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Jim McGovern's Public Statements on Issue: Veterans

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (MA) - District 2

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Date Title
03/16/2018 Letter to the Hon. Kay Granger, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Peter Visclosky, Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Defense - Castro Leads Bipartisan Push for National Trauma Research Action Plan
12/22/2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Pass Vietnam Veterans Legislation
11/08/2017 Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Congressman Panetta, U.S. Reps., and U.S. Senator Request VA Secretary Report on Veteran Hunger in Lead Up to Veteran's Day
10/25/2017 Letter to the Hon. Phil Roe, Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, the Hon. Tim Walz, Ranking Member - Request to Hold a Hearing on the Use of Burn Pits in Iraq and Afghanistan
05/26/2017 Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Honor Veterans
05/26/2017 Senator Markey Joins Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers to Introduce Bill to Honor Veterans
05/26/2017 Bipartisan McGovern Bill Supports Veterans Service Dog Program
03/30/2017 Letter to the Hon.Charlie Dent, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, and the Hon. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies - Federal Funding for Veteran Suicide Prevention
01/09/2017 Letter to President-Elect Donald J. Trump - Reconsider Federal Hiring Freeze
11/21/2016 Letter to Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Assisted Reproductive Technology Coverage Under the Veterans Health Administration
11/04/2015 Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veteran's Affairs - Opioids epidemic
07/22/2015 Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Ensure Chemical Weapons Test Victims Receive Compensation
05/14/2015 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
04/15/2015 Hearing of the House Defense Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee - Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations bill
03/24/2015 Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense, and Pete Visclosky, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Defense - Funding Request for the Gulf War Illness Research Program
03/18/2015 Letter to Charlie Dent, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Regulated Agencies, Sanford Bishop, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military Construction - Funding for the President's budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Prosthetic Research
03/03/2015 Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs - Expanded Access to Non-VA Care Through the Veterans Choice Program
07/25/2014 Letter to Harry Reid, Majority Leader of the Senate, and John Boehner, Speaker of the House of Representatives - Congress Must Stay in Session Until VA Problems Addressed
06/24/2014 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act; and Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act
06/20/2014 Letter to Sloan Gibson, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs - VA Care for Victims of Sexual Assault
06/20/2014 Letter to Slcan Gibson, Department of Veterans Affairs - Sexual Assault Claims
06/18/2014 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, and Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3230, Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act
05/30/2014 Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act
05/27/2014 Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Audit Concerns
03/17/2014 Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, John Culberson, Pete Visclosky, Sanford Bishop - Increase Funding for Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention and Outreach Programs

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