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Bill Foster's Public Statements on Issue: Military Personnel

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (IL) - District 11

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02/17/2022 Letter Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Urging TRICARE to cover COVID-19 Tests for Active-Duty Personnel and Military Families
08/18/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President - Connolly, 47 Members Press White House for Answers on Afghanistan Evacuations
06/04/2021 Letter to President Joseph R. Biden - Meijer, Colleagues Press Biden Administration to Evacuate Afghan Partners
10/23/2020 Letter to Scott Levins, Dir. of the National Personnel Records Center - Reps. Van Taylor, Jimmy Panetta Urge NPRC to Resume Processing Military Personnel Records
08/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and the Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Rose Helps Lead Call for Trump Administration to Stop Playing Political Games with National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts
07/08/2020 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
06/30/2020 Letter to Mark T. Esper, Secretary of Defense - Congresswoman Elaine Luria Demands Review of Department of Defense Policy Regarding Extremist and White Supremacist Behavior
06/18/2020 Letter to Mark T. Esper, Secretary of Defense and Ryan D. McCarthy, Secretary of the Army - Maloney Requests Army Removes Confederate Symbols at West Point
05/20/2020 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
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
04/06/2020 Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter Condemning Acting Navy Secretary's Dismissal of Captain Crozier of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt
11/13/2019 Foster's Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Education Benefits for Military Families Passes House
03/13/2019 Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Education Benefits for Military Families
02/04/2019 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
10/23/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget and Acting Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Preserve Military Lending Act Protections
07/16/2018 Letter to Chairmen McCain and Thorberry, and Ranking Members Reed and Smith - Dingell Urges Congressional Leaders to Expand Restraining Orders in Military
06/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jim Mattis, Secretary of Defense - End Transgender Ban in the Military
11/09/2017 Foster Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Benefits for Military Families
08/29/2017 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
07/26/2017 Foster Statement on Trump's Ban of Transgender Individuals in the Military
07/14/2017 Press Release: Foster Votes in Favor of Defense Bill
06/29/2017 Foster Reintroduces a Resolution to Allow DREAMers to Serve in the Military
10/26/2016 Letter to the Hon Ashton Carter, Secretary, Department of Defense - Regarding Recoupment of Bonuses
06/01/2016 Daily Southtown - Thousands Gather at National Cemetery for Memorial Day Service
05/14/2015 Foster Calls On House Republicans To Support DREAMers In The Military

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