over 100 Homeless Veterans
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 9, 2015
Stefanik Introduces Support Our Military Caregivers Act
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Nov. 9, 2015
Sweeping Legislation Will Encourage Landlords To Rent To Veterans, Provide Grants To Organizations that Support Formerly Homeless Veterans, Expand The Definition Of A "Homeless Veteran," Improve Outreach To Veterans & More
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 4, 2015
Schumer: Even One Homeless Veteran Is One Too Many
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 4, 2015
Letter to Robert Mcdonald, Secretary of Department of Veteran's Affairs - Approve Veteran Campus Counselor at Nassau Community College
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Oct. 26, 2015
Schumer: Rochester-Area Veterans Should Have Access To The Care That They Need And Deserve
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 28, 2015
Gillibrand Secures Benefits for Albany Veteran Exposed to Agent Orange
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 28, 2015
House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Border Jobs for Veterans Act
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 17, 2015
Cardin Pushes to Keep Federal Workers on the Job Despite Threats of a Shutdown
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 17, 2015
Mikulski, Cardin, Senate Colleagues Push to Keep Federal Workers on the Job Despite Threats of Shutdown
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2015
Schumer: This is a Long Overdue Honor for These Filipino WWII Heroes
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2015
Schumer: Highly Qualified Veterans Should Have The Opportunity To Again Do What They Do Best -- Protect Our Country, This Time By Guarding Our Borders
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 9, 2015
Cantwell, Collins, Gillibrand, Kaine Reintroduce Apprenticeship Bill to Train the Next Generation of American Workers
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 5, 2015
Manchin, Kirk, Ernst, Gillibrand Launch Post 9/11 Veterans Caucus
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Aug. 4, 2015
Stefanik Discusses Veterans Issues at Forum in Lake Placid
Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 30, 2015
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 28, 2015
Shaheen's Veterans Entrepreneurship Act Heads to President's Desk
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 27, 2015
Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
July 27, 2015
House, Senate Small Business Leaders Applaud Passage of Veterans Entrepreneurship Act
Rep.Nydia Velázquez, ...
July 22, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Ensure Chemical Weapons Test Victims Receive Compensation
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
July 16, 2015
Schumer Urges NY National Guard To Bring Sgt. Henry Johnson's Medal Of Honor Back To His Hometown Of Albany For Temporary Display -- Schumer Led The Charge To Secure Posthumous Medal Of Honor For Sgt. Johnson
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 13, 2015
Veterans Entrepeneurship Act of 2015
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
July 6, 2015
Gillibrand, Maloney Announces New Push to Help Thousands of "Blue Water" Vietnam Vets Harmed by Agent Orange But Ignored by Feds Due to Technicality in the Law
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 30, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Care
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 23, 2015
Congressman Nadler and NYC Parks Announce Federal Funding to Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Manahatta Park for Superstorm Sandy Repairs
Rep.Jerry Nadler
June 15, 2015
Schumer Visits Disabled WNY Veteran Dale Dart, Who Has Been Waiting Two Years For VA To Make His Home Wheelchair Accessible; Vet Suffers From Serious illness Sustained While Serving In Iraq And Kuwait & Is Still Confined To His Basement -- Senator Calls For Investigation To Ensure VA Delay Never Happens Again
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2015
Schumer: Bureaucratic Red Tape Is Preventing Disabled Veteran From Getting The Vital Wheelchair Accessible Home Improvements He Needs; Vet Suffers From Serious illness Sustained While Serving In Iraq And Kuwait - Schumer Demands Timeline & Answers From The Veterans Administration; Says Delay Is Denying Basic Quality Of Life
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 5, 2015
Schumer Backs Tarrytown Born Veteran To Get Name On Vietnam Memorial Wall -- Dennis Ralph Johnston Of Westchester County Died In Vietnam War Training Exercise In South China Sea In 1969, But Because Accident Was Outside Combat Zone, He & 73 Other Veterans Who Perished Were Left Off National Memorial Wall
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 4, 2015
In Wake Of Memorial Day, Schumer Backs Western NY Family's Push to Get Son's Name On Vietnam Memorial Wall -- Terry Lee Henderson Of Chautauqua County Died In Vietnam War Training Exercise In South China Sea in 1969, But Because Accient Was Outside Combat Zone, He & 73 Other Veterans Who Perished Were Left Off National Memorial Wall
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 30, 2015
Rep. Tonko's Memorial Day Statement
Rep.Paul Tonko
May 29, 2015
In Wake Of Memorial Day, Schumer Backs Syracuse Father's Push To Get Son's Name On Vietnam Memorial Wall -- Larry Reilly Jr. Died In Vietnam War Training Exercise In South China Sea In 1969, But Because Accident Was Outside Combat Zone, He & 73 Other Veterans Who Perished Were Left Off National Memorial Wall
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 25, 2015
Remembering Those We've Lost
Rep.Paul Tonko
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