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Ben Cardin's Public Statements on Issue: Veterans

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07/30/2022 Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Merkley, Wyden Join Murray in Letter to VA Secretary Urging End Discrimination against Same-Sex Spouses
07/14/2022 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Warner, Kaine Join Colleagues in Pressing VA Secretary to End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses
07/08/2021 Letter to Hon. Patty Murray, Chair of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and Hon. Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Baldwin, Collins, Tester Lead Bipartisan Push for TRIO Program Funding to Assist First-Generation, Low-Income College Students
07/07/2021 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Hassan Leads Bipartisan Call to VA for Improvements to VA Home Guaranty Program, Pushes Administration to Help Veterans and Military Families Purchase Homes
07/07/2021 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Shaheen Joins Bipartisan Call to VA for Improvements to VA Home Guaranty Program, Pushes Administration to Help Veterans and Military Families Purchase Homes
07/07/2021 Letter to the Hon. Brian Schatz, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Rosen Leads Colleagues in Bipartisan Call to Increase Funding to Support Homeless Veteran Housing and Support Program
06/30/2021 Letter to Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Rubio, Hassan, Colleagues Call on the VA for Improvements to Home Guaranty Program to Help Veterans and Military Families With Homebuying Process
08/13/2020 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
04/22/2020 Letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie - Maryland Delegation Members Express Concern Over Recent Reports of Veterans' Mortgage Forbearance Issues and Retaliation During COVID-19 Crisis
04/03/2020 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
04/03/2020 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
02/12/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Durbin, Duckworth Slam Trump Administration For Stonewalling Veterans Suffering From Agent Orange
08/05/2019 Letter to the Hon. James Inhofe, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Jack Reed, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, the Hon. Adam Smith, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and the Hon. Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee - Senators Jones and Collins Lead Colleagues in New Push to Repeal Military Widow's Tax
11/17/2017 Letter to the Hon. Maureen Ohlhausen, Chairwoman Federal Trade Commission - Senators Urge the FTC to Strengthen Penalties Against Media Company that Misled Veterans About Educational Opportunities
05/26/2017 Letter to President Donald Trump, Director Mick Mulvaney, Office of Management and Budget - America's Veterans Deserve Better Than Trump Budget
01/26/2017 Letter to President Trump - Lift Hiring Freeze On VA and Exempt Veterans Seeking Federal Employment
01/25/2017 Letter to President Trump - Exempt Entire VA from Hiring Freeze
07/07/2016 Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Wyden, Senate Dems: VA Must Do More to Prevent and Correct Abuse of Veterans in Higher Education
06/22/2016 Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - Close For-Profit College Loophole Impacting Servicemembers, Veterans and Taxpayers
02/10/2016 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
02/25/2015 Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Choice Card Program
04/29/2013 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Reduce V-A Claims Backlog
06/19/2008 Letter to The Honorable James Peake, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
06/12/2008 Letter to Department of Veterans Affairs
03/10/2008 Letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs James B. Peake
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