VVA Testimony

Legislative Priorities & Policy Initiatives for the 118th Congress – March 2024

March 13, 2024

Chairmen Tester and Bost, Ranking Members Takano and Moran, and distinguished members of your respective committees. It is my pleasure to appear before you to present the highlights of our legislative agenda and policy issues…

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Legislative Priorities & Policy Initiatives for the 118th Congress

March 2, 2023

Good afternoon, Chairmen Tester and Bost, Ranking Members Takano and Moran, and distinguished members of your respective committees. I am pleased to appear before you today to present highlights of our legislative agenda and policy…

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VVA HVAC Statement for the Record regarding Fulfilling our Pact: Ensuring Effective Implementation of Toxic Exposure Legislation

December 7, 2022

Good afternoon, Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Bost, and other members of this distinguished committee. On behalf of the VVA National President Jack McManus and the membership of Vietnam Veterans of America,

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VVA National President submits SFR before House Veterans Affairs Subcommittees on DAMA/OI

April 27, 2022

Good afternoon, Chairwoman Luria, Chairman Pappas and Ranking Members Nehls, and Mann. I am most pleased to submit our Statement for the Record today regarding “At What Cost? – Ensuring Quality Representation in the Veteran…

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Vietnam Veterans of America Statement for the Record before SVAC, March 23, 2022

April 5, 2022

Good afternoon, Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. I thank you for holding this hearing today and would like to submit our Statement for the Record on the…

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VVA Statement for the Record before HVAC Subcommittee on DAMA, February 8, 2022

March 31, 2022

Good afternoon, Chairwoman Luria, Ranking Member Nehls, and other Representatives of this distinguished subcommittee.  On behalf of the VVA National President, Jack McManus, and the membership of Vietnam Veterans of America.... Read the full testimony…

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VVA National President Presents 2022 Legislative Priorities before Joint Session of Congress, March 2, 2022

March 3, 2022

Good afternoon Chairmen Tester and Takano, Ranking Members Bost and Moran, and distinguished members of your respective committees. On behalf of our members and their families, I want to thank each member of both committees…

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VVA PTSD/Substance Abuse Committee Chair testifies before the HVAC Subcommittee on Health February 2, 2022

February 4, 2022

Chairwoman Brownley, Ranking Member Bergman, and other Representatives of this distinguished subcommittee, on behalf of the VVA National President, Jack McManus, and the membership of Vietnam Veterans of America, I thank you for affording VVA…

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VVA National President Statement for the Record before HVAC May 5 hearing

May 5, 2021

Good morning Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Bosh, and other members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.  Thank you for giving Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) the opportunity to submit our statement for the record regarding…

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VVA National President testifies before Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

April 28, 2021

Good afternoon Chairman Tester, Ranking Member Moran, and other members of this distinguished and important committee, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) very much appreciates the opportunity to offer our comments concerning several bills affecting veterans…

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