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Friday, October 20, 2017
Contact: Amanda Maddox, 202-224-7777
Camlin Moore, 202-224-9126
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Isakson Announces Committee Vote on Three Pending VA Nominations
WASHINGTON – The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will hold a business meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, to consider three pending nominations to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The committee will consider the following nominations during an off-the-floor meeting held in conjunction with afternoon votes:
· Melissa Sue Glynn, of the District of Columbia, to be assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs for Enterprise Integration
· Cheryl Mason, of Virginia, to be chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
· Randy Reeves, of Mississippi, to be undersecretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs
WHO: Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
WHERE: Off the floor in conjunction with afternoon votes
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, TBD
WHAT: Business Meeting to Consider Pending Nominations
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The
Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny
Isakson, R-Ga., in the 115th 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 Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 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
armed services as well as more than 750,000 veterans.
