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Representative Lois Capps's Public Statements on Veterans

Lois Capps
Full Name: Lois Capps
Office: U.S. House (CA) - District 24, Democratic
First Elected: 03/10/1998
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Widowed; 3 Children: Laura, Todd, Lisa (deceased)
Birth Date: 01/10/1938
Birth Place: Ladysmith, WI
Home City: Santa Barbara, CA
Religion: Lutheran

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May 28, 2013 Letter to President Barack Obama - VA Disability Claims Backlog Washington, DC
April 22, 2013 Letter to Honorable John Culberson, Chair, and Honorable Sanford Bishop, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies Washington, DC
April 18, 2013 Letter to Chairman Kingston and Ranking Member DeLauro - Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Services Funding Unknown
Sept. 20, 2012 Capps Announces New Federal Funding for Santa Barbara County Veteran's Treatment Court Washington, DC
Sept. 20, 2012 Bipartisan Capps Bills Approved by House of Representatives Washington, DC
Sept. 19, 2012 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 Washington, DC
May 17, 2012 Capps Encourages Unemployed Central Coast Veterans to Apply for New Veterans Administration Retraining Program Washington, DC
April 6, 2012 In Your Neighborhood... Unknown
March 27, 2012 Capps Announces Nearly $1 Million to Support Homeless Veterans on the Central Coast Washington, DC
March 2, 2012 Kinzinger Introduces Legislation to Help Streamline Job Training for Returning Veteran EMTs Washington, DC
March 2, 2012 Butterfield Cosponsors Legislation to Help Streamline Job Training for Returning Veteran EMTs Washington, DC
Nov. 16, 2011 Capps Applauds Passage of Legislation to Get Veterans Back to Work Washington, DC
Nov. 16, 2011 Veterans and Jobs Washington, DC
Oct. 18, 2011 Capps Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Help Get Veterans Back to Work Santa Barbara, CA
Aug. 5, 2011 Capps Announces Introduction of Legislation to Enable Military Medics to Become EMTs Santa Barbara, CA
July 28, 2010 Capps Votes to Increase Funding for Veterans Health and Military Construction Washington, DC
April 22, 2010 Caregivers And Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act Washington, DC
April 21, 2010 Capps Votes To Strengthen Veteran's Health Care Washington, DC
July 10, 2009 Capps Votes for Key Funding Bill to Support Our Troops and Honor Our Veterans Washington, DC
Nov. 11, 2007 Congress Supports Veterans Washington, DC
Nov. 6, 2007 Democrats Improve Veterans Benefits Washington, DC
Sept. 24, 2007 Capps Encourages Constituents to Participate in Landmark Veterans History Project Washington, DC
June 15, 2007 Capps Applauds House Action To Support Servicemen and Women, Their Families, and Military Veterans Washington, DC
May 15, 2007 Capps Applauds Progress On Senate Bill To Repeal Misguided Hunter Language And Uphold Integrity Of Santa Rosa Island Washington, DC
April 25, 2007 U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007 Washington, DC
March 28, 2007 Capps Applauds House Action To Improve Medical Services For Military Veterans Washington, DC
March 22, 2007 Providing for Consideration of HR 1591, US Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007 Washington, DC
Sept. 29, 2006 Waiving Points of Order Against Conference Report on H.R. 5122, John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Washington, DC
March 8, 2006 Lofgren Calls for Veterans' Care to Be Included in Iraq Supplemental Washington, DC
March 7, 2006 Salazar, House Dems Call for Vets Care to be Included in Iraq Supplemental Washington, DC
June 29, 2005 Capps Calls on Bush Administration to Immediately Correct $1 Billion Shortage in Veterans' Health Care Washington, DC
June 23, 2004 Stop the Cuts in Veterans' Health Care Washington, DC
Jan. 1, 2012 Issue Position: Veterans Unknown

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