United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

The United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs deals with most of the United States veterans issues. People who are members of the committee help fight for veterans. Members are also members of the United States senate. They help veterans find jobs and homes, and help with medical care. It was created in 1971 to help the Vietnam War veterans.

The Veterans' Affairs Committee had nine members when it was created. It now has 17 members. 
Members, 116th Congress
 Majority Minority Johnny Isakson, Georgia, Chair
 Jerry Moran, Kansas, Chair 
 John Boozman, Arkansas
 Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
 Mike Rounds, South Dakota
 Thom Tillis, North Carolina
 Dan Sullivan, Alaska
 Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee
 Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
 Kelly Loeffler, Georgia  Jon Tester, Montana, Ranking Member
 Patty Murray, Washington
 Bernie Sanders, VermontBernie Sanders is an Independent, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee.
 Sherrod Brown, Ohio
 Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut
 Mazie Hirono, Hawaii
 Joe Manchin, West Virginia
 Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona

According to committee members' official online biographies, three of the fourteen members are veterans: Richard Blumenthal, Dan Sullivan and Johnny Isakson.

Related pages
 List of current United States Senate committees
 United States Department of Veterans Affairs

References

Other websites
 United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Category:1971 establishments in the United States
Committees of the United States Senate