United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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The United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs deals with oversight of United States veterans issues.
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Members, 114th Congress[edit]
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Source: 2013 Congressional Record, Vol. 159, Page S296 to 297
According to committee members' official online biographies, three of the fourteen members are veterans: Richard Blumenthal, Dan Sullivan and Johnny Isakson.
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 1971–present[edit]
| Name | Party | State | Years | |
| Vance Hartke | Democratic | Indiana | 1971–1977 | |
| Alan Cranston | Democratic | California | 1977–1981 | |
| Alan K. Simpson | Republican | Wyoming | 1981–1985 | |
| Frank Murkowski | Republican | Alaska | 1985–1987 | |
| Alan Cranston | Democratic | California | 1987–1993 | |
| Jay Rockefeller | Democratic | West Virginia | 1993–1995 | |
| Alan K. Simpson | Republican | Wyoming | 1995–1997 | |
| Arlen Specter | Republican | Pennsylvania | 1997–2001 | |
| Jay Rockefeller | Democratic | West Virginia | 2001–2003 | |
| Arlen Specter | Republican | Pennsylvania | 2003–2005 | |
| Larry Craig | Republican | Idaho | 2005–2007 | |
| Daniel Akaka | Democratic | Hawaii | 2007–2011 | |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | Washington | 2011–2013 | |
| Bernie Sanders | Independent | Vermont | 2013–2015 | |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | Georgia | 2015-present |
2007 Walter Reed Hospital oversight issue[edit]
Main article: Walter Reed Army Medical Center neglect scandal
This senate committee came under scrutiny when its oversight role over Walter Reed Army Hospital was questioned following discoveries of negligent maintenance of certain facilities. The scrutiny escalated as individual members have been questioned on their individual negligence in overseeing this veterans' hospital.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ Bernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee.
- ^ Chicago Sun Times, Squabbles, no clear winner (Democratic candidate presidential debate), June 4, 2007
External links[edit]
- United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Senate Veterans Affairs Committee member profiles collected news and commentary at The Washington Post