SEATTLE: MONDAY: Murray to Join Wounded Veterans, Caregivers to Discuss New Bill to Help Caregivers

Senator Patty Murray is the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee and serves on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.  Her office issued the following yesterday:

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES                                 CONTACT: Murray Press Office

Thursday, April 10^th, 2014                                                              (202) 224-2834

 

SEATTLE: MONDAY: Murray to Join Wounded Veterans, Caregivers to Discuss New Bill to Help Caregivers

 

Murray, wounded veterans, and their caregivers to discuss bill to help caregivers of wounded, ill, and injured military servicemembers and veterans

Bill provides health care, counseling, and a living stipend to caregivers who give up their careers to care for injured veterans

 

(Washington, D.C.) – Monday, April 14^th, 2014, U.S. Senator Patty Murray will join wounded veterans and their caregivers at the Wounded Warriors Project in Seattle to talk about how to better support those who provide care to severely injured veterans.  This month, RAND released the results from the largest-ever study of military caregivers.  The results show where care and benefits have fallen short, where new needs are emerging, and how we can make it easier for veterans to get the care and benefits they deserve.  Senator Murray has introduced the Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act to help address these critical issues.  Murray has led congressional efforts to establish the VA caregivers program to provide family members with health care, counseling, training, respite and a living stipend.  

 

WHO:             U.S. Senator Patty Murray

Mike Kiser, Senior Benefits Liaison at Wounded Warrior Project Seattle

                        Local caregivers and wounded veterans

 

WHAT:          Murray will meet with local wounded veterans and their caregivers to discuss critical issues with caregiver support and ways it must be improved, discuss new legislation to address these

                        problems

 

WHEN:          Monday, April 14^th, 2014

                        1:30 PM PST

 

WHERE:       Seattle Wounded Warrior Project

2223 Alaskan Way, Suite 220

Seattle, WA 98121

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Kathryn Robertson
Deputy Press Secretary 

Office of U.S. Senator Patty Murray

154 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington D.C. 20510

202-224-2834

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