Monday, February 22, 2016

Isakson Announces Hearing on VA Budget Request



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Senator Johnny Isakson (above) is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.  His office issued the following last week:





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
 
 
 
 
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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.