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Oct. 8, 2020
During Visit To Veterans Outreach Center, Senator Gillibrand And Representative Morelle Call For New Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Schumer demands Feds immediately require full restitution & compensation for swindled New York veterans, servicemembers & their families; even in the midst of global and economic pandemic, Feds have done nothing to get reimbursements for vets & servicemembers who were bamboozled by deceptive mortgage lenders & marketing
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Cortez Masto, Brown Lead Letter to Administration for Failure to Provide Restitution to Veteran Victims of Deceptive Marketing Practices
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 29, 2020
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup of H.R. 8354, the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Sept. 27, 2020
CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Kirsten Gillibrand
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Tester Spearheads Senate Call to Ensure his Landmark Agent Orange Exposure Bill is Included in Final Annual Defense Bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2020
STEFANIK SENDS LETTER REQUESTING DOD IMPROVEMENTS TO SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM FOR SERVICEMEMBERS
Rep. Elise Stefanik
Sept. 15, 2020
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Discusses Landmark Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 15, 2020
Jon Stewart, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Former VA Secretary David Shulkin, and Veterans Advocates Announce Landmark Legislation to Help Veterans with Diseases Linked to Burn Pits and Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits from VA
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 3, 2020
Tweet - ""I like people that weren't captured." That's what Donald Trump said about John McCain in 2015. But I'm the White House is right that this story about him calling war heroes "losers" and "suckers" is false."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020
Suozzi honors Korean War veteran who has been unjustly denied the Purple Heart despite sustaining severe frostbite wounds in service to our country
Rep. Tom Suozzi
Sept. 3, 2020
Tweet - ""I like people that weren't captured" --Donald Trump, 2015 But sure he didn't call war heroes "losers" and "suckers""
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Kathleen Rice, Long Island Delegation Demand Immediate CDC Intervention to Prevent Death of Veteran's Service Dog
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Aug. 25, 2020
Senators Gillibrand And Rounds, Representatives Cisneros And Mast Urge Congress To Include Bipartisan Bill To End Military Child Abuse In Final NDAA
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 17, 2020
Tweet - "Our Elections. Medicine. VA Benefits. Paychecks. Food. And More. New Yorkers and Americans depend on the Postal Service. And we will not stand for Postmaster General DeJoy undermining it."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 17, 2020
Suozzi, joined by letter carriers and mail handlers: "We need an urgent call to arms to address cuts, slowdowns, and removal of equipment by Postmaster General that will not only endanger elections, but hurt seniors, veterans, small businesses, consumers
Rep. Tom Suozzi
Aug. 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Baldwin, Colleagues Demand Postal Service Address Delivery Delays of Veterans' Prescription Drugs
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
July 30, 2020
Stefanik Cosponsors Bill to Support Hearing Health Services in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 29, 2020
Newhouse Introduces Resolution to Commemorate 20 Years of the Veterans History Project
Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
July 28, 2020
Stefanik, Kind, Mast, Newhouse to Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Veterans History Project
Rep. Elise Stefanik
July 23, 2020
On Tour of Northport VA, Suozzi Urges Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie to Expedite Upgrade of Facilities
Rep. Tom Suozzi
July 23, 2020
Tweet - "I've been fighting for Vietnam veterans across America suffering from Agent-Orange-linked illnesses. Too many of them have been blocked from the benefits they need and deserve. I'm proud the Senate passed legislation this week for them to receive these critical health benefits."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020
After months of advocacy, Schumer secures critical step to providing well-deserved care & compensation for Upstate New York vets suffering from Agent Orange-linked illnesses, cementing critical health benefits in national defense bill; following yesterday's senate passage of amendment, Schumer vows to get final bill across the finish line
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020
Tweet - "Veterans across America are suffering from Agent-Orange-linked illnesses But too many of them have been blocked from the benefits they need and deserve I'm standing on Long Island to announce we'll use the upcoming defense bill to fight for these Vietnam veteran health benefits"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020
Suozzi Announced Long-Overdue Award of Contract for Demolition of Buildings at Northport VA
Rep. Tom Suozzi
July 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Leads Call for Hazard Pay for VA Employees on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 22, 2020
Tweet - "This shows the original VA study on hydroxychloroquine everyone was concerned over is just the beginning This drug may be useless or even harmful for COVID-19 patients, but the VA continues to administer it to hundreds of vets Why are we just learning this? We need answers NOW!"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020
Tweet - "I've advocated for years to add the names of 74 sailors to the Vietnam War Memorial who perished in a training accident that sunk the USS Frank E. Evans in 1969 As Memorial Day approaches, our nation must finally recognize these brave Americans who died in service to our nation"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020
After years of relentless advocacy, Schumer -- Today! -- seeks to immediately pass legislation that would add names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 8, 2020
Letter to Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Van Hollen, Senators Urge VA to Prioritize Veterans' Mental Health Care Amid Pandemic
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Schumer reveals: As COVID-19 spreads in facilities, VA healthcare sites across Upstate NY have reported weeks of shortages or total lack of PPE; senator demands VA immediately send supplies & PPE to Upstate NY and fix distribution strategy
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 17, 2020
Tweet - "We pushed the Trump administration to make this move. This means that low-income veterans receiving VA benefits will automatically receive their stimulus payments, without requiring them to file with the IRS."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 15, 2020
Tweet - "We fought to make sure Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients would automatically receive stimulus payments without requiring them to file with the IRS. Now Treasury needs to quickly do the same for low-income veterans receiving VA benefits."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Defazio Leads More than 120 Lawmakers in Urging Trump Administration to Automatically Send Relief Payments to Vulnerable Seniors, Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Doubles Down on Effort to Ensure Veterans Swiftly Get Stimulus Checks from CARES Act
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Saul, Social Security Administrator, and Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Baldwin, Colleagues Call on Administration to Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Get Stimulus Checks Automatically
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 22, 2020
Tweet - "Heroes like our Vietnam veterans deserve the health benefits they were promised I stood with Vietnam veterans at Tompkins County Department of Veterans Services to say: OMB must stop blocking over 190,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange from getting the care they need"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 19, 2020
In full-court push & standing with Long Island Vietnam Vets, Schumer will demand Feds once-and-for-all approve VA care & compensation for local vets suffering from Agent-Orange linked sicknesses; senator says NY's +240,000 Vietnam Vets--many on LI--fought for our country & shouldn't have to fight for Agent Orange benefits, tooin full-court push & standing with Long Island Vietnam Vets, Schumer will demand Feds once-and-for-all approve VA care & compensation for local vets suffering from Agent-Oran
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 19, 2020
Tweet - "Vietnam veterans deserve the health benefits they were promised. OMB must immediately stop blocking more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange from getting the care they need. I'm speaking out with Vietnam veterans and families at VFW Post 5253 in Albertson, NY."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 18, 2020
Tweet - "I'm standing with Vietnam veterans and families in Utica at the Central New York Veterans Outreach Center. Because the Office of Management & Budget must stop blocking more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange from getting the care they need and were promised."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 18, 2020
Tweet - "The Trump admin's Borrower Defense Rule sends a clear message to predatory, for-profit colleges: You can cheat students, and get away with it. We'll force a vote to fight for students and veterans, and put Republicans on record. Will they stand with students and veterans?"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 17, 2020
Tweet - "President Trump's #DailyLie: President Trump tells everyone over and over that he fights for health care for our veterans. If that's true, why is his administration blocking the health care these more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans need?"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 17, 2020
Tweet - "I'm so proud to stand with Vietnam veterans at the Zaloga American Legion Post in Albany. We're fighting to make sure President Trump & his administration stop blocking more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange from getting the care they need and were promised."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 13, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Takano, 77 Members Call on President Trump to Grant Relief to 190,000 Ill Veterans
Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration For Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Tweet - "These Vietnam veterans, these heroes, deserve the health benefits they were promised. But President Trump and his administration are blocking them from getting the health care they need from the VA. They deserve justice. Is @realDonaldTrump listening?"
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 12, 2020
Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Tweet - "President Trump keeps claiming he cares about health care for our veterans. So why do President Trump and his administration just keep blocking the health care these more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans need? It's his #DailyLie."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 28, 2020
Tweet - "Shameful the Trump administration continues to deny veterans the treatment they deserve. They are breaking America's promise to our service members by leaving behind veterans suffering from Agent Orange exposure over "cost' and attacking sound science."
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020
Letter to Ryan McCarthy, Secretary of the Army, Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues Want Answers After Reports that Pentagon is Holding up Info to Veterans and Advocates
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 8, 2020
During Visit To Veterans Outreach Center, Senator Gillibrand And Representative Morelle Call For New Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Schumer demands Feds immediately require full restitution & compensation for swindled New York veterans, servicemembers & their families; even in the midst of global and economic pandemic, Feds have done nothing to get reimbursements for vets & servicemembers who were bamboozled by deceptive mortgage lenders & marketing
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Cortez Masto, Brown Lead Letter to Administration for Failure to Provide Restitution to Veteran Victims of Deceptive Marketing Practices
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 29, 2020
Hearing of the House Judiciary Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Nadler, Markup of H.R. 8354, the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020
Rep.Jerry Nadler
Sept. 27, 2020
CNN "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" - Transcript Interview with Kirsten Gillibrand
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 21, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Tester Spearheads Senate Call to Ensure his Landmark Agent Orange Exposure Bill is Included in Final Annual Defense Bill
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 16, 2020
STEFANIK SENDS LETTER REQUESTING DOD IMPROVEMENTS TO SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM FOR SERVICEMEMBERS
Rep.Elise Stefanik
Sept. 15, 2020
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Discusses Landmark Legislation To Help Veterans With Diseases Linked To Burn Pits And Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits From VA
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 15, 2020
Jon Stewart, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Former VA Secretary David Shulkin, and Veterans Advocates Announce Landmark Legislation to Help Veterans with Diseases Linked to Burn Pits and Other Toxic Exposures Obtain Benefits from VA
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 3, 2020
Tweet - ""I like people that weren't captured." That's what Donald Trump said about John McCain in 2015. But I'm the White House is right that this story about him calling war heroes "losers" and "suckers" is false."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 3, 2020
Suozzi honors Korean War veteran who has been unjustly denied the Purple Heart despite sustaining severe frostbite wounds in service to our country
Rep.Tom Suozzi
Sept. 3, 2020
Tweet - ""I like people that weren't captured" --Donald Trump, 2015 But sure he didn't call war heroes "losers" and "suckers""
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 1, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Kathleen Rice, Long Island Delegation Demand Immediate CDC Intervention to Prevent Death of Veteran's Service Dog
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Aug. 25, 2020
Senators Gillibrand And Rounds, Representatives Cisneros And Mast Urge Congress To Include Bipartisan Bill To End Military Child Abuse In Final NDAA
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Aug. 17, 2020
Tweet - "Our Elections. Medicine. VA Benefits. Paychecks. Food. And More. New Yorkers and Americans depend on the Postal Service. And we will not stand for Postmaster General DeJoy undermining it."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 17, 2020
Suozzi, joined by letter carriers and mail handlers: "We need an urgent call to arms to address cuts, slowdowns, and removal of equipment by Postmaster General that will not only endanger elections, but hurt seniors, veterans, small businesses, consumers
Rep.Tom Suozzi
Aug. 13, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service - Baldwin, Colleagues Demand Postal Service Address Delivery Delays of Veterans' Prescription Drugs
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
July 30, 2020
Stefanik Cosponsors Bill to Support Hearing Health Services in the Department of Veterans Affairs
Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 29, 2020
Newhouse Introduces Resolution to Commemorate 20 Years of the Veterans History Project
Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
July 28, 2020
Stefanik, Kind, Mast, Newhouse to Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Veterans History Project
Rep.Elise Stefanik
July 23, 2020
On Tour of Northport VA, Suozzi Urges Veterans Affairs Secretary Wilkie to Expedite Upgrade of Facilities
Rep.Tom Suozzi
July 23, 2020
Tweet - "I've been fighting for Vietnam veterans across America suffering from Agent-Orange-linked illnesses. Too many of them have been blocked from the benefits they need and deserve. I'm proud the Senate passed legislation this week for them to receive these critical health benefits."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 23, 2020
After months of advocacy, Schumer secures critical step to providing well-deserved care & compensation for Upstate New York vets suffering from Agent Orange-linked illnesses, cementing critical health benefits in national defense bill; following yesterday's senate passage of amendment, Schumer vows to get final bill across the finish line
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 7, 2020
Tweet - "Veterans across America are suffering from Agent-Orange-linked illnesses But too many of them have been blocked from the benefits they need and deserve I'm standing on Long Island to announce we'll use the upcoming defense bill to fight for these Vietnam veteran health benefits"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 6, 2020
Suozzi Announced Long-Overdue Award of Contract for Demolition of Buildings at Northport VA
Rep.Tom Suozzi
July 6, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Leads Call for Hazard Pay for VA Employees on the Front Lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 22, 2020
Tweet - "This shows the original VA study on hydroxychloroquine everyone was concerned over is just the beginning This drug may be useless or even harmful for COVID-19 patients, but the VA continues to administer it to hundreds of vets Why are we just learning this? We need answers NOW!"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020
Tweet - "I've advocated for years to add the names of 74 sailors to the Vietnam War Memorial who perished in a training accident that sunk the USS Frank E. Evans in 1969 As Memorial Day approaches, our nation must finally recognize these brave Americans who died in service to our nation"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 14, 2020
After years of relentless advocacy, Schumer -- Today! -- seeks to immediately pass legislation that would add names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 8, 2020
Letter to Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Van Hollen, Senators Urge VA to Prioritize Veterans' Mental Health Care Amid Pandemic
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 7, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Schumer reveals: As COVID-19 spreads in facilities, VA healthcare sites across Upstate NY have reported weeks of shortages or total lack of PPE; senator demands VA immediately send supplies & PPE to Upstate NY and fix distribution strategy
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 17, 2020
Tweet - "We pushed the Trump administration to make this move. This means that low-income veterans receiving VA benefits will automatically receive their stimulus payments, without requiring them to file with the IRS."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 15, 2020
Tweet - "We fought to make sure Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients would automatically receive stimulus payments without requiring them to file with the IRS. Now Treasury needs to quickly do the same for low-income veterans receiving VA benefits."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Defazio Leads More than 120 Lawmakers in Urging Trump Administration to Automatically Send Relief Payments to Vulnerable Seniors, Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, and the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Tester Doubles Down on Effort to Ensure Veterans Swiftly Get Stimulus Checks from CARES Act
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Saul, Social Security Administrator, and Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Baldwin, Colleagues Call on Administration to Ensure Veterans, SSI Beneficiaries Get Stimulus Checks Automatically
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 22, 2020
Tweet - "Heroes like our Vietnam veterans deserve the health benefits they were promised I stood with Vietnam veterans at Tompkins County Department of Veterans Services to say: OMB must stop blocking over 190,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange from getting the care they need"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 19, 2020
In full-court push & standing with Long Island Vietnam Vets, Schumer will demand Feds once-and-for-all approve VA care & compensation for local vets suffering from Agent-Orange linked sicknesses; senator says NY's +240,000 Vietnam Vets--many on LI--fought for our country & shouldn't have to fight for Agent Orange benefits, tooin full-court push & standing with Long Island Vietnam Vets, Schumer will demand Feds once-and-for-all approve VA care & compensation for local vets suffering from Agent-Oran
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 19, 2020
Tweet - "Vietnam veterans deserve the health benefits they were promised. OMB must immediately stop blocking more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange from getting the care they need. I'm speaking out with Vietnam veterans and families at VFW Post 5253 in Albertson, NY."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 18, 2020
Tweet - "I'm standing with Vietnam veterans and families in Utica at the Central New York Veterans Outreach Center. Because the Office of Management & Budget must stop blocking more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange from getting the care they need and were promised."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 18, 2020
Tweet - "The Trump admin's Borrower Defense Rule sends a clear message to predatory, for-profit colleges: You can cheat students, and get away with it. We'll force a vote to fight for students and veterans, and put Republicans on record. Will they stand with students and veterans?"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 17, 2020
Tweet - "President Trump's #DailyLie: President Trump tells everyone over and over that he fights for health care for our veterans. If that's true, why is his administration blocking the health care these more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans need?"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 17, 2020
Tweet - "I'm so proud to stand with Vietnam veterans at the Zaloga American Legion Post in Albany. We're fighting to make sure President Trump & his administration stop blocking more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange from getting the care they need and were promised."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 13, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump - Chairman Takano, 77 Members Call on President Trump to Grant Relief to 190,000 Ill Veterans
Rep.Tom Suozzi, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration For Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Tweet - "These Vietnam veterans, these heroes, deserve the health benefits they were promised. But President Trump and his administration are blocking them from getting the health care they need from the VA. They deserve justice. Is @realDonaldTrump listening?"
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 12, 2020
Durbin, Schumer, Veterans Groups Urge Senate To Overturn DeVos Borrower Defense Rule
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 12, 2020
Tweet - "President Trump keeps claiming he cares about health care for our veterans. So why do President Trump and his administration just keep blocking the health care these more than 190,000 Vietnam veterans need? It's his #DailyLie."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 28, 2020
Tweet - "Shameful the Trump administration continues to deny veterans the treatment they deserve. They are breaking America's promise to our service members by leaving behind veterans suffering from Agent Orange exposure over "cost' and attacking sound science."
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 21, 2020
Letter to Ryan McCarthy, Secretary of the Army, Barbara Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas Modly, Acting Secretary of the Navy, and Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Baldwin, Senate Colleagues Want Answers After Reports that Pentagon is Holding up Info to Veterans and Advocates
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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