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Oct. 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Johnny Isakson, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs - Ranking Member Walz Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Senate Veterans Affairs Chairman To Advance Bipartisan Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Keith Ellison, ...
March 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development & Related Agencies and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, & Related Agencies - Congressman Al Green's Statement on Funding for Homeless Veteran Supportive Housing
Keith Ellison, ...
July 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Delayed Veterans Choice Program Payments and Adverse Credit Actions Harming America's Heroes
Keith Ellison, ...
June 13, 2017
Letter to Jeffrey Allen, Director of the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Students - Release of Data Sets to Minnesota State Education System
Keith Ellison, ...
March 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
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 11, 2016
Rep. Ellison Statement on Veterans Day
Keith Ellison
Sept. 28, 2016
Acting Ranking Member Takano and Progressive Co-Caucus Chairs Grijalva, Ellison Introduce Resolution Opposing VHA Privatization
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Acting Ranking Member Takano and Progressive Co-Caucus Chairs Grijalva, Ellison Introduce Resolution Opposing VHA Privatization
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 23, 2016
Reps. Huffman, Gallego, and Ellison Applaud Department of Veterans Affairs for Banning the Large-Scale Display of Confederate Flags on VA Cemeteries
Keith Ellison, ...
May 19, 2016
House Passes Rep. Huffman's Amendment to Ban Confederate Battle Flag From VA Cemeteries
Keith Ellison, ...
July 21, 2015
Honoring Mr. Roy Lee Seay
Keith Ellison
June 11, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Co-pay Charges
Keith Ellison, ...
June 11, 2015
Kline, Klobuchar, Minnesota Delegation Call on VA to Fix Unfair Billing Practices
Keith Ellison, ...
May 24, 2015
Rep. Ellison Statement on Memorial Day
Keith Ellison
March 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
Keith Ellison, ...
March 23, 2015
Letter to Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, David Price, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies - HUD-VASH Program Funding
Keith Ellison, ...
March 20, 2015
Letter to Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the Financial Services Committee - Hearings on Ending Homelessness
Keith Ellison, ...
March 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
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 10, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on Veterans Day
Keith Ellison
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Falsified Records at Minneapolis VA
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 26, 2014
Rep. Ellison Visits Minneapolis VA
Keith Ellison
June 10, 2014
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Keith Ellison
May 30, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on the Resignation of Eric Shinseki
Keith Ellison
May 25, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on Memorial Day
Keith Ellison
March 17, 2014
Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, John Culberson, Pete Visclosky, Sanford Bishop - Increase Funding for Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention and Outreach Programs
Keith Ellison, ...
March 6, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 13, 2013
Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Military Sexual Trauma Survivors
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 10, 2013
Rep. Ellison Statement on Veterans Day
Keith Ellison
March 22, 2011
Letter to John McHugh, Secretary of the Army, and General Craig McKinley, Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 21, 2010
Ellison: Proud to Support Nation's Veterans
Keith Ellison
March 19, 2009
Progressive Caucus Message
Keith Ellison
June 11, 2008
A New Energy Policy for the Country
Keith Ellison
April 16, 2008
Hearing of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community and Opportunity of the House Committee on Financial Services - H.R. 5679, The Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2008
Keith Ellison
March 24, 2008
Ellison Pays Homage to Fallen; Decries Continuation of Iraq War
Keith Ellison
Oct. 16, 2007
Letter to The Honorable George W. Bush, President
Keith Ellison, ...
May 1, 2007
Four Years Ago It Was Mission Accomplished; Now It Is The Never-Ending, Ever-Changing Mission
Keith Ellison
March 23, 2007
Congressman Ellison to Vote Yes on Veterans' Health & Iraq War Accountability Supplemental
Keith Ellison
March 15, 2007
Accountability And Oversight - - Democrats Deliver With Legislation This Week
Keith Ellison
March 8, 2007
Honoring The Fallen
Keith Ellison
Aug. 16, 2016
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Issue Position: Veterans
Katie Sieben
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Issue Position: Support for Our Veterans
Keith Ellison
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Title
Politician
Oct. 1, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Johnny Isakson, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs - Ranking Member Walz Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Senate Veterans Affairs Chairman To Advance Bipartisan Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 6, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
Keith Ellison, ...
March 22, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development & Related Agencies and the Hon. David Price, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, & Related Agencies - Congressman Al Green's Statement on Funding for Homeless Veteran Supportive Housing
Keith Ellison, ...
July 10, 2017
Letter to the Hon. David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Delayed Veterans Choice Program Payments and Adverse Credit Actions Harming America's Heroes
Keith Ellison, ...
June 13, 2017
Letter to Jeffrey Allen, Director of the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Students - Release of Data Sets to Minnesota State Education System
Keith Ellison, ...
March 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
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 11, 2016
Rep. Ellison Statement on Veterans Day
Keith Ellison
Sept. 28, 2016
Acting Ranking Member Takano and Progressive Co-Caucus Chairs Grijalva, Ellison Introduce Resolution Opposing VHA Privatization
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 28, 2016
Acting Ranking Member Takano and Progressive Co-Caucus Chairs Grijalva, Ellison Introduce Resolution Opposing VHA Privatization
Keith Ellison, ...
Aug. 23, 2016
Reps. Huffman, Gallego, and Ellison Applaud Department of Veterans Affairs for Banning the Large-Scale Display of Confederate Flags on VA Cemeteries
Keith Ellison, ...
May 19, 2016
House Passes Rep. Huffman's Amendment to Ban Confederate Battle Flag From VA Cemeteries
Keith Ellison, ...
July 21, 2015
Honoring Mr. Roy Lee Seay
Keith Ellison
June 11, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Co-pay Charges
Keith Ellison, ...
June 11, 2015
Kline, Klobuchar, Minnesota Delegation Call on VA to Fix Unfair Billing Practices
Keith Ellison, ...
May 24, 2015
Rep. Ellison Statement on Memorial Day
Keith Ellison
March 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
Keith Ellison, ...
March 23, 2015
Letter to Mario Diaz-Balart, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, David Price, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies - HUD-VASH Program Funding
Keith Ellison, ...
March 20, 2015
Letter to Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the Financial Services Committee - Hearings on Ending Homelessness
Keith Ellison, ...
March 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
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 10, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on Veterans Day
Keith Ellison
Sept. 30, 2014
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Falsified Records at Minneapolis VA
Keith Ellison, ...
Sept. 26, 2014
Rep. Ellison Visits Minneapolis VA
Keith Ellison
June 10, 2014
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Keith Ellison
May 30, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on the Resignation of Eric Shinseki
Keith Ellison
May 25, 2014
Rep. Ellison Statement on Memorial Day
Keith Ellison
March 17, 2014
Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, John Culberson, Pete Visclosky, Sanford Bishop - Increase Funding for Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention and Outreach Programs
Keith Ellison, ...
March 6, 2014
Letter to John Boehner, Speaker of the House - Don't Leave Jobless Veterans Behind
Keith Ellison, ...
Dec. 13, 2013
Letter to Eric Shinseki, Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Military Sexual Trauma Survivors
Keith Ellison, ...
Nov. 10, 2013
Rep. Ellison Statement on Veterans Day
Keith Ellison
March 22, 2011
Letter to John McHugh, Secretary of the Army, and General Craig McKinley, Chief of the National Guard Bureau
Keith Ellison, ...
Oct. 21, 2010
Ellison: Proud to Support Nation's Veterans
Keith Ellison
March 19, 2009
Progressive Caucus Message
Keith Ellison
June 11, 2008
A New Energy Policy for the Country
Keith Ellison
April 16, 2008
Hearing of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community and Opportunity of the House Committee on Financial Services - H.R. 5679, The Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2008
Keith Ellison
March 24, 2008
Ellison Pays Homage to Fallen; Decries Continuation of Iraq War
Keith Ellison
Oct. 16, 2007
Letter to The Honorable George W. Bush, President
Keith Ellison, ...
May 1, 2007
Four Years Ago It Was Mission Accomplished; Now It Is The Never-Ending, Ever-Changing Mission
Keith Ellison
March 23, 2007
Congressman Ellison to Vote Yes on Veterans' Health & Iraq War Accountability Supplemental
Keith Ellison
March 15, 2007
Accountability And Oversight - - Democrats Deliver With Legislation This Week
Keith Ellison
March 8, 2007
Honoring The Fallen
Keith Ellison
Aug. 16, 2016
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2016
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2014
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Jan. 1, 2012
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Issue Position: Veterans
Katie Sieben
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Issue Position: Veterans
Keith Ellison
Issue Position: Support for Our Veterans
Keith Ellison
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