FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 16, 2016
Contact: Amanda Maddox, 202-224-7777
Lauren Gaydos, 202-224-9126
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Isakson Announces Hearing on VA Budget Request
WASHINGTON –
The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will hold an oversight hearing on
Tuesday, February 23, 2016, to
examine the president’s fiscal year 2017 budget and 2018 advanced
appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
VA Secretary Robert McDonald will testify at the hearing on the proposed budget.
The hearing will be streamed online at
www.veterans.senate.gov. Media who plan to attend should RSVP to
Majority_Press@vetaff.senate.gov.
WHO: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHERE: 418 Russell Senate Office Building
WHEN: 10:00 AM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
WHAT:
Fiscal Year 2017 Budget for Veterans' Programs
and Fiscal Year 2018 Advance Appropriations Request
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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 114th Congress.
Isakson
is a veteran himself – having served in the Georgia Air National Guard
from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate VA Committee since
he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home
state of Georgia is home to more than a dozen military installations
representing each branch of the military as well as more than 750,000
veterans.