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Tammy Baldwin's Public Statements on Issue: Veterans

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11/11/2022 Tweet - "Today, we join as one community to honor those who have served us & this great nation we're blessed to call home. Thank you to all of the brave Veterans who have fought to protect and preserve our rights and freedoms. #VeteransDay"
11/05/2022 Tweet - "It was a privilege to join community members in Milwaukee for this year's Veterans Day Parade to honor those who selflessly served our country. Let us all be inspired by their service to this great nation and their sacrifice to protect us."
11/04/2022 Tweet - "It was an honor to be part of the @ROKAutomation Academy of Advanced Manufacturing graduation in Milwaukee. These graduates are all veterans who bravely served our country & are now the highly skilled workforce that will power the #MadeinWI manufacturing economy into the future!"
08/10/2022 Tweet - "Thanks to @POTUS for signing the #PACTAct, delivering long overdue care and benefits to millions of toxic-exposed Veterans. I was proud to support this legislation and keep our promise to care for our Veterans who have bravely served and sacrificed for us."
08/02/2022 Tweet - "The Senate voted to #PassThePACTAct and keep our promise to America's veterans. I supported this legislation from the beginning and we have overcome obstruction from Senate Republicans to finally provide our veterans with the health care they have earned serving our country."
07/29/2022 Tweet - "Our nation's veterans deserve better than to have Senate Republicans play political games with their rightfully earned health care."
06/07/2022 Tweet - "I am voting for bipartisan legislation in the Senate that does right by our veterans and provides health care and disability benefits for expose to toxic burn pits while serving our country. Let's get this done. #PACTAct"
06/06/2022 Tweet - "Today, we honor and remember all the brave heroes who served and sacrificed on #DDay."
05/30/2022 Tweet - "Today, we remember brave and heroic Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice. Let us join together to honor and respect their service to our country and make sure we keep their families in our hearts as they carry the loss of a loved one. #MemorialDay"
05/30/2022 Tweet - "I was honored to join the community today for #MemorialDay services at Wood National Cemetery to honor and respect the sacrifice of those who have served our country."
03/29/2022 Tweet - "Wisconsin, this #VietnamWarVeteransDay please join me in thanking and honoring all our Vietnam Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice.
12/07/2021 Tweet - "As we mark National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, I encourage all Americans to pay tribute to those who served and sacrificed at Pearl Harbor and throughout World War II to defend our liberty and freedom."
12/07/2021 Tweet - "Today, I'm reflecting on the service and sacrifice of the 320,000 Wisconsinites including the Barber Brothers who served in World War II, and honoring their contributions in defense of our nation today and always."
12/28/2020 Tweet - ". @realDonaldTrump vetoed bipartisan legislation that provides a pay raise for our patriotic troops, and increases health care funding for our heroic veterans. I look forward to voting in the Senate to overturn Trump's veto and do right by our service members and veterans."
12/21/2020 Tweet - "We must do everything we can to ensure our veterans & their families receive the support they deserve during this pandemic & throughout the holiday season. @WisVets Secretary Mary Kolar & I are asking Wisconsinites to join us in this effort. Read more"
12/17/2020 Tweet - "I'm proud our bipartisan VET HP Act has passed both chambers of Congress because it will help train the next generation of health professionals and ensure our veterans receive the care they deserve. I'm looking forward to the President signing this important legislation into law."
08/05/2020 Tweet - "The Pentagon has known for years that our U.S. troops were exposed to cancer causing toxins while serving in Uzbekistan at the K2 base and it's simply wrong for the VA to deny them health care and disability benefits. We need to change this."
08/05/2020 Tweet - "I have introduced bipartisan legislation that lays the ground work for ensuring that U.S. servicemembers who were deployed to K2 in Uzbekistan are covered and compensated for exposure to toxic substances at the base."
07/14/2020 Tweet - "The VA is refusing to pay bills for emergency care and more than 600,000 veterans have had ER claims improperly denied. This is wrong and I have introduced legislation to make the VA do their job and follow the law by reimbursing veterans for emergency medical expenses."
07/02/2020 Tweet - "Our veterans have bravely served and sacrificed for the freedoms we all cherish, so I'm working with @SenBlumenthal to do right by them and their families by ensuring they receive reimbursement for the emergency care they have earned and deserve."
06/23/2020 Tweet - "I introduced a bipartisan resolution designating this Saturday, June 27, as National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day. We must raise awareness of post-traumatic stress & provide our veterans & their families with the support they have earned & deserve. "
04/24/2020 Tweet - "The White House's broken supply chain and distribution process for medical supplies has left our VA workers without the #PPE they need to protect themselves and treat our veterans. This is a disgraceful failure."
11/09/2019 Tweet - "We need to make it easier for people to get the support they need when they're in the middle of a mental health crisis. My new reform would establish a 3-digit National Suicide Prevention Hotline and allow veterans to be immediately routed to veteran-specific support."
11/06/2019 Tweet - "We have a real need for qualified pilots, and if we make the training more available to veterans, we can provide them with a good paying job when they complete their military service. That's why I pushed for more funding to help more veterans pursue careers as airline pilots."
10/11/2019 Tweet - "Today, I'm @FoxValleyTech to announce my bipartisan American Aviator Act to increase opportunities for veterans who want to pursue careers as commercial airline pilots."
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