Message from John Rowan, VVA National President June 22, 2016 5th Call-in Day on the Hil

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Message from John Rowan, VVA National President

June 22, 2016
5th Call-in Day on the Hill

On behalf of Vietnam Veterans of America Board of Directors, we are requesting that on June 22, at 9:00 am, you call your Senators to ask for their support in bringing S. 2921, the Veterans First Act, to the Senate floor for a vote and passage.

The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee has done its job as I stated in my June 9 press release supporting the bill, and NOW it is time for Senate leadership to hold a floor vote on S. 2921, the Veterans First Act.

It is all about the one-minute phone call. Let your politicians know that you are watching and that you care.

Passage and enactment of S.2921 will begin to address the legacy of toxic exposures on the innocent victims and enhance benefits and services to those who answered our nation’s call in defense of our Constitution-- our Nation’s Veterans.

This is one of our last battles­Losing is not an option.

Make the call on June 22, 2016
John Rowan
National President/CEO

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Senate floor vote expected on S.2921, the Veterans First Act

VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA - LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

June 28, 2016

Senate Veterans Affairs Chairman and colleagues speaks out on the need to pass S.2921, The Veterans First Act

Congrats, as a direct results of your calls and tweets on the hill June 22, 2016, U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., Mike Rounds, R-S.D., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, John Boozman, R-Ark., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., in the afternoon session held the Senate floor for forty-five minutes discussing the importance of passing the Veterans First Act on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. http://www.veterans.senate.gov/newsroom ... first-act_

Click hear to watch the Senators remarks

Senator Isakson expects to bring S.2921, to the floor of the Senate before the July 4 break. We need to keep up the momentum, VVA urges you to take action now! Go to our Legislative Action site at http://capwiz.com/vva/home/ , enter your Zip Code, and send the prepared letter requesting your U.S. Senators contact the Senate Majority and Minority leadership supporting a floor vote and passage of .2921, the Veterans First Act.

U.S. Senate debates on the floor H.R. 2577 Mil-Con VA 2017 funding bill

Today June 28, 2016 at 2:15 pm the U.S. Senate Debates Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Spending Bill conference report for H.R. 2577, the combined Transportation and Housing Spending bill with the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Spending bill, which includes Zika virus funding. Watch live at -
http://www.c-span.org/video/?411915-2/u ... nding-bill

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing

Vietnam Veterans of America testifies before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on June 29, 2016 at 2:30 pm. The hearing is open to the public; will be held in in room 418 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC. http://www.veterans.senate.gov/hearings ... on06292016