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Duckworth Secures VA Commitment to Improve Maternal Health Care for Veterans

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) pressed U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials today to protect access to maternal health care for Veterans. During the U.S. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) hearing, Duckworth raised her longstanding concerns about the VA’s failure to provide every Veteran in need of perinatal care with the world-class care and support they deserve—especially Black, rural and disabled Veterans,

Durbin Presses Trump's Judicial Nominee About His Involvement In A Controversial Pro-Gun Group

3 hours 52 minutes ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Durbin first questioned Arthur Roberts Jones, nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, about his recent involvement with Gun Owners of America. The organization has criticized the National Rifle Association (NRA) for being too moderate, proudly claiming that it