Card image cap

Juan Vargas' Public Statements on Issue: Military Personnel

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CA) - District 52

Page 1 of 2

Date Title
08/18/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President - Connolly, 47 Members Press White House for Answers on Afghanistan Evacuations
04/12/2021 Letter to Honorable Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense - Castro, Gallego, and Hispanic Caucus Urge Defense Department to Rename Ft. Hood After Mexican-American Medal of Honor Recipient, Update Base Naming Criteria
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
08/14/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Committee Chairs Smith and DeFazio Lead 68 Members of Congress in Pressing President Trump on National Guard and FEMA Cost-Sharing Requirements
07/09/2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Maloney Joins 87 Colleagues in Urging the DoD to Investigate Vanessa Guillen's Tragic Death
07/06/2020 Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Cisneros Joins Colleagues Requesting DoD IG to Conduct an Independent Investigation into Specialist Vanessa Guillen's Case
07/01/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Secretary of the Dept. of State - Foreign Affairs Democrats Demand Answers from Pompeo on the Administration's Complicity in Putin's Scheme to Kill American Servicemembers in Afghanistan
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
03/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Reps. Rouda, Green, Foxx, and Cisneros Lead Bipartisan Letter to Request Report on Lapses in Healthcare Benefits for National Guard and Reserve Personnel
09/26/2019 Letter to Adam Smith, House Armed Services Committee Chairman, James Inhofe, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, Mac Thornberry, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, and Jack Reed, Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member - Congressmen Don Young and Jimmy Panetta Lead Letter Urging Retention of Critical NDAA Anti-Hunger Provision for Military Families
09/23/2019 Letter to Glenn A. Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General - Rep. Grijalva Leads Members of Congress in Letter Demanding Investigation into Trump's Use of Troops at the Southern Border
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
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
08/29/2017 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Representatives Urge Trump to Reverse Transgender Military Ban
10/26/2016 Letter to the Hon Ashton Carter, Secretary, Department of Defense - Regarding Recoupment of Bonuses
11/10/2015 Representatives Vargas and Denham Establish Immigrant Servicemembers and Veterans Caucus
07/25/2014 Foster, Polis, Vargas Introduce House Resolution Calling On DOD To Allow DREAMers In The Military
07/09/2014 Letter to Victor Octavio Lua Escobedo, Juez Sexto de Distrito de Procedimientos Penales Federales XV Circuito - Calls on Mexican Court to Immediately Release U.S. Marine
05/09/2014 Rep. Vargas Defends Military Moms' Maternity Rights
05/07/2014 Letter to Jesus Karam, Attorney General of Mexico - Andrew Tahmooressi
02/21/2014 Letter to Chuck Hagel, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Predatory Lenders
02/11/2014 Rep. Vargas Votes to Restore Military Retiree COLA
01/15/2014 Rep. Vargas Fights To Protect Veterans' Retirement Benefits
10/09/2013 Rep. Vargas Fights for Military Death Benefits Funding During Government Shutdown

Page 1 of 2
arrow_upward