Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Isakson Announces Hearing on Three Pending VA Nominations

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Senator Johnny Iskason (above) is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.  His office issued the following earlier today:



FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
Contact: Amanda Maddox, 202-224-7777
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Camlin Moore, 202-224-9126

***HAPPENING TOMORROW***

Isakson Announces Hearing on Three Pending VA Nominations

WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will hold a hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., to consider three pending nominations to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The committee will consider the following nominations:

·         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

The hearing will be streamed online at www.veterans.senate.gov. Media who plan to attend should RSVP to Majority_Press@vetaff.senate.gov.

WHO:         Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

WHERE:   418 Russell Senate Office Building

WHEN:      Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 at 2:30 p.m.

WHAT:      Pending Nominations Hearing

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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.