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Chuck Schumer's Public Statements on Issue: Military Personnel

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03/23/2023 SCHUMER ANNOUNCES, FOLLOWING YEARS OF ADVOCACY, AMERICAN HERO, ALBANY RESIDENT & HARLEM HELLFIGHTER, SGT. HENRY JOHNSON WILL OFFICIALLY HAVE FORT POLK RENAMED IN HIS HONOR THIS SUMMER
08/23/2022 Letter to Hon. Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Education - Cortez Masto Calls on Admin to Speed Loan Forgiveness Program Changes for Military Service Members
07/29/2022 Schumer: After Sending an Sos to the Feds to Save Buffalo's Uss the Sullivans, Schumer Secures $7.5 Million in Appropriations Bill to Complete Repairs & Fully Restore the Ship, Ensuring the Beloved Landmark Will Remain at Canalside for Generations
05/25/2022 Governor Hochul Announces New Workforce Development Initiative to Train Military Members for Careers in the Semiconductor Industry
03/29/2022 Tweet - "This Senate will vote on the Honoring Our PACT Act to finally get our veterans the healthcare and the benefits they need and deserve."
03/29/2022 Tweet - "TUNE IN: I'm joining @GillibrandNY, @RepRaulRuizMD, @JohnFeal2, @JonStewart , and veterans advocates to work for the Senate to pass the Honoring Our PACT Act and finally give our veterans the health care they deserve."
03/29/2022 Tweet - "I'm standing with @GillibrandNY , @RepRaulRuizMD , @JohnFeal2 , @JonStewart , and veterans advocates: Our vets who have illnesses from exposure to burn pits shouldn't have to fight for health care We will vote on the #PACTAct to finally get our veterans the healthcare they deserve"
03/10/2022 Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Fort Drum Receives $27 Million in Omnibus Spending Package to Fortify Base's Water Supply; Funding Will Provide Safe Drinking Water to the 35,000 Soldiers & Families at Fort Drum
06/08/2021 Legislation to Clean Up PFAS at Military Installations With Highest Levels of Contamination
01/25/2021 Tweet - "This is big news: President Biden just lifted the Trump administration's heinous, discriminatory ban on transgender Americans serving in our military. Trans rights are human rights!"
01/22/2021 National Guard
01/21/2021 Tweet - "I'm heartbroken 3 brave members of NY's Army National Guard were killed in a helicopter crash on a training mission These National Guard members answered the call to help and serve their fellow New Yorkers and America Their sacrifices won't be forgotten"
01/21/2021 Tweet - "I'm heartbroken 3 brave members of NY's Army National Guard were killed in a helicopter crash on a training mission These National Guard members answered the call to help and serve their fellow New Yorkers and America Their sacrifices won't be forgotten"
10/22/2020 Letter to General Daniel R. Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau - Feinstein, Wyden, Leahy, Schumer, Merkley, Colleagues Ask National Guard for Wildfire Readiness Assessment
10/07/2020 Letter to the Hon. Kathleen Kraninger, Dir. of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Schumer demands Feds immediately require full restitution & compensation for swindled New York veterans, servicemembers & their families; even in the midst of global and economic pandemic, Feds have done nothing to get reimbursements for vets & servicemembers who were bamboozled by deceptive mortgage lenders & marketing
09/09/2020 Tweet - "President Trump reportedly called military heroes "losers" and "suckers" The White House tried to deny it but he's said nearly the same thing out loud, on video before I just joined @SenDuckworth and @SenateDems to demand the Senate condemn Trump's comments Senate GOP objected"
08/20/2020 Tweet - "USPS is the only mail service that can deliver to our military overseas. Making absentee voting more difficult disenfranchises the very Americans who serve and sacrifice on the front lines in defense of our right to vote. That's unacceptable."
08/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - As Dejoy Testifies Before Congress, Merkley, Wyden Demand End to Policies Disenfranchising Servicemembers Abroad
08/20/2020 Letter to Mr. Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General - Tester, Colleagues to Dejoy: Usps Operational Changes Disproportionately Harm Deployed Servicemembers
08/11/2020 Tweet - "President Trump: You must restore full funding to all states for their National Guard response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This support is critical within our states to supporting the health and well-being of millions of Americans. From @SenatorLeahy , @SenateDems & me:"
08/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Merkley, Wyden Press White House To Restore Full Funding For National Guard's COVID-19 Response
08/05/2020 Tweet - "It's shameful that President Trump is again politicizing the frontline work of our National Guard. Every state should be fully reimbursed for their National Guard deployments in fighting COVID."
07/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Duckworth, Schumer Lead Senate Dems in Demanding Opportunity to Review Any Relevant President's Daily Briefs and Other Key Nsc Materials Related to Reports on Russia's Operation to Offer Bounties for Killing American Troops
07/10/2020 Letter to The Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of The United States - Baldwin Joins Senate Dems in Demanding Opportunity to Review Any Relevant President's Daily Briefs and Other Key Nsc Materials Related to Reports on Russia's Operation to Offer Bounties for Killing American Troops
07/04/2020 Tweet - "We should all be outraged by this tragedy. I'm praying for Vanessa Guillén's family. I'm joining @GillibrandNY & @RepSpeier in calling for a full investigation into her disappearance and death. We must fight to prevent sexual harassment and assault, and for our troops' safety."

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