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Nov. 11, 2016
Merkley Announces $500,000 Grant To Provide Oregon Veterans With Medical Transportation
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John King, Secretary, Department of Education - Regarding the Closure of ITT Tech and Associated Student Debt Relief Measures
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 31, 2016
Wyden and Merkley Announce $4.7 Million to Help Homeless Veterans Across Oregon
Sen. Ron Wyden
Aug. 31, 2016
Merkley and Wyden Announce $4.7 Million To Help Homeless Veterans Across Oregon
Sen. Jeff Merkley
July 14, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and The Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Wyden, Senate Dems: VA Must Do More to Prevent and Correct Abuse of Veterans in Higher Education
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 28, 2016
Daines Leads Bicameral Group of Members Urging Congressional Leadership to Include Medical Marijuana Provision in Funding Bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 24, 2016
House Republicans Strip Veterans Equal Access Amendment in Dead of Night
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - Close For-Profit College Loophole Impacting Servicemembers, Veterans and Taxpayers
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 1, 2016
Merkley Announces New Suicide Hotline for Veterans
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 24, 2016
V-A to Voluntarily Implement Bipartisan Provision to Enhance V-A Medical Care
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
May 19, 2016
Merkley and Wyden Announce Key Wins for Oregon Veterans in Senate Passage of Military Construction Appropriations Bill
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary of the Army - Restore Arlington National Cemetery Eligibility to Women's Air Force Service Pilots, Other Active Duty Designees
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 11, 2015
Bonamici Statement to Commemorate Veterans Day
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Nov. 10, 2015
Wyden, Merkley and DeFazio Announce New, Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Staffing at VA Health Centers
Sen. Ron Wyden
Nov. 10, 2015
In Advance of Veterans Day, Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Introduces New Legislation to Improve Staffing at Va Health Centers
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Nov. 3, 2015
Veterans and Consumer Protections
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 13, 2015
Merkley Awards Military Service Medals to Veteran's Family
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sept. 28, 2015
Wyden Statement on the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 21, 2015
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Markup of Bipartisan Tax Extenders Package
Sen. Ron Wyden
July 14, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - End Legal Purgatory with Sick Oregon Veterans
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 30, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Care
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2015
Following Action by Wyden, Brown and Merkley, VA Finalizes Rule to Extend Benefits to Reservists Exposed to Agent Orange Residue
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 18, 2015
Following Push by Burr and Merkley, C-123 Veterans Will Receive Care and Benefits for Agent Orange Exposure
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
June 18, 2015
Following Push by Merkley and Burr, C-123 Veterans will Receive Care and Benefits for Agent Orange Exposure
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 11, 2015
Merkley Intensifies Pressure on VA to Help C-123 Veterans Affected by Agent Orange Exposure
Sen. Jeff Merkley
June 11, 2015
Sens. Brown, Merkley, and Wyden Block Veterans Affairs Nominee Confirmation Until Administration Responds to Demands for Benefits for C-123 Reservists Exposed to Agent Orange Residue
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 11, 2015
Wyden, Brown and Merkley Block Veterans Affairs Nominee Confirmation Until Adminstration Responds to Demands for Benefits for C-123 Reservists Exposed to Agent Orange
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
June 5, 2015
Newsletter: May 2015
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
June 3, 2015
Wyden Introduces Bill to Bring Retired Military Dogs Home After Overseas Combat
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
May 25, 2015
Merkley Statement on Memorial Day 2015
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 25, 2015
Bonamici Honors Service Members on Memorial Day
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
May 22, 2015
Wyden Bill To Help Veterans Passes Senate
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 21, 2015
Merkley Joins Montana Senator Daines on Bipartisan Amendment Letting VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans
Sen. Jeff Merkley
May 15, 2015
Wyden Statement on Sgt. Henry Johnson Medal of Honor
Sen. Ron Wyden
May 14, 2015
Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act
Sen. Ron Wyden
April 27, 2015
Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Action from VA to Provide Care and Benefits to Veterans Exposed to Toxic Agent Orange Residue
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
April 23, 2015
Letter to Secretary Duncan - Better Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from being Targeted and Exploited by some For-Profit Colleges by Publishing the Amount and Percentage of Revenue Received by these Institutions from all Federal Educational Programs
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
April 23, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Agent Orange Exposure
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Choice Card Program
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Senator John McCain and Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge VA Secretary Robert McDonald to Rectify Problems with Choice Card Eligibility and Fully Implement VA Reform Legislation
Sen. Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 13, 2015
Oregon Senators Announce Restoration of Veterans Employment Program
Sen. Ron Wyden
Feb. 12, 2015
Casey Statement Following President's Signing of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
Sen. Jeff Merkley
Feb. 4, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Ensure Post Vietnam Air Force Veterans Receive Proper Benefits and Compensation
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 3, 2015
Wyden Praises Senate Passage of Bill Helping Veterans At Risk of Suicide
Sen. Ron Wyden
Jan. 28, 2015
Finance Committee Democrats Outline Measures To Spur Job Growth for Veterans
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 28, 2015
Wyden Opening Statement at the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Mark-Up
Sen. Ron Wyden
Nov. 11, 2014
Rep. Bonamici Statement to Commemorate Veterans Day
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 22, 2014
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Overseeing Selection of Next Roseburg VA Director
Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
Date
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Nov. 11, 2016
Merkley Announces $500,000 Grant To Provide Oregon Veterans With Medical Transportation
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 15, 2016
Letter to the Hon. John King, Secretary, Department of Education - Regarding the Closure of ITT Tech and Associated Student Debt Relief Measures
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Aug. 31, 2016
Wyden and Merkley Announce $4.7 Million to Help Homeless Veterans Across Oregon
Sen.Ron Wyden
Aug. 31, 2016
Merkley and Wyden Announce $4.7 Million To Help Homeless Veterans Across Oregon
Sen.Jeff Merkley
July 14, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, The Honorable Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and The Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Act to Protect Students & Veterans From Fraudulent Institutions Like Trump University
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
July 7, 2016
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Wyden, Senate Dems: VA Must Do More to Prevent and Correct Abuse of Veterans in Higher Education
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 28, 2016
Daines Leads Bicameral Group of Members Urging Congressional Leadership to Include Medical Marijuana Provision in Funding Bill
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 24, 2016
House Republicans Strip Veterans Equal Access Amendment in Dead of Night
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 22, 2016
Letter to The Honorable John King, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education - Close For-Profit College Loophole Impacting Servicemembers, Veterans and Taxpayers
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 1, 2016
Merkley Announces New Suicide Hotline for Veterans
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 24, 2016
V-A to Voluntarily Implement Bipartisan Provision to Enhance V-A Medical Care
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
May 19, 2016
Merkley and Wyden Announce Key Wins for Oregon Veterans in Senate Passage of Military Construction Appropriations Bill
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 10, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Murphy, Acting Secretary of the Army - Restore Arlington National Cemetery Eligibility to Women's Air Force Service Pilots, Other Active Duty Designees
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 27, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Nov. 11, 2015
Bonamici Statement to Commemorate Veterans Day
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Nov. 10, 2015
Wyden, Merkley and DeFazio Announce New, Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Staffing at VA Health Centers
Sen.Ron Wyden
Nov. 10, 2015
In Advance of Veterans Day, Bipartisan Coalition of Senators Introduces New Legislation to Improve Staffing at Va Health Centers
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Nov. 3, 2015
Veterans and Consumer Protections
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 13, 2015
Merkley Awards Military Service Medals to Veteran's Family
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Sept. 28, 2015
Wyden Statement on the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 21, 2015
Hearing of the Senate Finance Committee - Markup of Bipartisan Tax Extenders Package
Sen.Ron Wyden
July 14, 2015
Letter to Ashton Carter, Secretary of the United States Department of Defense - End Legal Purgatory with Sick Oregon Veterans
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 30, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Care
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 18, 2015
Following Action by Wyden, Brown and Merkley, VA Finalizes Rule to Extend Benefits to Reservists Exposed to Agent Orange Residue
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 18, 2015
Following Push by Burr and Merkley, C-123 Veterans Will Receive Care and Benefits for Agent Orange Exposure
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
June 18, 2015
Following Push by Merkley and Burr, C-123 Veterans will Receive Care and Benefits for Agent Orange Exposure
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 11, 2015
Merkley Intensifies Pressure on VA to Help C-123 Veterans Affected by Agent Orange Exposure
Sen.Jeff Merkley
June 11, 2015
Sens. Brown, Merkley, and Wyden Block Veterans Affairs Nominee Confirmation Until Administration Responds to Demands for Benefits for C-123 Reservists Exposed to Agent Orange Residue
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 11, 2015
Wyden, Brown and Merkley Block Veterans Affairs Nominee Confirmation Until Adminstration Responds to Demands for Benefits for C-123 Reservists Exposed to Agent Orange
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
June 5, 2015
Newsletter: May 2015
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
June 3, 2015
Wyden Introduces Bill to Bring Retired Military Dogs Home After Overseas Combat
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
May 25, 2015
Merkley Statement on Memorial Day 2015
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 25, 2015
Bonamici Honors Service Members on Memorial Day
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
May 22, 2015
Wyden Bill To Help Veterans Passes Senate
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 21, 2015
Merkley Joins Montana Senator Daines on Bipartisan Amendment Letting VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Veterans
Sen.Jeff Merkley
May 15, 2015
Wyden Statement on Sgt. Henry Johnson Medal of Honor
Sen.Ron Wyden
May 14, 2015
Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act
Sen.Ron Wyden
April 27, 2015
Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge Action from VA to Provide Care and Benefits to Veterans Exposed to Toxic Agent Orange Residue
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
April 23, 2015
Letter to Secretary Duncan - Better Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from being Targeted and Exploited by some For-Profit Colleges by Publishing the Amount and Percentage of Revenue Received by these Institutions from all Federal Educational Programs
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
April 23, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran Agent Orange Exposure
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Choice Card Program
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 25, 2015
Senator John McCain and Bipartisan Group of Senators Urge VA Secretary Robert McDonald to Rectify Problems with Choice Card Eligibility and Fully Implement VA Reform Legislation
Sen.Jeff Merkley, ...
Feb. 13, 2015
Oregon Senators Announce Restoration of Veterans Employment Program
Sen.Ron Wyden
Feb. 12, 2015
Casey Statement Following President's Signing of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act
Sen.Jeff Merkley
Feb. 4, 2015
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Ensure Post Vietnam Air Force Veterans Receive Proper Benefits and Compensation
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Feb. 3, 2015
Wyden Praises Senate Passage of Bill Helping Veterans At Risk of Suicide
Sen.Ron Wyden
Jan. 28, 2015
Finance Committee Democrats Outline Measures To Spur Job Growth for Veterans
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
Jan. 28, 2015
Wyden Opening Statement at the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 Mark-Up
Sen.Ron Wyden
Nov. 11, 2014
Rep. Bonamici Statement to Commemorate Veterans Day
Rep.Suzanne Bonamici
Oct. 22, 2014
Letter to Robert McDonald, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Overseeing Selection of Next Roseburg VA Director
Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
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