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Feb. 1, 2023
Letter to Gilbert Cisneros, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senators Warren, Hirono, Sanders, and Wyden Question DoD over Reports of Students Forced into JROTC Enrollment
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 16, 2022
Letter to Hon. Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense - Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of 39 Senators Push for Increased Action to Address PFAS Exposure at Military Installations
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 23, 2022
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 17, 2022
Letter Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Urging TRICARE to cover COVID-19 Tests for Active-Duty Personnel and Military Families
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Hirono, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Lack of Oversight to Prevent Veteran Suicide
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 25, 2022
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense Department of Defense, Bennet, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Colleagues Urge Defense Department to Protect Colorado Servicemembers, Military Families from Inadequate Private Base Housing
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Warner joins Gillibrand and Colleagues in Letter Pushing Committee Leadership to Keep Senate-Passed Military Justice Bill in Final NDAA Language
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 26, 2021
Rep. Welch Statement on Terrorist Attack Outside Kabul Airport
Sen. Peter Welch
June 4, 2021
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Meijer, Colleagues Press Biden Administration to Evacuate Afghan Partners
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 15, 2021
Letter to Honorable Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General - Heinrich Calls For Investigation Into White Supremacy And Extremism In The Military
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 14, 2021
Letter to Hon. Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Feinstein, Blumenthal, Colleagues Call for Investigation Into White Supremacy, Extremism in the Military
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 23, 2020
Letter to Scott Levins, Dir. of the National Personnel Records Center - Reps. Van Taylor, Jimmy Panetta Urge NPRC to Resume Processing Military Personnel Records
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 22, 2020
Letter to General Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau - Feinstein, Wyden, Leahy, Schumer, Merkley, Colleagues Ask National Guard for Wildfire Readiness Assessment
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 7, 2020
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Aug. 20, 2020
Letter to Mr. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - Tester, Colleagues to Dejoy: Usps Operational Changes Disproportionately Harm Deployed Servicemembers
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - As Dejoy Testifies Before Congress, Merkley, Wyden Demand End to Policies Disenfranchising Servicemembers Abroad
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Committee Chairs Smith and DeFazio Lead 68 Members of Congress in Pressing President Trump on National Guard and FEMA Cost-Sharing Requirements
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Smith, Over 100 Members of the House Demand Full Federal Support for National Guard COVID-19 Response
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Press White House To Restore Full Funding For National Guard's COVID-19 Response
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rose Helps Lead Call for Trump Administration to Stop Playing Political Games with National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 31, 2020
House Passes Bipartisan Amendment to Increase Funding for Fisher House
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 22, 2020
Sanders Initiative to Cut Pentagon by 10% Secures Half of the Senate Democratic Caucus
Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth, Schumer Lead Senate Dems in Demanding Opportunity to Review Any Relevant President's Daily Briefs and Other Key Nsc Materials Related to Reports on Russia's Operation to Offer Bounties for Killing American Troops
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to The Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of The United States - Baldwin Joins Senate Dems in Demanding Opportunity to Review Any Relevant President's Daily Briefs and Other Key Nsc Materials Related to Reports on Russia's Operation to Offer Bounties for Killing American Troops
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
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Feb. 1, 2023
Letter to Gilbert Cisneros, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Senators Warren, Hirono, Sanders, and Wyden Question DoD over Reports of Students Forced into JROTC Enrollment
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 16, 2022
Letter to Hon. Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense - Baldwin, Bipartisan Group of 39 Senators Push for Increased Action to Address PFAS Exposure at Military Installations
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 23, 2022
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 17, 2022
Letter Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Urging TRICARE to cover COVID-19 Tests for Active-Duty Personnel and Military Families
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 4, 2022
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense, Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Hirono, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Lack of Oversight to Prevent Veteran Suicide
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 25, 2022
Letter to Hon. Lloyd Austin III, Secretary of Defense Department of Defense, Bennet, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Colleagues Urge Defense Department to Protect Colorado Servicemembers, Military Families from Inadequate Private Base Housing
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 30, 2021
Letter to Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Jack Reed, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Jim Inhofe, Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee - Warner joins Gillibrand and Colleagues in Letter Pushing Committee Leadership to Keep Senate-Passed Military Justice Bill in Final NDAA Language
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 17, 2021
Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Act on Promised Overhaul of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to Help Military Service Members
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 26, 2021
Rep. Welch Statement on Terrorist Attack Outside Kabul Airport
Sen.Peter Welch
June 4, 2021
Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Meijer, Colleagues Press Biden Administration to Evacuate Afghan Partners
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 15, 2021
Letter to Honorable Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General - Heinrich Calls For Investigation Into White Supremacy And Extremism In The Military
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 14, 2021
Letter to Hon. Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Feinstein, Blumenthal, Colleagues Call for Investigation Into White Supremacy, Extremism in the Military
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 23, 2020
Letter to Scott Levins, Dir. of the National Personnel Records Center - Reps. Van Taylor, Jimmy Panetta Urge NPRC to Resume Processing Military Personnel Records
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 22, 2020
Letter to General Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau - Feinstein, Wyden, Leahy, Schumer, Merkley, Colleagues Ask National Guard for Wildfire Readiness Assessment
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 7, 2020
CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript Interview with Bernie Sanders
Sen.Bernie Sanders
Aug. 20, 2020
Letter to Mr. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - Tester, Colleagues to Dejoy: Usps Operational Changes Disproportionately Harm Deployed Servicemembers
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 20, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - As Dejoy Testifies Before Congress, Merkley, Wyden Demand End to Policies Disenfranchising Servicemembers Abroad
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 14, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Committee Chairs Smith and DeFazio Lead 68 Members of Congress in Pressing President Trump on National Guard and FEMA Cost-Sharing Requirements
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 11, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Smith, Over 100 Members of the House Demand Full Federal Support for National Guard COVID-19 Response
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Aug. 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Press White House To Restore Full Funding For National Guard's COVID-19 Response
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 5, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rose Helps Lead Call for Trump Administration to Stop Playing Political Games with National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 31, 2020
House Passes Bipartisan Amendment to Increase Funding for Fisher House
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 22, 2020
Sanders Initiative to Cut Pentagon by 10% Secures Half of the Senate Democratic Caucus
Sen.Bernie Sanders
July 10, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth, Schumer Lead Senate Dems in Demanding Opportunity to Review Any Relevant President's Daily Briefs and Other Key Nsc Materials Related to Reports on Russia's Operation to Offer Bounties for Killing American Troops
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
July 10, 2020
Letter to The Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of The United States - Baldwin Joins Senate Dems in Demanding Opportunity to Review Any Relevant President's Daily Briefs and Other Key Nsc Materials Related to Reports on Russia's Operation to Offer Bounties for Killing American Troops
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
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