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April 2013
Burr and Wyden Seek to Strengthen VA’s Pension Program and Protect America’s Veterans

March 2013
Wyden Statement on Full Funding of Tuition Assistance Programs for National Guard Members

December 2012
Wyden NDAA Amendment to Hold Contractors Accountable Sent to the President
Veterans Affairs Department Agrees to GI Bill Housing Allowance Fix for OIT Students
Oregon Lawmakers to Pentagon: Don’t Put Taxpayers on the Hook for Contractors’ Negligence
In Letter, Oregon Lawmakers Seek to Have VA’s GI Bill Housing Allowance Calculated Based on Where Veterans Live and Study

June 2012
Wyden and Kohl Investigate Pension Poaching in VA’s Pension Program at Aging Committee Hearing

February 2012
Wyden Cosponsors Bill to Compensate Servicemembers for Miscalculation of Leave Time Under PDMRA

January 2012
Wyden Will Attend Salem Demobilization Ceremony on Saturday for Oregon Army National Guard's 1249th Engineer Battalion

November 2011
Wyden Soft Landing Bill Will Ease Burden of Returning National Guard and Reserve Members
Wyden, Merkley Announce Transportation Grants to aid Veterans

October 2011
Wyden, Merkley Send Letter to Secretary Panetta Seeking Medal of Honor for Henry Lincoln Johnson

September 2011
Wyden Letter Prompts DoD to Change Policy Denying Injured Guard and Reserve Members Medical Assistance
Wyden Calls on DoD Undersecretary to Change Policy Denying Injured Guard and Reserve Members Transitional Medical Assistance

August 2011
Merkley, Wyden Announce Grants for Veterans Job Training

July 2011
Wyden, Merkley, DeFazio Issue Statement on VA’s Announcement on the Future of the Roseburg VA Hospital

May 2011
Wyden Will Visit Oregon Veterans Home in The Dalles on June 3
Wyden to Attend Memorial Day Ceremonies in Terrebonne, Redmond and Bend on Monday
Wyden, Merkley Announce Funding for National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

April 2011
Military Takes Steps to Improve Treatment of Returning National Guard, Reserve Troops