National President/CEO of Vietnam Veterans of America testifies before the House/Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

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National President/CEO of Vietnam Veterans of America testifies before the House/Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

Vietnam Veterans of America

May 15, 2015


Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) presents their Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives before a Joint Session of the 114th Congress


On May 20, 2015, John Rowan, VVA National President/CEO will testify before a Joint Session of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees regarding VVA Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives for the 114th Congress.

The hearing will begin at 10:00 am in room 216 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC.

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VVA National President testifed before Joint Session of the House/Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

Vietnam Veterans of America -- Legislative Update

May 20, 2015

Today, National President John Rowan presented Vietnam Veterans of America Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives before a joint session of the 114th House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. In his opening statement before the committees, President Rowan thanked Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-1) and Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) for their introduction of H.R. 1769 and S.901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. VVA's testimony was well received by both committees and provided insight into issues within the Department of Veterans Affairs that may require legislative or policy changes to better serve our Nation's Veterans.

VVA National Treasurer Dr. Wayne Reynolds attended the hearing as well as VVA staff members.

Representatives from PVA, AMVETS, MOAA, MOPH, IAVA, BVA and NCOA also presented their legislative priorities.

Read National President John Rowan's full statement: http://www.veterans.senate.gov/imo/medi ... 0.2015.pdf

Watch National President Rowan's full testimony at:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?326167-1/h ... anizations
or
http://www.veterans.senate.gov/hearings ... ivso052013

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VVA National President testifed before joint sesson of the House/Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

Vietnam Veterans of America -- Legislative Update

May 20, 2015

Today, National President John Rowan presented Vietnam Veterans of America Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives before a joint session of the 114th House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. In his opening statement before the committees, President Rowan thanked Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-1) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) for their introduction of H.R. 1769 and S.901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. VVA's testimony was well received by both committees and provided insight into issues within the Department of Veterans Affairs that may require legislative or policy changes to better serve our Nation's Veterans.

VVA National Treasurer Dr. Wayne Reynolds attended the hearing as well as VVA staff members.

Representatives from PVA, AMVETS, MOAA, MOPH, IAVA, BVA and NCOA also presented their legislative priorities.

Read National President John Rowan's full statement: http://www.veterans.senate.gov/imo/medi ... 0.2015.pdf

Watch National President Rowan's full testimony at:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?326167-1/h ... anizations
or
http://www.veterans.senate.gov/hearings ... ivso052013