Saturday, October 21, 2017

Isakson Announces Committee Vote on Three Pending VA Nominations


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Senator Johnny Isakson (above) is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.  His office issued the following yesterday:



FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY

Friday, October 20, 2017

Contact: Amanda Maddox, 202-224-7777
Camlin Moore, 202-224-9126




***MEDIA ADVISORY*** 
Isakson Announces Committee Vote on Three Pending VA Nominations
WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will hold a business meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, to consider three pending nominations to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The committee will consider the following nominations during an off-the-floor meeting held in conjunction with afternoon votes:
·         Melissa Sue Glynn, of the District of Columbia, to be assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs for Enterprise Integration
·         Cheryl Mason, of Virginia, to be chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
·         Randy Reeves, of Mississippi, to be undersecretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs

WHO:         Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHERE:    Off the floor in conjunction with afternoon votes
WHEN:      Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, TBD

WHAT:
       Business Meeting to Consider Pending Nominations
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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 115th Congress. Isakson is a veteran himself – having served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs since he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home state of Georgia is home to more than a dozen military installations representing each branch of the armed services as well as more than 750,000 veterans.