FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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Miguel Salazar (Takano), 202-225-9756
Cassie Byerly (Tester), 202-224-4588
Molly Jenkins (Roe), 202-225-3527
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***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Isakson, Takano, Tester, Roe Announce Veterans Service Organizations Hearings
ATLANTA – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and U.S. Representatives Mark Takano, D-Calif., and Phil Roe, R-Tenn., M.D., chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today announced a series of joint hearings with Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to consider their respective legislative priorities for this year.
The first hearing will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, with the Disabled American Veterans. See below for a full list of the upcoming VSO hearings.
The hearing will be streamed online at www.veterans.senate.gov. Media who plan to attend should RSVP to Majority_Press@vetaff.senate.gov.
Full list of upcoming VSO hearings:
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American Veterans
2:00 PM
Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019
Legislative Presentation of The American Legion
10:00 AM
Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Legislative Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
10:00 AM
Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Legislative Presentations of Multiple VSOs
(American Ex-Prisoners of War, American Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Student Veterans of America, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Wounded Warrior Project)
2:00 PM
Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Legislative Presentations of Multiple VSOs
(Blinded Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Gold Stars Wives of America, Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Military Officers Association of America, Military of the Purple Heart, and National Association of the State Directors of Veterans Affairs)
10:00 AM
Room SD-G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building
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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 116th 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 nearly 700,000 veterans.
