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July 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - DelBene Leads 116 Lawmakers Calling for End to Transgender Military Service Ban
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 22, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - More than 70 Members Call for Extension of National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts After Curious Deadline Set
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 16, 2020
Letter to Hon. James McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Murphy, Blumenthal Press Navy for Answers About COVID-19 Outbreak & Sailors' Safety as More Test Positive
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine, Department of Defense Office of Inspector General - Bennet, Colleagues Call for Investigation Into Navy's COVID-19 Outbreak and Decision to Relieve Capt. Crozier Of Command
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. James Stewart, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) - Tester, Bennet, Moran Lead Bipartisan Push to Address Alarming Increase in National Guard Suicide Rate
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 13, 2019
After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 13, 2019
Menendez, Booker Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Bill to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 13, 2019
Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 23, 2019
Congressmen Palazzo and Ryan Introduce Series of National Guard and Reserves Pay Parity Bills
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Schatz, Senators Slam Trump Administration For Unprecedented Use Of Troops On Southern Border
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 15, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 16, 2017
Grassley, Bipartisan Group of Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Address Military Sexual Assault
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2017
Letter to the Honorable David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Coprs - Provide Trauma Services for Victims of Military Sexual Harassment
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 28, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Restore Guard Bonuses
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 26, 2016
Letter to the Hon Ashton Carter, Secretary, Department of Defense - Regarding Recoupment of Bonuses
Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 2, 2016
Brown, Toomey, Murray, Sanders, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Shortage of Beds, Staffing, for Severely Disabled Veterans
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 27, 2016
The Hill - Fears Grow About Rising US Troop Levels in Middle East
Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 22, 2016
Sanders Focuses on Veterans at Gettysburg
Sen. Bernie Sanders
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July 8, 2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense and to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - DelBene Leads 116 Lawmakers Calling for End to Transgender Military Service Ban
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 22, 2020
Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 20, 2020
Letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper - More than 70 Members Call for Extension of National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts After Curious Deadline Set
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 16, 2020
Letter to Hon. James McPherson, Acting Secretary of the Navy - Murphy, Blumenthal Press Navy for Answers About COVID-19 Outbreak & Sailors' Safety as More Test Positive
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 3, 2020
Letter to Acting Inspector General Glenn Fine, Department of Defense Office of Inspector General - Bennet, Colleagues Call for Investigation Into Navy's COVID-19 Outbreak and Decision to Relieve Capt. Crozier Of Command
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 16, 2019
Letter to the Hon. James Stewart, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) - Tester, Bennet, Moran Lead Bipartisan Push to Address Alarming Increase in National Guard Suicide Rate
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 13, 2019
After Recent Department of Defense Report Highlights Its Continued Failure to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault, Gillibrand Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators to Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act and Calls On Congress to Act
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 13, 2019
Menendez, Booker Co-Sponsor Bipartisan Bill to Address Crisis of Military Sexual Assault
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 13, 2019
Udall, Heinrich Reintroduce Military Justice Improvement Act To Address Crisis Of Military Sexual Assault
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 23, 2019
Congressmen Palazzo and Ryan Introduce Series of National Guard and Reserves Pay Parity Bills
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 6, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau - Warner, Kaine Join Senate Dems In Calling On Trump Admin. To Shield Troops From Predatory Lenders
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 1, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Schatz, Senators Slam Trump Administration For Unprecedented Use Of Troops On Southern Border
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 15, 2018
Letter to Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Protect Servicemembers & Their Families From Predatory Lenders
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
June 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - After All Four Military Service Chiefs Speak Out Against Trump's Military Transgender Ban, Senators Murray, Cantwell Reiterate Strong Opposition to Harmful Policy
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Nov. 16, 2017
Grassley, Bipartisan Group of Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Address Military Sexual Assault
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Aug. 29, 2017
Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
July 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. James Mattis, Secretary of Defense - Senators Urge Secretary Mattis not to Implement Transgender Ban
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 16, 2017
Letter to the Honorable David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Coprs - Provide Trauma Services for Victims of Military Sexual Harassment
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 28, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Ashton Carter, Secretary of Defense - Restore Guard Bonuses
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 26, 2016
Letter to the Hon Ashton Carter, Secretary, Department of Defense - Regarding Recoupment of Bonuses
Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 2, 2016
Brown, Toomey, Murray, Sanders, Casey Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address Shortage of Beds, Staffing, for Severely Disabled Veterans
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 27, 2016
The Hill - Fears Grow About Rising US Troop Levels in Middle East
Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 22, 2016
Sanders Focuses on Veterans at Gettysburg
Sen.Bernie Sanders
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