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June 20, 2014
Letter to Slcan Gibson, Department of Veterans Affairs - Sexual Assault Claims
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
June 10, 2014
Schumer: NY's VA Hospitals Conduct Millions of Appointments, Surgeries Per Year - If Tragic Phoenix VA Medical Scandal Exposes Even Fraction of Problems in Area, It's Clear We Must Do More to Care for our Heroes
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 9, 2014
Letter to Sloan Gibson, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Affairs Reimbursement
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 5, 2014
Nomination of Carolyn Hessler-Radelet to be Director of the Peace Corps
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2014
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 29, 2014
Statement on the Investigation of Inadequate Health Care at VA Hospitals
Rep. Yvette Clarke
May 23, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $122 Million In Funding for Canandaigua Va Campus Clears Key Senate Hurdle -- Senators Urge Colleagues to Pass Military Funding Bill So Long-Awaited Construction At Canandaigua Va Can Get Underway
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 23, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Denial of Legal Status to Veterans
Rep. Yvette Clarke
May 23, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $122 Million in Funding for Canadigua Va Campus Clears Key Senate Hurdle-Senators Urge Colleagues to Pass Military Funding Bill So Long-Awaited Construction At Canandaigua Va Can Get Underway
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 20, 2014
Gillibrand Announces $200,000 Job Training Grant for St. Nick's Alliance: Funding Will Help Train Over 100 Brooklyn Students & Graduates for Green Workforce
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 14, 2014
TRICARE: Murray, Blunt, Gillibrand, Rubio Bill Guarantees Health Coverage for Military Children With Developmental Disabilities
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 7, 2014
Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - Military to Entrepreneurship: Private Sector Initiatives to Help Veterans Pursue Business Opportunities
Rep. Nydia Velázquez
April 16, 2014
Local Long Island Veteran Prompts Senator Gillibrand to Introduce New Legislation Requiring Mental Health Professional on Military Review Board
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 10, 2014
Letter to Tim Johnson, Chairman, and Mike Crapo, Ranking Member, of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee - Redevelop Canandaigua VA Campus
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2014
Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee - FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Paul Tonko
April 9, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand and Maffei Announce Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans & Military Families to Receive $9 Million Contract from Small Business Administration to Help Veterans Start and Create Businesses
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
March 17, 2014
Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, John Culberson, Pete Visclosky, Sanford Bishop - Increase Funding for Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention and Outreach Programs
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
March 7, 2014
Canadaigua VA Campus Gets $122 Million ina VA Budget Request, One of Four National Priorities - Schumer Vows to Fight to Include Funding in the Next Budget
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Feb. 26, 2014
Hearing of the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - The Relationships Between Military Sexual Assault, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicide
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 24, 2014
Schumer: Critical Worker Retraining Program has Expired for Hundreds of Unemployed Rochester-Area Veterans and Many Will be Kicked off the Rolls Mid-Semester - Schumer Visits Monroe CC and Launches Effort to Restore and Extend Funding for "VRAP"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 24, 2014
Executive Session
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 12, 2014
Schumer Announces Passage of Legislation to Reserve Planned Cut of $6 Billion to Military Retirees' Pensions
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 13, 2013
Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Military Sexual Trauma Survivors
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Nov. 12, 2013
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on Veterans Day
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Nov. 11, 2013
U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Veterans Day
Rep. Gregory Meeks
Nov. 6, 2013
Schumer Plan Will Also Require VA to Hire & Train Claims Processors to Improve Efficiency, Make Public Progress Reports -- NYers Wait Approx. 400 Days on Average to Get Benefit Checks
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 28, 2013
Tonko Introduces Hero Flight Act
Rep. Paul Tonko
Oct. 28, 2013
Meng Legislation to Help End Massive Backlog of Veterans Disability Claims Passed by House
Rep. Grace Meng
Sept. 25, 2013
Gillibrand Fights to Keep Child Care Assistance Pilot Program at VA Medical Center for Long Island Veterans
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 23, 2013
Letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki - Immediate Update on Study of Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD; Until Study is Complete, Current VA Policy Deprives Vets with PTSD of Reimbursement for Service Dogs That Help Them Cope and Recover
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Keep Veterans' Care Essential
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Aug. 1, 2013
Meng Bills Passed by House Committees
Rep. Grace Meng
July 15, 2013
Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Letter to Michael Beckerman, President of the Internet Association - Veterans' Benefits
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2013
Congresswoman Meng and Councilwoman Crowley to Hold Queens Veterans Forum
Rep. Grace Meng
July 12, 2013
Schumer Announces Veterans Outreach Center Set to Receive Over $2 Million in VA Funds to Help Prevent
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2013
Schumer Announces Over $5 Million in VA Funds for Veterans Organizations on Long Island; Investment will Allow Centers to Serve Over One Thousand Families and Help Prevent Homelessness on Long Islan
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 11, 2013
Letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Jonathan Woodson - Military Children with Disabilities
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 10, 2013
Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Steve L. Muro, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs -
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2013
Letter to Secretary Shinseki - Same Sex Marriages
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 17, 2013
Letter to Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Letter to Michael Beckerman, CEO of Internet Association - Veterans' Entitlements
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 28, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - VA Disability Claims Backlog
Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
May 17, 2013
Meng Introduces Legislation to Help End Massive Backlog of Veterans Disability Claims
Rep. Grace Meng
May 2, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki - End Disconnect Between the Feds Discharging Vets & the Localities That Distribute Property Tax Credits to Them
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 29, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Reduce V-A Claims Backlog
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 15, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel - Cooperation Between the Department of Defense and Department of Veteran Affairs
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 28, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel - Work to End the Backlog of Veterans' Disability Claims
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 5, 2013
Letter to Secretary Shinseki - LGBT Rights
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 15, 2013
Shaheen, Gillibrand Introduce Charlie Morgan Act Granting Equal Benefits for LGBT Military Families
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 14, 2013
Gillibrand Fights to Secure VA Benefits for Victims of Sexual Assault in Military
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Date
Title
Politician
June 20, 2014
Letter to Slcan Gibson, Department of Veterans Affairs - Sexual Assault Claims
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
June 10, 2014
Schumer: NY's VA Hospitals Conduct Millions of Appointments, Surgeries Per Year - If Tragic Phoenix VA Medical Scandal Exposes Even Fraction of Problems in Area, It's Clear We Must Do More to Care for our Heroes
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 9, 2014
Letter to Sloan Gibson, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Affairs Reimbursement
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 5, 2014
Nomination of Carolyn Hessler-Radelet to be Director of the Peace Corps
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 3, 2014
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 29, 2014
Statement on the Investigation of Inadequate Health Care at VA Hospitals
Rep.Yvette Clarke
May 23, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $122 Million In Funding for Canandaigua Va Campus Clears Key Senate Hurdle -- Senators Urge Colleagues to Pass Military Funding Bill So Long-Awaited Construction At Canandaigua Va Can Get Underway
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 23, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on the Denial of Legal Status to Veterans
Rep.Yvette Clarke
May 23, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $122 Million in Funding for Canadigua Va Campus Clears Key Senate Hurdle-Senators Urge Colleagues to Pass Military Funding Bill So Long-Awaited Construction At Canandaigua Va Can Get Underway
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 20, 2014
Gillibrand Announces $200,000 Job Training Grant for St. Nick's Alliance: Funding Will Help Train Over 100 Brooklyn Students & Graduates for Green Workforce
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 14, 2014
TRICARE: Murray, Blunt, Gillibrand, Rubio Bill Guarantees Health Coverage for Military Children With Developmental Disabilities
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 7, 2014
Hearing of the House Small Business Committee - Military to Entrepreneurship: Private Sector Initiatives to Help Veterans Pursue Business Opportunities
Rep.Nydia Velázquez
April 16, 2014
Local Long Island Veteran Prompts Senator Gillibrand to Introduce New Legislation Requiring Mental Health Professional on Military Review Board
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 10, 2014
Letter to Tim Johnson, Chairman, and Mike Crapo, Ranking Member, of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee - Redevelop Canandaigua VA Campus
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 9, 2014
Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee - FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act
Rep.Paul Tonko
April 9, 2014
Schumer, Gillibrand and Maffei Announce Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans & Military Families to Receive $9 Million Contract from Small Business Administration to Help Veterans Start and Create Businesses
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
March 17, 2014
Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, John Culberson, Pete Visclosky, Sanford Bishop - Increase Funding for Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention and Outreach Programs
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
March 7, 2014
Canadaigua VA Campus Gets $122 Million ina VA Budget Request, One of Four National Priorities - Schumer Vows to Fight to Include Funding in the Next Budget
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
Feb. 26, 2014
Hearing of the Personnel Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee - The Relationships Between Military Sexual Assault, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicide
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 24, 2014
Schumer: Critical Worker Retraining Program has Expired for Hundreds of Unemployed Rochester-Area Veterans and Many Will be Kicked off the Rolls Mid-Semester - Schumer Visits Monroe CC and Launches Effort to Restore and Extend Funding for "VRAP"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 24, 2014
Executive Session
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Feb. 12, 2014
Schumer Announces Passage of Legislation to Reserve Planned Cut of $6 Billion to Military Retirees' Pensions
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 13, 2013
Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Military Sexual Trauma Survivors
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Nov. 12, 2013
Congresswoman Clarke's Statement on Veterans Day
Rep.Yvette Clarke
Nov. 11, 2013
U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement on Veterans Day
Rep.Gregory Meeks
Nov. 6, 2013
Schumer Plan Will Also Require VA to Hire & Train Claims Processors to Improve Efficiency, Make Public Progress Reports -- NYers Wait Approx. 400 Days on Average to Get Benefit Checks
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 28, 2013
Tonko Introduces Hero Flight Act
Rep.Paul Tonko
Oct. 28, 2013
Meng Legislation to Help End Massive Backlog of Veterans Disability Claims Passed by House
Rep.Grace Meng
Sept. 25, 2013
Gillibrand Fights to Keep Child Care Assistance Pilot Program at VA Medical Center for Long Island Veterans
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 23, 2013
Letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki - Immediate Update on Study of Service Dogs for Veterans with PTSD; Until Study is Complete, Current VA Policy Deprives Vets with PTSD of Reimbursement for Service Dogs That Help Them Cope and Recover
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Keep Veterans' Care Essential
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Aug. 1, 2013
Meng Bills Passed by House Committees
Rep.Grace Meng
July 15, 2013
Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Letter to Michael Beckerman, President of the Internet Association - Veterans' Benefits
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2013
Congresswoman Meng and Councilwoman Crowley to Hold Queens Veterans Forum
Rep.Grace Meng
July 12, 2013
Schumer Announces Veterans Outreach Center Set to Receive Over $2 Million in VA Funds to Help Prevent
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 12, 2013
Schumer Announces Over $5 Million in VA Funds for Veterans Organizations on Long Island; Investment will Allow Centers to Serve Over One Thousand Families and Help Prevent Homelessness on Long Islan
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 11, 2013
Letter to Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Jonathan Woodson - Military Children with Disabilities
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
July 10, 2013
Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Steve L. Muro, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs -
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2013
Letter to Secretary Shinseki - Same Sex Marriages
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 17, 2013
Letter to Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Letter to Michael Beckerman, CEO of Internet Association - Veterans' Entitlements
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 28, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - VA Disability Claims Backlog
Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
May 17, 2013
Meng Introduces Legislation to Help End Massive Backlog of Veterans Disability Claims
Rep.Grace Meng
May 2, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki - End Disconnect Between the Feds Discharging Vets & the Localities That Distribute Property Tax Credits to Them
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 29, 2013
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Reduce V-A Claims Backlog
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 15, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel - Cooperation Between the Department of Defense and Department of Veteran Affairs
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 28, 2013
Letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel - Work to End the Backlog of Veterans' Disability Claims
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 5, 2013
Letter to Secretary Shinseki - LGBT Rights
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 15, 2013
Shaheen, Gillibrand Introduce Charlie Morgan Act Granting Equal Benefits for LGBT Military Families
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 14, 2013
Gillibrand Fights to Secure VA Benefits for Victims of Sexual Assault in Military
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
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