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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
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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