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Bill Foster's Public Statements on Issue: Veterans

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04/08/2021 Letter to the Hon. Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veteran Affairs - Higgins Urges Va to Expedite Implementation of Expanded Benefits for Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
11/23/2020 Letter to National Archives and Records Administration Director Scott Levins - Palazzo Cosigns Letter Expressing Concerns Over Backlog of Veterans Records Requests
04/13/2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Congresswoman Elaine Luria Leads Bipartisan Effort to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs for Military Families and Retirees During COVID-19
04/03/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Treasury, the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and the Hon. Andrew Saul, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - Defazio Leads More than 120 Lawmakers in Urging Trump Administration to Automatically Send Relief Payments to Vulnerable Seniors, Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities
11/13/2019 Foster's Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Education Benefits for Military Families Passes House
11/12/2019 Protect the Gi Bill Act
11/12/2019 Letter to Nita Lowey, Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Kuster Leads Bipartisan Letter Requesting Increased Funding for Veterans Housing Program
10/30/2019 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Kuster, Walorski Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on VA Clinicians to Check State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
03/13/2019 Durbin, Duckworth, Foster, McMorris Rodgers Introduce Bicameral Bill To Support Military Families By Fixing Inconsistency In GI Bill Benefit
09/06/2018 Letter to the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - End Ban on Medically Necessary Treatments for Transgender Veterans
03/22/2018 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
12/22/2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Pass Vietnam Veterans Legislation
01/09/2017 Letter to President-Elect Donald J. Trump - Reconsider Federal Hiring Freeze
11/30/2016 Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
11/30/2016 Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/30/2016 Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
06/01/2016 Daily Southtown - Thousands Gather at National Cemetery for Memorial Day Service
05/01/2015 Foster Votes Against Underfunding Veterans' Care
04/30/2015 Honoring the 416th/412th Theater Engineer Commands and Engineer Commands Association Memorial Wall Dedication
04/29/2015 Foster Commemorates Workers Memorial Day 2015
04/24/2015 Durbin, Foster, McMorris Rodgers Urge Congress To Act To Ensure All Veterans Get The Benefits They Deserve
03/20/2015 Letter to Jeb Hensarling, Chairman of the Financial Services Committee - Hearings on Ending Homelessness
03/18/2015 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
01/13/2015 Foster Invites Constituents to Participate in "Valentines for Vets"
07/30/2014 Foster Votes To Improve Care For Veterans
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