VFW Congressional Delegation Tracker

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Vice Chair, Interior; Member, Defense & MilCon-VA); Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Veterans' Affairs (past)

Veteran Connection: Represents the state with the highest per capita veteran population; strong advocate for Alaska's military installations.

Community Care Reform Given your key role on the Appropriations VA subcommittee, we seek your leadership in ensuring VA's community care networks are robustly funded and accessible for Alaska's uniquely dispersed veteran population.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you to leverage your position on the Appropriations Defense subcommittee to champion ending the unfair offset for combat-injured retirees, a critical readiness and retention issue for Alaska's large military community.

Brain Health & Consent As a member of the HELP Committee, we ask for your support in advancing legislation that respects veteran autonomy by requiring consent for brain tissue donation, a vital step for TBI research affecting many Alaskans.

Claim Sharks Please use your influence on the Appropriations Committee to support robust funding for VA outreach and SVA oversight to protect Alaska's veterans from predatory, unaccredited actors.

Committees & Background: Senate Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Veteran Connection: Alabama has over 375,000 veterans; strong pro-military constituency.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, we urge you to champion reforms that guarantee timely access to care for Alabama's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Given your role on the Armed Services Committee, we seek your leadership to advance legislation that honors the full commitment made to our military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent We ask for your support on the SVAC to ensure veterans' brain health research is prioritized and that their consent is always protected.

Claim Sharks Your position on the Veterans' Affairs Committee is critical to advancing legislation that protects veterans from unaccredited and predatory claim representatives.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Rules and Administration

Veteran Connection: Father served in the Army; district has a high concentration of veterans and active-duty military families.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Appropriations Committee, please ensure the Community Care Program is fully funded to prevent any disruption of care for Alabama's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you to use your position on the Appropriations Committee to support ending the unjust offset that penalizes our combat-disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Please help secure robust appropriations for VA and DoD brain health programs that respect the autonomy and consent of our nation's heroes.

Claim Sharks As an appropriator, you can help protect veterans' financial futures by ensuring the VA has the resources to combat predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs (influential member); Appropriations; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Arkansas has over 210,000 veterans; he has consistently championed VA legislation as a senior committee member.

Community Care Reform Urge him, as a senior VA committee member, to lead oversight efforts ensuring Community Care networks meet access and quality standards for Arkansas's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his fiscal oversight role on Appropriations to frame concurrent receipt as correcting a long-overdue financial injustice and a true cost of readiness.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his VA committee position to champion legislation that standardizes TBI screening protocols and informed consent for research across the entire VA system.

Claim Sharks As a key voice on veterans' issues, ask him to spearhead legislation that imposes strict penalties on unaccredited actors who financially exploit veterans.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Judiciary; Intelligence

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army Infantry combat veteran (Iraq, Afghanistan); represents a state with a high per capita veteran population.

Community Care Reform Frame robust and accountable Community Care networks as vital for the readiness and retention of the Guard/Reserve components he oversees on the Armed Services Committee.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his experience as a combat veteran to champion ending this unfair offset for the retirees he served alongside, framing it as a promise kept.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him on his direct combat experience to advocate for proactive brain health initiatives within DOD and a seamless transition to VA care for TBI/PTSD.

Claim Sharks Engage his Judiciary Committee role to emphasize the need for strong federal laws to prosecute fraudulent financial schemes targeting veterans' earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Special Committee on Aging

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Navy Captain); Arizona has over 500,000 veterans.

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran on the Armed Services Committee, we urge you to champion community care reforms that strengthen VA access without compromising quality for Arizona's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt We ask for your leadership on the Armed Services Committee to finally grant full concurrent receipt to medically retired veterans who earned both their retirement and disability pay.

Brain Health & Consent Given your background, we ask you to lead efforts in ensuring veterans participating in vital brain health research are protected with clear, unambiguous informed consent protocols.

Claim Sharks As a public servant, please help us protect your fellow veterans from predatory, unaccredited claim sharks by co-sponsoring legislation to reinstate criminal penalties for this fraud.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents over 500,000 Arizona veterans, a key independent voice.

Community Care Reform As a key member of the Appropriations Committee, we ask you to ensure any community care reform is fully funded to meet the needs of Arizona's veterans without privatizing the VA.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you to use your influential position to support fiscal policies that honor our commitment to medically retired veterans by ending the unjust concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Your support is critical in providing oversight to ensure federally-funded brain health studies on veterans adhere to the highest ethical standards of informed consent.

Claim Sharks Please use your governmental affairs oversight role to help pass legislation that protects veterans' financial well-being by punishing unaccredited actors who illegally charge for claims assistance.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Budget; Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs; Rules

Veteran Connection: Represents nearly 1.6 million veterans, the largest state veteran population in the U.S.

Community Care Reform Stress the need for a strong Community Care network to serve California's diverse and geographically dispersed veteran population, aligning with his focus on equity.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his position on the Budget Committee to advocate for including the fiscal costs of concurrent receipt in future budget resolutions as a matter of fairness.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health research funding to his Judiciary Committee role by framing it as a vital component of veteran justice outreach and diversion programs.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his Judiciary Committee oversight role to push for stronger DOJ enforcement against unaccredited actors preying on California's veterans.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: Appointed to represent a state with 1.6 million veterans and major military installations.

Community Care Reform Educate her on how Community Care access is a critical issue for veterans facing housing insecurity, linking to her Banking and Housing committee work.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic justice issue for military families in California, a high cost-of-living state.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the importance of informed consent in VA research, appealing to her Judiciary Committee background on civil rights and protections.

Claim Sharks Urge her as a Judiciary Committee member to co-sponsor legislation that protects veterans from predatory financial schemes disguised as claims assistance.

Committees & Background: Senate Committee on Finance; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with over 400,000 veterans and major military installations.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how streamlining community care provider networks and reimbursement through his Finance Committee role directly benefits rural Colorado veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a tax and retirement fairness issue for Colorado's military retirees that his Finance Committee can help address.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of funding TBI research at Colorado institutions and ensuring ethical consent for the state's significant veteran population.

Claim Sharks Position this as a crucial consumer protection issue for Colorado veterans, preventing them from being financially exploited by unregulated actors.

Committees & Background: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Veteran Connection: Former Governor of a state with a large and influential military and veteran population.

Community Care Reform Connect improved community care access to overall public health outcomes and provider capacity, a key concern for the HELP committee.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his background as a former governor by framing concurrent receipt as the federal government fulfilling a solemn promise to the state's military families.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his position on the HELP committee to advocate for robust mental health support and TBI care as a critical workforce issue for veterans.

Claim Sharks Highlight how claim sharks threaten the economic stability of veteran entrepreneurs, linking consumer protection to his Small Business Committee role.

Committees & Background: Senate Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, Judiciary

Veteran Connection: Marine Corps Reserve veteran; state has ~180,000 veterans.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a key champion on the Veterans' Affairs Committee to lead oversight hearings on network adequacy and access standards in Connecticut.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him to leverage his Armed Services Committee position to advocate for ending the unfair offset for Chapter 61 retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Partner with him through the Veterans' Affairs Committee to introduce and champion legislation codifying informed consent for brain tissue donation.

Claim Sharks Request he use his Judiciary Committee role to investigate and hold hearings on the predatory, unaccredited claims industry targeting veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)

Veteran Connection: Represents state with Naval Submarine Base New London and significant defense industry.

Community Care Reform Appeal to his Appropriations role to ensure robust funding for both VA direct care and community care to prevent a zero-sum budget fight.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as an economic fairness issue and ask him to champion the necessary appropriations to fund its implementation.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his HELP committee experience to emphasize the public health importance of TBI research and the need for veteran-centric consent policies.

Claim Sharks Highlight the financial harm to his constituents and ask him to use his Appropriations influence to fund robust VA/FTC enforcement against unaccredited actors.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee; Foreign Relations Committee; Judiciary Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with ~71,000 veterans and Dover Air Force Base, a key military installation.

Community Care Reform Senator Coons, as a member of the Appropriations Committee, we urge you to ensure VA community care is fully funded to prevent access delays for Delaware's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt We ask for your continued leadership in ending the unjust offset for Delaware's 2,600+ military retirees with combat-related disabilities by championing concurrent receipt legislation.

Brain Health & Consent Given your role on the Judiciary Committee, please lead efforts to protect veterans by codifying informed consent requirements for all VA brain tissue and cognitive health research.

Claim Sharks Senator Coons, please use your position on the Judiciary Committee to advance legislation that holds unaccredited 'claim sharks' criminally and financially accountable for preying on veterans.

Committees & Background: Current: House Energy and Commerce Committee (Health Subcommittee); Former DE Secretary of Labor

Veteran Connection: Will represent all ~71,000 Delaware veterans and the strategic Dover Air Force Base.

Community Care Reform As you transition to the Senate, your experience on the House Health Subcommittee is vital to advocate for streamlined, high-quality community care for Delaware's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you to make correcting the disability pay offset a top priority by cosponsoring concurrent receipt legislation early in your Senate term to support Delaware's military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leveraging your healthcare background, please support new protections for veterans' cognitive health by mandating clear, understandable informed consent for all VA brain research programs.

Claim Sharks As you begin your Senate career, we ask for your early commitment to cosponsor legislation that protects our nation's veterans from financial predators who illegally charge for claims assistance.

Committees & Background: Select Committee on Intelligence (Vice Chair), Appropriations Committee, Foreign Relations Committee

Veteran Connection: Florida is home to over 1.5 million veterans, one of the largest veteran populations in the nation.

Community Care Reform As a senior appropriator, please ensure the VA Mission Act is fully funded to guarantee Florida's veterans timely access to care both within the VA and in their local communities.

Concurrent Receipt We ask you to champion the Major Richard Star Act to provide concurrent receipt for combat-disabled veterans, an issue of critical importance to Florida's many military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Given your leadership on the Intelligence Committee, we seek your support for brain health initiatives that protect veterans and strengthen national security by better understanding deployment-related brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Your leadership is needed to protect the financial security of Florida's veterans by passing legislation to stop unaccredited actors from preying on their earned VA benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee, Budget Committee, Commerce Committee

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy veteran and former Governor of a state with a major veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a Navy veteran on the Armed Services Committee, we urge you to advocate for Community Care reforms that improve access for veterans in Florida's rural and coastal communities.

Concurrent Receipt As a Navy veteran and member of the Budget Committee, we ask you to support ending the unjust offset, recognizing it as a promise kept to our career service members and their families.

Brain Health & Consent Your support on the Armed Services Committee is vital to advance TBI and mental health research, ensuring our service members' long-term health is a top priority.

Claim Sharks We need your voice as a veteran to champion legislation protecting fellow veterans from predatory claim sharks who illegitimately profit from their disability benefits.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chair)

Veteran Connection: Georgia is home to over 675,000 veterans and major military installations.

Community Care Reform Highlight your investigative work by urging oversight on VA's implementation of community care to ensure it serves Georgia's veterans efficiently and without fraud.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a government accountability issue, ensuring the federal government honors its full commitment to military retirees in Georgia.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your national security focus by linking veteran brain health to the long-term strength and readiness of our all-volunteer force.

Claim Sharks Use your Judiciary and Investigations role to champion legislation that protects veterans from predatory actors as a matter of consumer and legal protection.

Committees & Background: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with a large, diverse veteran population and key bases like Fort Moore and Robins AFB.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how reliable community care access is crucial for rural and underserved veterans in Georgia, aligning with your focus on equity.

Concurrent Receipt Position concurrent receipt as a moral and economic fairness issue, correcting an unjust policy that financially penalizes Georgia's disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health initiatives as a critical component of community wellness and a moral obligation to those who served.

Claim Sharks Frame claim shark legislation as a vital consumer protection measure for vulnerable Georgians, similar to protections against predatory lending.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Chair, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies); Foreign Relations Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with a large active duty military and veteran population (~97,000 veterans), including major installations like Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Community Care Reform Leverage his MilCon-VA Appropriations chairmanship to frame improved community care as a critical funding priority for addressing the unique logistical challenges of healthcare delivery in the Pacific.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the fiscal impact on Hawaii's large population of military retirees and advocate for its inclusion in the appropriations process as a matter of earned benefits and fairness.

Brain Health & Consent Connect increased funding for TBI and mental health research directly to his appropriations role, emphasizing its importance for the readiness and well-being of service members in his state.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his powerful appropriations role to support robust funding for VA's General Counsel to prosecute unaccredited actors preying on Hawaiian veterans.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Veterans' Affairs Committee; Judiciary Committee

Veteran Connection: Strong advocate for Filipino-American veterans and represents a state with deep military roots and a significant veteran population.

Community Care Reform Engage her through her Veterans' Affairs Committee role to champion reforms that specifically address the access-to-care challenges faced by veterans on the neighbor islands.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to her positions on both the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Committees to advocate for ending this unjust offset as both a military retention and a veteran fairness issue.

Brain Health & Consent Utilize her Judiciary Committee role to discuss the legal framework needed to protect veterans' privacy and ensure informed consent for vital brain tissue donation and research programs.

Claim Sharks Leverage her Judiciary and SVAC roles to push for stronger federal statutes and enforcement mechanisms to protect veterans from predatory claim accreditation schemes.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee (Ranking Member); Finance Committee; Budget Committee

Veteran Connection: Iowa has over 185,000 veterans; has historically supported veterans legislation.

Community Care Reform Engage his Finance Committee staff on how strengthening community care provider networks can reduce long-term federal healthcare costs for Iowa's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a tax fairness issue for his Finance Committee role, emphasizing that military retirees are being unfairly taxed on their earned retirement pay.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Judiciary Committee position to highlight the need for clear legal consent frameworks to protect veterans' rights in critical brain tissue research.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his Judiciary Committee oversight role by presenting cases of Iowa veterans being defrauded and advocate for stronger enforcement against unaccredited actors.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Agriculture Committee; Small Business Committee

Veteran Connection: Retired Lieutenant Colonel, Iowa Army National Guard; combat veteran.

Community Care Reform Highlight how robust community care is critical for the readiness and well-being of Iowa's large National Guard and Reserve population, a key focus for her on SASC.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to her personal experience as a combat veteran on the Armed Services Committee, framing this as rectifying an injustice against fellow career service members.

Brain Health & Consent As a combat veteran on SASC, ask her to champion research consent reform to accelerate TBI and PTSD solutions for the service members she directly oversees.

Claim Sharks As a fellow veteran, emphasize the dishonorable nature of claim sharks preying on her comrades and urge her to lead on protecting veterans from financial exploitation.

Committees & Background: Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Finance; Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with a high per-capita veteran population (approx. 115,000 veterans).

Community Care Reform Emphasize how strengthening community care is essential for providing timely healthcare access to veterans in Idaho's vast rural areas.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his fiscal authority as Ranking Member of the Finance Committee to correct the unjust offset that penalizes career military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of informed consent as a fundamental principle to protect veterans participating in critical brain tissue research.

Claim Sharks Frame the issue as a necessary consumer protection measure to shield Idaho's veterans from predatory financial actors, aligning with his Banking Committee oversight.

Committees & Background: Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with strong support for the military and a large veteran community.

Community Care Reform Stress that robust community care networks are vital for the health and readiness of the families supporting our national security infrastructure in Idaho.

Concurrent Receipt Argue that ending this 'military penalty tax' is a matter of national security, ensuring we honor the promise to those who dedicated their lives to service.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for advanced brain health research to maintaining the long-term well-being of the intelligence and special operations veterans he oversees.

Claim Sharks Urge him to protect veterans who served in foreign conflicts from being financially exploited by unaccredited actors upon their return home.

Committees & Background: Senate Majority Whip; Chair, Judiciary Committee; Appropriations (Subcommittees on Defense; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs)

Veteran Connection: Illinois has over 600,000 veterans and major installations like Scott Air Force Base and Naval Station Great Lakes.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how streamlining community care aligns with his appropriations oversight role to ensure efficient use of taxpayer dollars for veteran health.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a matter of fiscal fairness and a promise kept to military retirees, a key constituency that includes personnel from Scott AFB.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the cutting-edge research components and how they can benefit Illinois's world-class medical institutions while supporting veteran well-being.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his role as Judiciary Chairman to champion this crucial consumer protection legislation for a vulnerable veteran population.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Veteran Connection: Retired Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel, Iraq War veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and former VA Assistant Secretary.

Community Care Reform Engage her on how these reforms directly impact the lived experience of disabled veterans seeking timely and appropriate care outside the VA system.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage her personal military experience to lead the charge in advocating for the financial justice that ending the offset provides to fellow disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss how enhancing consent and research for TBI is a personal issue for many combat veterans and a critical modernization of the VA's duty of care.

Claim Sharks Ask her to use her platform as a respected veteran to publicly condemn predatory actors and build bipartisan support for protective legislation.

Committees & Background: Finance; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Veteran Connection: U.S. Marine Corps veteran (Captain)

Community Care Reform As a Marine veteran on the Finance Committee, advocate for fiscally responsible Community Care reforms that ensure timely, high-quality healthcare access for Indiana's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him to lead on this issue as a Marine veteran, framing concurrent receipt as a promise kept to our career military retirees that impacts their financial stability.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his military experience to champion legislation that protects servicemembers by ensuring informed consent for brain tissue research, a critical component of national security readiness.

Claim Sharks Highlight the need for strong consumer protections for veterans on the Finance Committee, emphasizing how claim sharks undermine the financial well-being of his fellow veterans.

Committees & Background: Budget; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Veteran Connection: Significant veteran population in the state; background as a business owner.

Community Care Reform Frame Community Care reform as a market-based solution on the HELP committee to improve healthcare efficiency and choice for Indiana's large veteran population.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his fiscal principles by presenting concurrent receipt as ending an unjust 'tax' on military retirement pay, ensuring fairness for those who have served.

Brain Health & Consent Engage his HELP committee role by highlighting the critical need for TBI research and consent protocols to support the long-term health of our all-volunteer force.

Claim Sharks Position the fight against claim sharks as a pro-business, anti-fraud issue that protects vulnerable veteran consumers from predatory actors.

Committees & Background: Ranking Member, Veterans' Affairs; Appropriations (Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs)

Veteran Connection: Kansas has over 170,000 veterans; strong advocate for rural health.

Community Care Reform As Ranking Member of the SVAC, we seek your continued leadership in refining the community care network to ensure timely access for Kansas's many rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you to leverage your position on the Appropriations MILCON-VA subcommittee to champion funding for concurrent receipt, ensuring fiscal fairness for Kansas's career military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Your leadership on the SVAC is crucial for advancing research on brain health and toxic exposure, which directly impacts thousands of post-9/11 veterans in Kansas.

Claim Sharks As a senior member of the SVAC, we need your support to pass legislation that protects Kansas veterans from predatory claim sharks exploiting the VA benefits system.

Committees & Background: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Budget; Agriculture; Energy and Natural Resources

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army Reserve veteran; Physician (OB/GYN).

Community Care Reform As a physician and Army veteran, we ask you to use your expertise on the HELP Committee to ensure community care reforms meet the complex health needs of Kansas veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As a veteran on the Budget Committee, we seek your support in advocating for concurrent receipt as a fiscally responsible way to honor the full commitment made to our military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you to apply your medical background on the HELP committee to champion informed consent and federal support for TBI research, a critical issue for veterans' long-term health.

Claim Sharks As a doctor who took an oath to do no harm, we urge you to help us protect Kansas veterans from the financial harm caused by unaccredited and predatory claims agents.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Rules and Administration; Senate Minority Leader

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army Reserve veteran; state is home to Fort Knox and Fort Campbell with over 285,000 veterans.

Community Care Reform As a leader and appropriator, emphasize how investing in community care strengthens Kentucky's rural healthcare infrastructure while upholding a solemn promise to veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame support for concurrent receipt as a critical measure to honor the full commitment made to career military personnel from Fort Knox and Fort Campbell.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the national security implications of advancing brain health research for active duty and veteran populations, leveraging his key leadership position.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his focus on law and order by framing anti-claim shark legislation as a necessary tool to prosecute bad actors preying on Kentucky's veterans.

Committees & Background: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Foreign Relations; Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Veteran Connection: Physician background; represents a state with a large veteran population and two major military installations.

Community Care Reform Engage him on how empowering veterans with choice through a robust and efficient community care program aligns with his principles of market-based healthcare solutions.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as ending an unfair 'tax' on military retirement pay, appealing to his fiscal conservatism and focus on individual earnings.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his medical background to discuss the importance of informed consent in TBI research as a fundamental patient right that must be protected for veterans.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a free-market issue where predatory, unaccredited actors are creating an unfair and harmful environment for veterans who earned their benefits.

Committees & Background: Ranking Member, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Finance; Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Connection: Louisiana is home to over 250,000 veterans and multiple military installations.

Community Care Reform As HELP Committee Ranking Member and a physician, emphasize how community care reform directly improves health outcomes for Louisiana's quarter-million veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Given your role on the Finance Committee, frame concurrent receipt as a tax fairness issue to ensure military retirees receive their full, earned compensation.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your medical background and HELP Committee leadership to champion legislation ensuring informed consent for veterans participating in crucial TBI research.

Claim Sharks Position this as a consumer protection issue for the Finance Committee, safeguarding veterans' earned benefits from predatory financial actors.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Judiciary

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with major military installations like Barksdale AFB and Fort Johnson.

Community Care Reform Through your Appropriations role, advocate for robust funding for community care networks to ensure timely access for veterans in Louisiana's rural parishes.

Concurrent Receipt Urge full funding for concurrent receipt via your Appropriations seat to correct this financial injustice for Louisiana's many military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a Judiciary Committee member, champion the fundamental legal right of veterans to provide clear consent before their sensitive brain tissue is used for research.

Claim Sharks Utilize your Banking and Judiciary Committee roles to push for stronger financial and criminal penalties against unaccredited actors targeting veteran benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Finance; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Veteran Connection: No military service; brother served in the Air Force; represents over 300,000 MA veterans and sits on the Armed Services Committee.

Community Care Reform Engage her on the Armed Services Committee to ensure TRICARE/VA coordination and highlight the need for robust VA funding to prevent over-reliance on community care.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to her Finance Committee role to address the tax and budget implications of ending the unfair disability pay offset for military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her focus on consumer protection and MA's medical research leadership to advocate for stronger informed consent protocols in VA brain tissue research.

Claim Sharks As a renowned consumer protection advocate, urge her to champion legislation protecting veterans from predatory claims agents through her Banking and Finance committee influence.

Committees & Background: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Foreign Relations

Veteran Connection: Served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1968 to 1973.

Community Care Reform With his HELP Committee position, emphasize the importance of maintaining high quality-of-care standards for community care providers who serve veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As an Army Reserve veteran, appeal to his personal understanding of military service to advocate for ending the unjust pay offset for disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Engage his office through the HELP committee to support funding for NIH and VA partnerships in TBI and mental health research, citing MA's biotech hubs.

Claim Sharks Frame the claim shark issue as a consumer rights and public health concern to align with his work on the Commerce and HELP committees.

Committees & Background: Foreign Relations; Finance; Small Business & Entrepreneurship

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with over 360,000 veterans and major installations like Fort Meade and Andrews Air Force Base.

Community Care Reform As a senior member of the Finance Committee, emphasize the long-term fiscal benefits of a well-managed and integrated VA/Community Care network for Maryland's aging veteran population.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic fairness issue for Maryland's military families and a key component of honoring the service of career personnel, directly impacting the state's tax base.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the importance of brain health research to Maryland's world-class medical institutions like Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland, urging policy that supports this local expertise.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his legacy of consumer protection by highlighting how claim sharks undermine the financial stability of veteran constituents he has served for decades.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Chair, Financial Services); Budget; Foreign Relations

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with significant federal employee and military retiree populations, particularly near DC and Fort Meade.

Community Care Reform As a key appropriator, stress the importance of fully funding VA direct care to prevent Community Care costs from spiraling and ensure the VA remains the primary coordinator of veteran healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him to use his position on the Appropriations Committee to champion ending the unjust offset, framing it as a direct financial benefit to thousands of retired military families in Maryland.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his proximity to Walter Reed and NIH to advocate for funding and ethical oversight for cutting-edge TBI research, positioning Maryland as a leader in veteran brain health.

Claim Sharks As Chair of the Financial Services Appropriations subcommittee, press for robust funding for federal agencies like the FTC and CFPB to pursue and prosecute unaccredited actors targeting veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Vice Chair); Defense Subcommittee; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with one of the highest per capita veteran populations (~11.5%) and a major defense industry presence (Bath Iron Works).

Community Care Reform As Appropriations Vice Chair, emphasize how modernizing community care reimbursement models ensures fiscal responsibility and timely care for Maine's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the fiscal fairness of concurrent receipt for military retirees, a key constituency connected to Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her HELP committee role to champion informed consent protocols that protect veterans while advancing critical TBI and mental health research.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a critical consumer protection issue for Maine's numerous senior veterans, aligning with her focus on safeguarding vulnerable populations.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Sits on both the Senate Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs committees, providing direct oversight on all relevant issues for a high veteran-density state.

Community Care Reform Engage him through his SVAC and SASC roles on how efficient community care strengthens military readiness by ensuring veterans in rural Maine receive the care they earned.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him as a key SASC member to rectify the unjust 'disabled veterans tax' to ensure full retirement and disability pay for career service members.

Brain Health & Consent As a member of both SASC and SVAC, stress the urgent need for a unified DOD/VA approach to TBI and mental health research, starting with strong informed consent.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his focus on independent, commonsense solutions by highlighting how these bills protect veterans from predatory actors without creating new bureaucracy.

Committees & Background: Chairman of Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs; Armed Services; Appropriations; Commerce, Science, & Transportation

Veteran Connection: Former Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy Reserve; State veteran population of over 550,000

Community Care Reform Emphasize how fully funding and streamlining community care is vital for Michigan's rural veterans and a key oversight responsibility for his committees.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his direct experience as a veteran and Armed Services Committee member to champion concurrent receipt as a promise kept to military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the critical need for TBI research to ensure force readiness and protect service members' rights, aligning with his Armed Services and HLSGAC oversight roles.

Claim Sharks Urge him to leverage his senior status and Appropriations role to champion legislation protecting Michigan veterans from predatory financial schemes.

Committees & Background: Former CIA Analyst and Pentagon official; House Armed Services, Appropriations, and Homeland Security Committees

Veteran Connection: Spouse is a retired Army Colonel and Apache pilot; extensive background in national security affairs.

Community Care Reform Connect robust community care funding to national security by ensuring the veteran population, a key recruitment base, sees the nation's healthcare promises are kept.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how concurrent receipt is crucial for retaining experienced military leaders, a perspective she understands from her Pentagon and national security background.

Brain Health & Consent Given her intelligence background, emphasize that understanding and treating TBI is a strategic imperative for long-term military readiness and veteran well-being.

Claim Sharks Urge her to use her national profile as a new Senator to protect veterans from financial predators, framing it as a homeland security issue against domestic bad actors.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee; Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; Former Hennepin County Attorney

Veteran Connection: Minnesota has over 300,000 veterans; her father was a WWII veteran.

Community Care Reform Engage her through the Commerce Committee on the importance of telehealth expansion within Community Care to serve Minnesota's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to her background as a prosecutor and Judiciary Committee role to frame concurrent receipt as correcting a long-overdue injustice to military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her Commerce Committee position to discuss data privacy standards for veterans participating in TBI/PTSD research.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Judiciary Committee and a former prosecutor, ask her to champion cracking down on unaccredited actors who financially exploit veterans.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Judiciary Committee; Former MO Attorney General

Veteran Connection: Represents over 420,000 veterans and major installations like Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman AFB.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Armed Services role to frame community care as a critical component of military family readiness and retention in rural Missouri.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his focus on military strength by arguing that ending this 'disabled veterans tax' is essential for honoring the commitment to career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the issue to the long-term health of servicemembers at Fort Leonard Wood and Whiteman, framing it as a national security imperative.

Claim Sharks As former Attorney General and Judiciary Committee member, urge him to lead on protecting Missouri's veterans from financial scams and unaccredited actors.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; Former MO Attorney General

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with significant veteran population and key military installations.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how streamlining community care access removes bureaucratic red tape for veterans, aligning with his focus on government efficiency.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as correcting a financial injustice against retired military families, a key constituency in Missouri.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of TBI research and consent as a way to support troops returning to Missouri communities from deployments.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his background as Attorney General to champion federal legislation that mirrors state-level consumer protection efforts for veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies)

Veteran Connection: State has a high percentage of rural veterans who rely on both VA and community care.

Community Care Reform Given your role on the MilCon-VA Appropriations subcommittee, stress the need for consistent reimbursement standards to ensure fiscal stability and reliable healthcare access for rural Mississippi veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As an appropriator, argue that ending this unfair offset is a fiscally sound investment in the long-term well-being of Mississippi's military retirees and their families.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of fully funding VA and DoD research programs through appropriations to find better treatments for TBI and toxic exposure-related brain injuries affecting Mississippians.

Claim Sharks Emphasize the need to protect taxpayer-funded veteran benefits from fraud and waste by holding unaccredited actors accountable, a key concern for the Appropriations Committee.

Committees & Background: Chairman, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee; Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with one of the highest per-capita veteran populations and is a long-time champion of veteran legislation.

Community Care Reform As SVAC Chairman, continue leveraging your leadership to ensure the VA implements community care as Congress intended, prioritizing timely access and quality care for Montana's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As Defense Appropriations Chairman, emphasize that ending the unfair offset is a cost of war and a promise that must be kept for our career retired military personnel in Montana.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your SVAC chairmanship to champion legislation ensuring informed consent for research on toxic exposure-related brain injuries, protecting veterans who have borne the brunt of these wounds.

Claim Sharks As the lead Senate champion for veterans, continue to lead the charge in SVAC to pass strong legislation protecting Montana veterans from predatory, unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Senate Finance Committee; Senate Committee on Appropriations

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with a high veteran population and numerous rural communities reliant on VA and community care services.

Community Care Reform Highlight how strengthening community care networks is critical for providing accessible healthcare to veterans in Montana's vast rural areas, aligning with your focus on state-based solutions.

Concurrent Receipt Utilize your position on the Senate Finance Committee to frame concurrent receipt as a tax fairness issue, ensuring Montana's military retirees receive the full compensation they have earned.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for robust informed consent protocols as a matter of personal liberty and medical ethics, ensuring our veterans' rights are protected during critical brain health research.

Claim Sharks Emphasize that protecting veterans from financial predators aligns with conservative principles of consumer protection and fiscal responsibility for taxpayer-funded VA benefits.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services; Judiciary

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with the 8th largest veteran population and major military installations like Fort Liberty and Camp Lejeune.

Community Care Reform Leverage his dual role on the Veterans' Affairs and Armed Services Committees to champion reforms that balance VA care with high-quality community options for NC's diverse veteran population.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a promise kept to career military personnel by highlighting how his position on the Armed Services Committee can rectify the unfair offset for North Carolina's 67,000 military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him through his Veterans' Affairs Committee role to lead on ensuring informed consent for research, protecting the very veterans his committee is charged with supporting.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his Judiciary Committee role to advocate for robust consumer protection laws that shield veterans from predatory actors, framing it as a law-and-order issue.

Committees & Background: Senate Appropriations (Subcommittees: Military Construction/Veterans Affairs; Defense); Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with two major Air Force Bases (Minot, Grand Forks) and a high per capita veteran population of over 51,000.

Community Care Reform Leverage his powerful Senate Appropriations role to ensure the VA community care program is fully funded to meet the needs of rural North Dakota veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize the fiscal responsibility of ending the unfair offset for military retirees and frame it as a long-overdue correction in his role on the MILCON-VA Appropriations subcommittee.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the direct impact of TBI/toxic exposure on veterans at Minot and Grand Forks AFB and advocate for robust research funding through the Defense Appropriations subcommittee.

Claim Sharks As a former governor focused on consumer protection, urge him to support legislation protecting North Dakota veterans from predatory, unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Senate Armed Services Committee; Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with a significant military presence and veteran population; serves on key committees for defense and veteran policy.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, appeal to him to conduct robust oversight ensuring timely and quality community care access for North Dakota's geographically dispersed veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him on the Senate Armed Services Committee to frame concurrent receipt as a crucial military readiness and retention issue, ensuring fairness for career service members.

Brain Health & Consent With his SVAC and SASC roles, press for streamlined DoD/VA collaboration on brain health research and treatment, emphasizing the need for informed consent for service member tissue donation.

Claim Sharks Given his SVAC membership, position this as a critical veteran protection issue and request his leadership in advancing legislation to penalize unaccredited actors targeting his constituents.

Committees & Background: Senate Armed Services Committee; Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Veteran Connection: Represents state with Offutt Air Force Base and a significant rural veteran population.

Community Care Reform Leverage her Armed Services Committee position to frame community care access as a national security readiness issue for Nebraska's military families and veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to her role on the Armed Services Committee to champion ending the unjust 'disabled veteran tax' for Nebraska's career military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the link between Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) research and military readiness to secure her support for informed consent protocols for veterans.

Claim Sharks Emphasize the need to protect the financial security of Nebraska's rural and elderly veterans from predatory actors, a key concern for her constituency.

Committees & Background: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Special Committee on Aging; Former Governor

Veteran Connection: As governor, signed multiple pro-veteran bills and oversaw the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Community Care Reform Engage him through his Aging Committee role by stressing how community care reform is critical for providing timely healthcare to Nebraska's aging veteran population.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as fulfilling a promise to career military veterans, an issue of state and national honor he championed as governor.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the importance of informed consent for brain tissue donation as a key issue for protecting the dignity of aging veterans on his committee.

Claim Sharks Urge him to apply his executive experience as governor in consumer protection to champion federal legislation against those financially exploiting veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Armed Services; Foreign Relations

Veteran Connection: Husband served in the U.S. Army Reserves; long record of supporting Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Pease ANGB.

Community Care Reform Leverage her Appropriations role to ensure robust funding for Community Care networks, particularly for rural New Hampshire veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to her Armed Services Committee position by framing concurrent receipt as a critical military readiness and retention issue.

Brain Health & Consent Connect her Armed Services work to the long-term health consequences for service members exposed to toxins and TBI overseas.

Claim Sharks As a former governor, emphasize the need for strong consumer protection laws at the federal level to safeguard New Hampshire's veterans.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs; Finance; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)

Veteran Connection: NH has over 98,000 veterans; has focused on veteran mental health and substance use disorder treatment.

Community Care Reform Engage her directly through her Veterans' Affairs and HELP Committee roles to address provider network adequacy and quality of care in New Hampshire.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the financial impact on NH's military retiree families, appealing to her work on the Finance Committee to find a budgetary solution.

Brain Health & Consent Frame the issue as a critical public health challenge for her to champion on the HELP committee, emphasizing research and mental health parity.

Claim Sharks Urge her to use her position on the Veterans' Affairs committee to hold hearings on predatory practices and champion protective legislation.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee; Foreign Relations Committee

Veteran Connection: New Jersey has over 325,000 veterans; Key advocate for criminal justice reform which impacts justice-involved veterans.

Community Care Reform Frame Community Care reform as a matter of equity, ensuring urban and rural veterans across New Jersey have equal access to timely, high-quality healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize to the Judiciary Committee member that ending the offset is a matter of correcting a legal inequity and fulfilling a contractual promise to military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a champion for social justice, lead on ensuring informed consent for brain tissue donation to protect our most vulnerable heroes and advance mental health research.

Claim Sharks Leverage your Judiciary Committee role to advocate for strong enforcement mechanisms against predatory claim sharks who target and defraud New Jersey veterans.

Committees & Background: Senate Committee on Appropriations (Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs); Senate Armed Services Committee

Veteran Connection: New Mexico has the 9th highest veteran population per capita; Kirtland AFB, Cannon AFB, Holloman AFB, White Sands Missile Range.

Community Care Reform As a member of the VA Appropriations subcommittee, we urge you to ensure the Community Care Program is fully funded to meet the unique healthcare access challenges of New Mexico's rural and tribal veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Given your key roles on both the Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, we ask you to champion ending this unfair offset as a top budget priority to honor our combat-disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your committee positions to secure funding for innovative TBI and mental health research, potentially partnering with New Mexico's national laboratories, to pioneer new treatments for veterans.

Claim Sharks Utilize your Appropriations role to ensure the VA's Office of General Counsel is fully resourced to investigate and prosecute unaccredited actors preying on New Mexico's veterans.

Committees & Background: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Veteran Connection: Father was a union ironworker; state has significant veteran population including many Hispanic and Native American veterans.

Community Care Reform Through your HELP committee work, advocate for strengthening the Community Care network to address health disparities and improve access for New Mexico's diverse veteran population.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a critical economic and labor issue on the HELP committee, ensuring disabled military retirees receive the full compensation they have earned.

Brain Health & Consent As a leader on the HELP and Commerce committees, please champion legislation to expand telehealth access for veteran mental health services and ensure informed consent for TBI research.

Claim Sharks Use your Commerce Committee oversight to combat deceptive online advertising from claim sharks that target and exploit veterans seeking to file for their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Finance; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with over 220,000 veterans and major installations like Nellis AFB and Creech AFB.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how strengthening community care standards ensures Nevada's rural and urban veterans receive timely, high-quality healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how passing concurrent receipt provides direct financial relief to Nevada's military retirees, a key economic issue to champion on the Finance Committee.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her background as Attorney General to frame consent for research as a critical protection for Nevada's service members and veterans.

Claim Sharks Appeal to her consumer protection focus by showcasing how these bills shield Nevada's veterans from predatory financial schemes that steal earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Veteran Connection: Active on military family issues and serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee for a state with a high per-capita veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a member of the HELP Committee, stress the importance of VA oversight to guarantee community providers meet the complex health needs of Nevada's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Urge her to champion this issue within the Armed Services Committee as a matter of earned pay equity for Nevada's disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for informed consent in brain tissue research directly to her work on the HELP and Armed Services Committees to protect troop and veteran well-being.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a direct threat to the financial stability of Nevada's veterans that requires a strong legislative response to protect their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Rules and Administration

Veteran Connection: Represents nearly 700,000 veterans statewide.

Community Care Reform As Majority Leader, please prioritize floor time for bipartisan bills that ensure timely, high-quality healthcare access for New York's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Stress the broad economic impact for New York's retired veterans and military families by championing this legislation that corrects a longstanding injustice.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the urgent need for research and consent protocols as a national priority to protect the cognitive health of our service members and veterans.

Claim Sharks As leader, emphasize the importance of passing bipartisan consumer protection legislation to shield our nation's veterans from financial predators.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Longtime champion for military families and veterans on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Community Care Reform Leverage your SASC position to ensure any community care reform strengthens the VA system while providing reliable outside care for those who need it.

Concurrent Receipt As a key SASC member, advocate for ending this unfair offset to ensure full military retirement and disability pay for our combat-injured veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Given your focus on military health, champion informed consent requirements for research on service members to prevent future harm from toxic exposures.

Claim Sharks Utilize your SASC oversight role to protect service members and veterans from unaccredited actors who prey on their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Chair of Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs; Member of Veterans' Affairs, Finance

Veteran Connection: Ohio has over 700,000 veterans; strong VFW legislative report card.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Veterans' Affairs Committee membership to champion improved access standards and robust funding for community care programs.

Concurrent Receipt Engage his Finance Committee role to highlight concurrent receipt as correcting an unjust tax on earned military retirement benefits.

Brain Health & Consent As Banking Chair, urge him to investigate the financial barriers to care and research for veterans suffering from brain health injuries.

Claim Sharks As Banking Chair, frame the Claim Sharks issue as a critical consumer financial protection matter for veterans that his committee must address.

Committees & Background: Senate Finance Committee; Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents over 290,000 veterans and major installations like Fort Sill and Tinker AFB.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Finance Committee role by framing Community Care as a fiscally responsible way to provide timely healthcare to rural Oklahoma veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As a fiscal conservative on the Finance Committee, appeal to the principle of tax fairness by ending the unjust offset that taxes combat-disabled veterans' retirement pay.

Brain Health & Consent Connect his Homeland Security work to the need for proactive brain health protocols and informed consent to protect service members as a national security asset.

Claim Sharks Emphasize the consumer protection aspect for the Finance Committee, highlighting how claim sharks financially exploit vulnerable veterans and steal earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Senate Armed Services Committee; Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Senate HELP Committee

Veteran Connection: Sits on both SASC and SVAC, giving him direct oversight and influence on military and veteran policy.

Community Care Reform As a member of both the HELP and Veterans' Affairs Committees, stress the importance of a strong public-private partnership to ensure healthcare access for all Oklahoma veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him on the Armed Services Committee by framing concurrent receipt as a military readiness and retention issue, ensuring fair compensation to those injured in service.

Brain Health & Consent Urge him as a member of both SASC and SVAC to champion legislation ensuring informed consent for brain research as essential for both active-duty readiness and long-term veteran health.

Claim Sharks As a key member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, task him with leading the charge to pass legislation that protects veterans from predatory, unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Chair, Senate Finance Committee; Intelligence; Budget

Veteran Connection: Oregon is home to ~280,000 veterans; he has a long history of involvement in healthcare policy.

Community Care Reform As Finance Chair, emphasize that efficient Community Care implementation is fiscally responsible and ensures taxpayer dollars directly support veteran health outcomes.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a tax fairness issue and a necessary correction to the federal budget that honors our commitment to disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Connect funding for TBI research and mental health to long-term healthcare cost reductions, a key concern for the Finance Committee.

Claim Sharks Pitch this as a critical consumer protection issue for veterans that falls under the Finance Committee's oversight of financial services and integrity.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Subcommittee Chair); Budget Committee

Veteran Connection: Son of a WWII veteran and advocate for rural veteran healthcare access.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Appropriations role to advocate for full funding for Community Care, stressing its necessity for serving Oregon's rural veteran population.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his Appropriations and Budget committee roles by framing this as a moral and fiscal imperative to correct an accounting injustice against disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Urge him to champion increased appropriations for VA and DOD brain health research programs, particularly those focusing on rural health telehealth solutions.

Claim Sharks Stress the need for appropriated funds to the VA Office of General Counsel to combat these predators, protecting veterans' earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Finance; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)

Veteran Connection: Pennsylvania is home to over 700,000 veterans, a key constituency for statewide policy.

Community Care Reform Leverage his HELP committee position to emphasize how streamlining community care improves health outcomes and reduces bureaucratic burdens on Pennsylvania families.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic fairness issue for military retirees, highlighting the fiscal impact on families via his Finance Committee role.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the critical need for TBI research funding and consent protections through the lens of his HELP committee's oversight of national health initiatives.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his focus on protecting seniors and vulnerable populations by framing claim sharks as predatory actors targeting disabled veterans' financial security.

Committees & Background: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with a large and diverse veteran population, from urban Philadelphia to rural areas.

Community Care Reform Stress how robust community care options are vital for veterans in Pennsylvania's rural and underserved communities, aligning with his focus on forgotten areas.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for concurrent receipt as a matter of economic justice, ensuring disabled veterans are not unfairly penalized and can support their families.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for brain health research to the broader public health challenges facing working-class families and communities across Pennsylvania.

Claim Sharks Use his position on the Banking committee to champion legislation that protects veterans' disability benefits from predatory financial schemes.

Committees & Background: Chairman, Armed Services Committee; Appropriations Committee (Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs)

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army Veteran (Captain, 82nd Airborne Division)

Community Care Reform As SASC Chairman and an Army veteran, ensure community care reform strengthens the VA system without outsourcing care that compromises military readiness and veteran-specific treatment.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage your powerful positions as SASC Chairman and on Appropriations to finally end this unfair offset and secure full concurrent receipt for all disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a fellow veteran and SASC Chairman, we ask you to champion legislation that protects veterans' brain health and guarantees informed consent for critical TBI research.

Claim Sharks Use your Appropriations and veteran status to advocate for robust enforcement measures against predatory claim sharks who financially exploit your fellow veterans.

Committees & Background: Chairman, Budget Committee; Judiciary Committee; Finance Committee

Veteran Connection: State has ~59,000 veterans and major installations like Naval Station Newport.

Community Care Reform From your position on the Finance and Budget Committees, advocate for community care reforms that are both fiscally sound and guarantee high-quality, timely care for Rhode Island's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As Budget Committee Chairman, we urge you to address the fiscal injustice of the disability pay offset by championing concurrent receipt for our nation's military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Through your role on the Judiciary Committee, please advance legislation that protects the legal rights and ensures informed consent for veterans participating in vital brain health research.

Claim Sharks We request your Judiciary Committee leadership to advance legislation that protects veterans by strengthening legal penalties against unaccredited claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Judiciary (Ranking Member); Appropriations (Subcommittees on Defense, State/Foreign Ops); Budget

Veteran Connection: Retired USAF Colonel (JAG Corps); South Carolina has over 400,000 veterans.

Community Care Reform Appeal to his Appropriations role by framing improved community care access as a critical, cost-effective investment in national defense readiness and force morale.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his JAG background and Senate seniority to champion ending this financial penalty on career military retirees as a matter of fairness and law.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him through the Appropriations Defense subcommittee on the need for DoD/VA research collaboration to protect our service members and reduce long-term VA healthcare costs.

Claim Sharks As Ranking Member of Judiciary, ask him to lead efforts to protect veterans from predatory actors by strengthening criminal penalties for unaccredited claims representation.

Committees & Background: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Ranking Member); Finance; Small Business

Veteran Connection: South Carolina has a large veteran population; strong focus on economic opportunity and faith-based initiatives.

Community Care Reform Frame community care reform as a free-market solution that empowers veterans with choice and improves economic stability for veteran families in South Carolina.

Concurrent Receipt Connect concurrent receipt to his work on the Finance committee by highlighting the tax implications and financial hardship this 'disabled veteran tax' imposes on retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the economic impact of TBI/PTSD on veteran employment and entrepreneurship, aligning with his Small Business and economic opportunity focus.

Claim Sharks As Ranking Member on Banking, urge him to investigate fraudulent financial schemes targeting veterans' benefits and support legislation to protect them.

Committees & Background: Senate Minority Whip; Committee on Finance; Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Veteran Connection: South Dakota has over 68,000 veterans and a major military installation in Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Finance Committee role by framing community care reform as a fiscal imperative for delivering efficient, high-quality healthcare to rural South Dakota veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Engage his leadership position to champion concurrent receipt as a matter of fiscal fairness and a promise kept to the military retirees at Ellsworth AFB and across the state.

Brain Health & Consent Appeal to his national leadership role by highlighting TBI/PTS research as critical to national security and the long-term health of our all-volunteer force.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a consumer protection issue for his Finance Committee purview, emphasizing the need to shield veterans from predatory financial schemes.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services; Judiciary; Finance

Veteran Connection: Serves on key veteran and military committees; TN has over 450,000 veterans and major installations like Fort Campbell.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Veterans' Affairs and Finance Committees, we urge you to ensure Community Care is both accessible for Tennessee's rural veterans and a fiscally responsible steward of taxpayer dollars.

Concurrent Receipt Given your key roles on the Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs Committees, we seek your championship to rectify the disability offset and deliver full earned benefits to Tennessee's military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your positions on the Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs Committees to spearhead legislation protecting the rights and health of service members by mandating informed consent for brain tissue research.

Claim Sharks Utilize your influence on the Judiciary and Commerce Committees to protect Tennessee veterans by advancing legislation that penalizes unaccredited actors targeting their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Foreign Relations; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Veteran Connection: Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan; TN has a large veteran population and a significant defense industry presence.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Appropriations Committee, we ask you to ensure the Community Care program is fully funded to meet the healthcare needs of Tennessee's veterans without delay.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you to use your position on the Appropriations Committee to support ending the unfair disability offset, recognizing it as a fully earned benefit for Tennessee's dedicated military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Given your focus on national security, we ask for your support on brain health initiatives that enhance military readiness and provide lifetime care for TBI, a signature wound of war.

Claim Sharks From your position on the Banking Committee, we ask you to champion efforts to protect the financial well-being of Tennessee veterans from predatory claim sharks targeting their disability compensation.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Finance; Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Represents state with the second-largest veteran population and numerous major military installations.

Community Care Reform Frame community care reform as a fiscal responsibility issue for the Finance Committee, ensuring taxpayer dollars are used efficiently for veteran healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his Finance Committee role by highlighting the tax fairness aspect of ending the disability pay offset for military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Connect veteran brain health to national security and long-term healthcare costs, relevant to his broad Senate leadership role.

Claim Sharks Engage his Judiciary Committee background by framing the protection of veterans from claim sharks as a critical legal and consumer protection issue.

Committees & Background: Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Judiciary

Veteran Connection: Strong advocate for the military, represents a state with a massive veteran and active-duty population.

Community Care Reform Emphasize free-market principles and patient choice in veteran healthcare, aligning with his political philosophy and Commerce Committee role.

Concurrent Receipt Position concurrent receipt as fulfilling a sacred promise to career service members, a national security imperative relevant to his Foreign Relations perspective.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his role on the Science committee to advocate for cutting-edge, federally supported research and innovation in TBI/PTSD treatment.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his Judiciary Committee expertise by focusing on the need for strong legal frameworks to prosecute fraudulent actors who prey on veterans.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Energy and Natural Resources; Joint Economic Committee

Veteran Connection: No military service; state has over 130,000 veterans and multiple military installations.

Community Care Reform Frame community care as a free-market solution that introduces competition and reduces VA bureaucracy, appealing to his conservative principles.

Concurrent Receipt Argue that denying concurrent receipt is an unjust 'tax' on earned military retirement, appealing to his focus on individual financial liberty.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the principle of individual consent and protecting personal liberties by ensuring veterans have the ultimate control over their brain tissue donation for research.

Claim Sharks As a Judiciary Committee member, appeal to his legal background by framing this as a necessary consumer protection law to stop fraudulent actors from preying on veterans.

Committees & Background: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP); Foreign Relations; Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: No military service; state is home to Hill Air Force Base and a large veteran population.

Community Care Reform Leverage his HELP Committee role by emphasizing how community care reform improves health outcomes and provides veterans with the same choices other citizens have.

Concurrent Receipt Present this as a national security issue to him on Foreign Relations, as fair compensation is key to military recruitment and retention.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him on the HELP Committee by discussing the public health imperative of TBI/PTSD research and how this legislation enables breakthroughs for veteran mental health.

Claim Sharks From his Homeland Security and HELP roles, argue that protecting veterans from financial predators is a matter of both national and individual well-being.

Committees & Background: Senate Finance Committee; Senate Budget Committee; Former Governor

Veteran Connection: Represents a state with a massive veteran and active-duty population, including the Pentagon and Norfolk Naval Station.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the fiscal prudence of a streamlined and efficient community care network to him as a member of the Finance and Budget Committees.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as correcting a long-standing financial injustice for career military personnel, an issue of fairness that resonates with his business background.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of TBI research for national security and the long-term health of service members, appealing to his focus on technology and innovation.

Claim Sharks Present this as a crucial consumer protection issue for Virginia's veterans, urging him to use his Finance Committee influence to combat financial scams.

Committees & Background: Chair, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Veterans' Affairs; Budget; Former Chair, Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: Former Chairman and current member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, representing over 42,000 Vermont veterans.

Community Care Reform As HELP Committee Chairman, emphasize how community care reform is a cornerstone of a comprehensive and accessible national healthcare strategy for our nation's heroes.

Concurrent Receipt Frame the repeal of the offset as an issue of economic justice and earned benefits, aligning with his long-standing focus on correcting financial inequities for working families and seniors.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his HELP chairmanship to champion stronger informed consent protocols and increased research funding as a national health imperative for treating invisible wounds.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his role as a consumer protection advocate by highlighting the need to shield veterans from predatory financial schemes that exploit their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Former House Energy and Commerce Committee member

Veteran Connection: Represents Vermont's rural veteran population and has a consistent record of supporting VFW priorities from his time in the House.

Community Care Reform Highlight the critical need for robust community care networks for Vermont's rural veterans, ensuring access regardless of distance from the White River Junction VAMC.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize that providing concurrent receipt is a matter of fairness and honoring the full commitment made to career military personnel and their families.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him through his Judiciary and Commerce committee roles on the importance of protecting veterans' privacy and data rights within emerging brain health research technologies.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Commerce Committee assignment to advocate for stronger FTC and federal enforcement against unaccredited actors, framing it as a critical consumer protection issue.

Committees & Background: Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee; Chair, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee

Veteran Connection: Washington has over 580,000 veterans and major installations like Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).

Community Care Reform As Appropriations Chair, we urge you to ensure any community care reforms are fully and sustainably funded to prevent disruptions in care for Washington's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage your leadership on the HELP committee to frame concurrent receipt as an issue of economic fairness and earned compensation for disabled military retirees and their families.

Brain Health & Consent As HELP Chair, lead the effort to advance legislation that establishes a clear informed consent standard for veterans participating in vital brain health research programs.

Claim Sharks Given your focus on protecting consumers, champion legislation to protect veterans from predatory claim agents who exploit their earned benefits for profit.

Committees & Background: Chair, Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; Member, Finance Committee

Veteran Connection: Key installations include Fairchild AFB and significant veteran populations in the Puget Sound region.

Community Care Reform Highlight how streamlined community care access supports the veteran workforce, a key component of the state's economy that your Commerce Committee oversees.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the Finance Committee, advocate for ending the unjust offset of retirement pay and disability compensation as a matter of tax fairness for our nation's disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the intersection of technology and healthcare through your Commerce Committee role to support innovative, ethical brain health research for veterans.

Claim Sharks Frame the fight against claim sharks as a critical consumer protection issue under your Commerce Committee's jurisdiction, safeguarding veterans from deceptive financial practices.

Committees & Background: Senate Committee on Finance; Senate Committee on the Budget

Veteran Connection: Wisconsin is home to over 330,000 veterans; focus on fiscal responsibility in VA programs.

Community Care Reform Engage his fiscal conservatism by framing community care network improvements as a way to increase efficiency and reduce long-term VA healthcare costs.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his focus on government accountability by highlighting how ending the offset for military retirees corrects a long-standing financial injustice.

Brain Health & Consent Present TBI/mental health research as a critical investment in reducing long-term disability costs and improving veteran self-sufficiency.

Claim Sharks Leverage his interest in reducing burdensome regulation to advocate for clear, simple rules that protect veterans from unaccredited financial predators.

Committees & Background: Chair, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Veteran Connection: Grandfather was a WWII veteran; strong advocate for VA facilities like the Tomah VAMC.

Community Care Reform Leverage her powerful position as Chair of the MilCon-VA Appropriations subcommittee to ensure robust and consistent funding for community care programs.

Concurrent Receipt Work with her appropriations team to highlight the relatively small budget impact of concurrent receipt compared to the immense benefit for Wisconsin's military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a health committee member, emphasize the need for informed consent in research to protect veterans while advancing critical TBI and PTSD science.

Claim Sharks Appeal to her role on the health and appropriations committees to champion measures that protect veterans' disability benefits from predatory actors.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Ranking Member, Labor-HHS); Environment and Public Works (Ranking Member); Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Rules and Administration

Veteran Connection: Father was a decorated WWII Army veteran; Represents state with one of the highest per capita veteran populations.

Community Care Reform As the top Republican on the Labor-HHS Appropriations subcommittee, we ask for your help ensuring the Community Care Program is fully funded to meet the unique healthcare access challenges of West Virginia's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you to use your senior position on the Appropriations Committee to end this unfair offset and ensure West Virginia's combat-disabled retirees receive the full retirement pay and disability compensation they have earned.

Brain Health & Consent Please use your key Appropriations role to prioritize funding for TBI research and ensure the VA strictly adheres to informed consent protocols for our most vulnerable veterans.

Claim Sharks We need your leadership to pass legislation protecting West Virginia's veterans from predatory, unaccredited claim sharks who charge exorbitant fees for services the VFW provides for free.

Committees & Background: Background as Governor of West Virginia, overseeing state budget, healthcare, and the WV Department of Veterans Assistance.

Veteran Connection: As Governor, oversaw state veterans programs in a state with one of the nation's highest veteran populations per capita.

Community Care Reform As a former governor who understands West Virginia's healthcare landscape, support for robust Community Care is critical to supplement VA services in our state's most rural communities.

Concurrent Receipt As you begin your Senate career, championing concurrent receipt for West Virginia's thousands of military retirees would be a powerful statement of support for their financial well-being.

Brain Health & Consent Drawing on your executive experience with state health initiatives, we ask you to advocate for enhanced VA research into brain health while demanding absolute transparency and informed consent for participating veterans.

Claim Sharks As a new Senator, please make protecting our state's veterans from financial predators a top priority by supporting legislation to penalize unaccredited and fraudulent 'claim sharks'.

Committees & Background: Senate Republican Conference Chairman; Finance; Energy and Natural Resources; Foreign Relations; Physician

Veteran Connection: Wyoming has a high per capita veteran population (~10.3%) and hosts F.E. Warren AFB.

Community Care Reform As a physician on the Finance Committee, emphasize how robust community care networks are essential for providing timely, specialized healthcare access to Wyoming's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a fairness issue for retired military families and a national security imperative to retain experienced service members, leveraging his leadership role.

Brain Health & Consent Appeal to his medical background to highlight the critical need for informed consent and advanced research into TBI and toxic exposure-related brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Position this as a consumer protection issue, urging him to use his Finance Committee influence to protect disabled veterans' earned benefits from predatory actors.

Committees & Background: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Former State Treasurer

Veteran Connection: High veteran population in Wyoming; Father served in WWII.

Community Care Reform Highlight the importance of a stable and well-funded community care program to serve Wyoming's dispersed veteran population without creating new unfunded mandates.

Concurrent Receipt Connect ending the 'disabled veteran tax' to fiscal fairness and honoring the full commitment made to career military personnel, aligning with her focus on sound financial policy.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for this as a pro-veteran, pro-family issue that ensures research protocols respect the dignity and autonomy of those who have sacrificed for our country.

Claim Sharks Leverage her Banking Committee role to emphasize the need for strong federal oversight and enforcement against unaccredited entities financially exploiting vulnerable veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Armed Services

Veteran Connection: District includes major shipbuilding and aerospace industries and has a significant veteran population, especially Coast Guard and Navy.

Community Care Reform Given your dual roles on Appropriations and Armed Services, we ask for your support in ensuring the Community Care network meets the needs of veterans in your coastal district.

Concurrent Receipt Your position on the House Armed Services Committee is vital for advocating to end the unfair concurrent receipt tax on military retirement and disability pay.

Brain Health & Consent Please leverage your HASC position to advocate for enhanced TBI/PTSD research for service members and protect their right to consent in tissue donation.

Claim Sharks Through your Appropriations role, you can help fund VA initiatives to educate and shield veterans from the growing threat of predatory claim agents.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Veteran, U.S. Army National Guard; District includes Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker).

Community Care Reform As a veteran, you understand the importance of timely healthcare, and we ask you to advocate for improved Community Care access for veterans in southeast Alabama.

Concurrent Receipt We ask for your support as a fellow veteran to cosponsor legislation that ensures military retirees receive both their earned retirement pay and disability compensation.

Brain Health & Consent Your military service provides a crucial perspective on the need for proactive brain health initiatives and consent protections for our troops and veterans.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Judiciary Committee, we urge you to lead the effort to pass legislation that establishes strong legal penalties for unaccredited claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Chairman, House Armed Services Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes Anniston Army Depot and Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base; extensive defense industry presence.

Community Care Reform As HASC Chairman, you understand military readiness, and a healthy veteran population supported by a strong Community Care network is part of that readiness.

Concurrent Receipt As Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, your leadership is the single most critical factor in finally passing concurrent receipt for all disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you, Chairman Rogers, to ensure that brain health and TBI research remain top priorities within the NDAA, including explicit consent provisions.

Claim Sharks Your leadership is needed to protect the financial well-being of service members and veterans from predatory actors targeting their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Chairman, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: Represents a largely rural district where access to VA facilities can be challenging, making community care essential.

Community Care Reform As a senior appropriator, we ask you to champion funding for the Community Care Program to ensure veterans in rural AL-4 have consistent access to local healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt We ask for your support on the Appropriations committee to fund the full, concurrent payment of earned military retirement and disability benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Your leadership on the HHS Appropriations subcommittee is key to ensuring federal health initiatives include dedicated research for veteran-specific brain trauma.

Claim Sharks Please use your position as a senior appropriator to support VA efforts to stop the financial exploitation of veterans by predatory claim agents.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Homeland Security; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: District is home to Redstone Arsenal and a high concentration of veterans, many with highly technical backgrounds.

Community Care Reform Your district's skilled veteran workforce depends on reliable healthcare, making your support for a streamlined Community Care Program essential.

Concurrent Receipt Your role on the Armed Services Committee is a key platform to advocate for ending the offset that unfairly reduces pay for your district's many military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent With Redstone's focus on advanced technology, we ask for your support in applying similar innovation to TBI research and ensuring veteran consent is paramount.

Claim Sharks Please help protect the financial security of the thousands of veterans in your district by supporting legislation to outlaw predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce; Oversight and Accountability; Chairman, Republican Policy Committee

Veteran Connection: District has a significant suburban veteran population and a background in policy development.

Community Care Reform As Policy Chairman, we ask you to frame improved Community Care access as a common-sense policy solution that fulfills our promise to veterans efficiently.

Concurrent Receipt We seek your support as Policy Chairman to recognize concurrent receipt as a fundamental issue of fairness and keeping our nation's promises to its military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a leader on the Energy and Commerce Committee, you can help advance national brain health research policies that directly benefit veterans and protect their rights.

Claim Sharks Your role on the Oversight Committee is vital for investigating predatory claim shark practices and building the case for strong protective legislation.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Armed Services

Veteran Connection: District has a large African American veteran population and includes the Tuskegee VA Medical Center.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, please help ensure Community Care reimbursement processes are fair and efficient to keep local providers in the network for your constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Your influential position on the Ways and Means Committee is crucial to addressing the unjust tax treatment that prevents disabled veterans from receiving their full benefits.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you to champion brain health initiatives that address the specific needs of diverse veteran populations and strongly defend their right to informed consent.

Claim Sharks Leverage your position on Ways and Means to support legislation that imposes financial penalties on predatory claim agents who target vulnerable veterans.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Transportation & Infrastructure; Intelligence

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army EOD veteran; his district is largely rural with a significant veteran population and includes Jonesboro.

Community Care Reform Stress the critical importance of a functional and easily accessible Community Care program for his rural constituents who often live far from VA medical centers.

Concurrent Receipt Connect this issue to the financial stability of military families in his district, emphasizing it is an earned benefit for a career of difficult and dangerous service.

Brain Health & Consent As a former EOD technician likely exposed to blast injuries, ask him to be a leading voice for veterans suffering from TBIs and to support expanded research.

Claim Sharks Urge him to protect his rural veteran constituents who may be more susceptible to predatory online and mail-based claims assistance scams due to limited local resources.

Committees & Background: Financial Services (Vice Chairman); Foreign Affairs; Rules

Veteran Connection: District includes the North Little Rock VA Medical Center and a large urban/suburban veteran population.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Financial Services leadership to discuss how streamlining Community Care billing is a pro-business, pro-veteran policy that helps local healthcare providers.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a matter of financial fairness and ending a discriminatory government accounting practice against military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the economic impact on families when a veteran's TBI or mental health condition goes untreated and the need for accessible care near the Little Rock metro area.

Claim Sharks Engage him as Vice Chairman of Financial Services to champion legislation protecting veterans from predatory financial actors, framing it as a consumer protection imperative.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Chair, Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee); Budget

Veteran Connection: Retired Colonel, Army National Guard; district includes the Fayetteville VA Medical Center and a rapidly growing veteran community.

Community Care Reform Focus on the need for his Appropriations subcommittee to conduct rigorous oversight of VA's Community Care expenditures to ensure fiscal responsibility and timely veteran care.

Concurrent Receipt As a military retiree and appropriator, appeal to him to champion funding that ends the unjust tax on service and fully honors the commitment to his fellow retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize that appropriately funding VA and DOD brain health programs is a fiscally sound investment in the long-term well-being of our all-volunteer force.

Claim Sharks From his Appropriations-Financial Services perch, stress the importance of funding FTC and VA OIG efforts to crack down on financial fraud against veterans.

Committees & Background: Natural Resources (Chairman); Transportation & Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents a vast, rural district where VA access and transportation to care can be significant challenges for many veterans.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that Community Care is not an option but a necessity for veterans in his geographically large and rural district to receive timely healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for this as a critical economic issue for the many military retiree families who form the backbone of his district's small-town communities.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the unique challenges his rural veterans face in accessing specialized TBI and mental health services and the need for expanded telehealth options.

Claim Sharks Highlight the vulnerability of his rural and elderly veteran constituents to predatory mail and phone solicitations and the critical need for protective federal legislation.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee

Veteran Connection: District in Maricopa County, home to a large number of veterans and retirees.

Community Care Reform We ask for your support on the Ways and Means Committee to ensure community care financial models are sustainable and provide the best value for both veterans and taxpayers.

Concurrent Receipt Please leverage your position on the Ways and Means Committee to address the unfair tax burden created by the concurrent receipt offset for medically retired veterans.

Brain Health & Consent As a leader on fiscal policy, we urge you to support research initiatives into veteran brain health as a smart, long-term investment in the well-being of our heroes.

Claim Sharks Your expertise on the Ways and Means committee is needed to help craft legislation that protects veterans' disability benefits from predatory actors and financial scams.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs Committee; Small Business Committee

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Navy SEAL); District has a large rural and Native American veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, we need you to fight for community care options that work for the rural and tribal veterans in your vast district.

Concurrent Receipt From your seat on HVAC, we ask you to be a champion for your fellow veterans by co-sponsoring legislation to grant full concurrent receipt to all medically retired service members.

Brain Health & Consent We urge you to use your HVAC position to demand strict informed consent protocols for brain health research to protect veterans from potential exploitation.

Claim Sharks As a veteran on the Veterans' Affairs committee, we ask you to lead the charge in protecting your brothers and sisters in arms from unaccredited claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Natural Resources Committee

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Marine Corps); Represents a diverse urban district in Phoenix.

Community Care Reform As a Marine combat veteran on HASC, we urge you to ensure community care strengthens, not replaces, the VA healthcare system our veterans rely on.

Concurrent Receipt We ask you to use your HASC position and personal experience to advocate for ending the unfair offset that denies medically retired veterans their full concurrent receipt of benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Your voice as a combat veteran is crucial in advocating for TBI research and ensuring all veterans provide full and informed consent before participating in any study.

Claim Sharks As a fellow veteran, please co-sponsor and advocate for legislation to punish predatory claim sharks who are stealing benefits from our most vulnerable veterans.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes central Phoenix and Tempe, with a diverse urban veteran population.

Community Care Reform We need your leadership to ensure community care networks provide accessible, high-quality care to the diverse population of urban veterans in your district.

Concurrent Receipt Please support legislation ending the concurrent receipt offset, ensuring fairness for medically retired veterans who have sacrificed for our nation.

Brain Health & Consent We ask for your support on the Judiciary Committee to examine and strengthen the legal protections regarding informed consent for veterans in brain health studies.

Claim Sharks Your position on the Judiciary Committee is vital to reinstating criminal penalties for unaccredited claim sharks who prey on veterans seeking their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee; Oversight and Accountability Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a significant number of veterans in the East Valley suburbs of Phoenix.

Community Care Reform From your seat on the Oversight Committee, we ask you to ensure the VA's community care program is managed efficiently and without the waste and fraud that hurts veterans.

Concurrent Receipt We ask that you support a fiscally responsible solution to end the concurrent receipt offset, which unfairly penalizes veterans who were medically retired for service-connected injuries.

Brain Health & Consent We urge you to use your oversight role to guarantee that VA and DOD brain health research programs have ironclad informed consent procedures to protect veteran participants.

Claim Sharks We need your voice on the Judiciary Committee to help restore strong criminal penalties against unaccredited individuals who illegally charge veterans for claims help.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee; Veterans' Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Air Force); District includes Davis-Monthan AFB and Fort Huachuca.

Community Care Reform As a veteran on both Appropriations and HVAC, you are uniquely positioned to ensure community care is properly funded to serve the many military families and veterans in your district.

Concurrent Receipt Your dual committee roles and military background make you a critical voice to champion and fund an end to the unjust concurrent receipt offset for medically retired personnel.

Brain Health & Consent As an appropriator and HVAC member, please ensure funding for veteran brain health research is paired with strict oversight and mandatory informed consent protections.

Claim Sharks We ask you to leverage your roles on HVAC and Appropriations to protect veterans' benefits by supporting the GUARD VA Benefits Act to stop claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Natural Resources Committee; Education and the Workforce Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a large, diverse district including parts of Tucson and Yuma, with many Hispanic veterans.

Community Care Reform We ask for your leadership in ensuring community care reform addresses the unique healthcare access challenges faced by Hispanic and rural veterans in Southern Arizona.

Concurrent Receipt Please support efforts to end the concurrent receipt offset to provide financial justice for the many medically retired veterans and their families in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Your advocacy is needed to ensure brain health initiatives and research studies are inclusive and accessible to the diverse veteran populations you represent.

Claim Sharks Please help us protect the economic security of your veteran constituents by supporting legislation that stops predatory, unaccredited claim agents.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes Luke Air Force Base and a large population of military retirees.

Community Care Reform As you represent the community around Luke AFB, we urge you to support community care reforms that work in concert with local military and VA facilities.

Concurrent Receipt Before you retire, please help secure a legacy of fairness by supporting legislation to grant full concurrent receipt to the many medically retired veterans in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Your work on health subcommittees is vital; please advocate for strong informed consent and ethical oversight in brain health research affecting your veteran constituents.

Claim Sharks Please use your position to help pass consumer protection legislation for veterans, shielding them from fraudulent claim sharks who target their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Natural Resources Committee; Oversight and Accountability Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a vast, rural district where access to VA care is a major challenge.

Community Care Reform Given the rural nature of your district, we ask you to use your oversight role to ensure the community care program effectively delivers timely healthcare to veterans far from VA facilities.

Concurrent Receipt We need you to support ending the concurrent receipt offset, providing much-needed financial relief to medically retired veterans in rural Arizona.

Brain Health & Consent Please exercise your oversight authority to ensure VA and DOD brain health programs are transparent and fully protect the rights and privacy of veteran participants.

Claim Sharks We urge you to use your position on the Oversight Committee to support investigations into predatory claim sharks and to back legislation that holds them accountable.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Transportation & Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents a rural district where VA access can be challenging; Beale AFB nearby.

Community Care Reform Advocate for strengthening Community Care to ensure his rural constituents have timely access to healthcare without traveling hours to a VAMC.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize that for veterans in his district, concurrent receipt is not an abstract issue but a matter of making ends meet for their families.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of VA research in TBI and PTSD for veterans from all eras, including those in his rural Northern California district.

Claim Sharks Ask him to protect his constituents' earned benefits by co-sponsoring legislation to stop unaccredited companies from targeting rural veterans.

Committees & Background: Education & the Workforce; Transportation & Infrastructure; Rules

Veteran Connection: Represents a Bay Area district with a focus on labor and transportation issues.

Community Care Reform Discuss how Community Care access is a workforce issue, as veterans need reliable healthcare to maintain employment and stability.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a workers' rights issue, ensuring that retired service members receive the full compensation they earned through decades of labor.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health to his Education committee work by highlighting the need for research into how TBI affects veterans' ability to use their GI Bill benefits.

Claim Sharks Urge him to support rules for floor debate that favor strong veteran consumer protection legislation against claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Former Speaker)

Veteran Connection: Represents San Francisco, home to a major VAMC and a diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform Highlight the importance of Community Care in a high-cost urban environment like San Francisco, where access to specialized care is critical.

Concurrent Receipt As a former Speaker and senior appropriator, ask for her influential support in making concurrent receipt a priority in budget negotiations.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her long-standing support for medical research to advocate for premier funding for the San Francisco VAMC's brain health research programs.

Claim Sharks Request her to use her significant influence to publicly condemn claim sharks and support legislation that imposes harsh penalties for their predatory practices.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Budget; Steering and Policy

Veteran Connection: Represents Oakland and Berkeley; a leading progressive voice.

Community Care Reform Frame Community Care as an equity issue, ensuring that all veterans, especially those in underserved communities in her district, have access to quality care.

Concurrent Receipt Position concurrent receipt as an anti-poverty measure for retired veterans and their families, aligning with her focus on social and economic justice.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health research that specifically addresses the needs of minority and women veterans, a key constituency in her district.

Claim Sharks Engage her on protecting the most vulnerable veterans from financial exploitation by claim sharks as a fundamental issue of social justice.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Transportation & Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents a key Central Valley agricultural district.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how a functional Community Care network is the only viable healthcare option for many veterans spread across his rural and agricultural district.

Concurrent Receipt Explain how ending the concurrent receipt offset would provide a significant economic boost to veteran families and rural communities in the Central Valley.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the need for mobile vet centers and telehealth solutions for brain health, which are critical for reaching veterans in his geographically large district.

Claim Sharks Ask him to protect the financial stability of his farming and veteran constituents by supporting legislation to outlaw predatory claim consultants.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Homeland Security; Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Former prosecutor representing an East Bay suburban district.

Community Care Reform Discuss the importance of the Community Care network for the many veterans and military families in the Bay Area's suburban communities.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a simple matter of fairness and correcting a legal inequity that penalizes military service.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Judiciary background to discuss the legal and ethical necessity of informed consent in all VA-sponsored brain health research programs.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his experience as a prosecutor to champion legislation that gives the DOJ and VA stronger tools to prosecute claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Natural Resources; Science, Space, & Technology; Oversight

Veteran Connection: Represents a Bay Area district between San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

Community Care Reform Highlight the need for an efficient Community Care system to serve the veteran population in his dense, high-cost-of-living suburban district.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as a way to ensure retired veterans can afford to remain in the expensive Bay Area communities they serve.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Science Committee assignment to advocate for funding innovative, technology-driven approaches to veteran brain health research.

Claim Sharks Urge him to support oversight of the VA's efforts to inform veterans about the dangers of unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: Represents Silicon Valley, a hub of innovation and healthcare technology. Retiring.

Community Care Reform As a senior member of the Health Subcommittee, ask for her leadership in ensuring Community Care incorporates cutting-edge telehealth and technology for veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a basic fairness issue that impacts the economic security of the veterans who have contributed to the region's success.

Brain Health & Consent Engage her on the Energy and Commerce Committee to champion public-private partnerships between the VA and Silicon Valley bio-tech firms for brain health research.

Claim Sharks Urge her to use her committee platform to investigate how claim sharks use technology and online platforms to target unsuspecting veterans.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Oversight & Accountability

Veteran Connection: Represents the heart of Silicon Valley and is a leading progressive voice on foreign policy.

Community Care Reform Discuss how technology can be leveraged to make the Community Care referral and payment process more efficient for veterans and providers in his district.

Concurrent Receipt As a HASC member, position concurrent receipt as a promise that must be kept to maintain faith with the all-volunteer force.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his interest in technology to advocate for using AI and big data in brain health research to find breakthroughs for TBI and PTSD.

Claim Sharks Urge him to lead on the Oversight Committee to investigate the online tactics of claim sharks and hold tech platforms accountable.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Science, Space, & Technology

Veteran Connection: Represents San Jose and surrounding areas; senior member of the Judiciary Committee.

Community Care Reform Discuss Community Care in the context of ensuring the large and diverse veteran population of San Jose has equitable access to healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Frame the denial of concurrent receipt as a legal and bureaucratic injustice that Congress has the power to correct.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her Science Committee role to advocate for long-term, foundational research into the neurological effects of military service.

Claim Sharks As a senior Judiciary member, ask her to champion legislation that creates steep federal penalties for companies that illegally charge veterans for claims help.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Budget; Ways and Means

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy Reserve veteran (Afghanistan); represents the Central Coast.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a fellow veteran on the importance of a seamless Community Care system that works for veterans in communities far from a major VAMC.

Concurrent Receipt As a veteran on both HASC and Ways and Means, ask him to be a primary champion for legislation to authorize and fund concurrent receipt.

Brain Health & Consent Leverege his personal experience as a veteran to advocate for proactive and comprehensive brain health screenings and treatment for the post-9/11 generation.

Claim Sharks Ask him to use his position on three key committees to lead a multi-pronged effort to expose, penalize, and eliminate predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Natural Resources; Transportation & Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: District includes a significant Coast Guard presence and veteran population.

Community Care Reform Discuss how improving Community Care access in his coastal and rural district supports the readiness and well-being of Coast Guard families and veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as fulfilling a promise to all uniformed service members, including the Coast Guard personnel vital to his district.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health initiatives to the unique needs of maritime veterans, including those with service-related TBI from operational incidents.

Claim Sharks Emphasize that veterans in his district, including those in tribal communities, need federal protection from predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Transportation & Infrastructure; Science, Space, & Technology

Veteran Connection: Represents Bakersfield and parts of the Central Valley, succeeding Kevin McCarthy.

Community Care Reform Introduce him to the challenges veterans face in his district and the critical role Community Care plays in providing timely local healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Explain how concurrent receipt provides essential financial stability for the many retired military families in Kern County.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of VA brain health services, including telehealth, for veterans spread across his geographically large district.

Claim Sharks Brief him on the threat of claim sharks and ask for his support on legislation to protect the benefits of his new veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a Central Valley district with a significant population of veterans.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the critical importance of a well-funded Community Care program for providing healthcare access to veterans across the sprawling Central Valley.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a vital economic support for veteran households in a region with significant economic challenges.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for increased VA mental and brain health outreach to rural and agricultural communities to reduce stigma and improve access.

Claim Sharks Ask him to help protect his constituents from financial predators by co-sponsoring bills that crack down on unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents a Central Valley district; key member of the Appropriations Committee.

Community Care Reform As an appropriator, stress that robustly funding Community Care is essential to meeting the healthcare needs of veterans in his medically underserved district.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him to use his position on the Appropriations Committee to ensure funding is allocated to finally end the unjust concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for specific funding in the VA budget for telehealth infrastructure to support brain health services in the Central Valley.

Claim Sharks Emphasize that every dollar stolen by a claim shark is a taxpayer dollar diverted from its intended purpose, an issue for an appropriator to address.

Committees & Background: Budget; Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, & Technology

Veteran Connection: Represents a high desert district including parts of the Inland Empire.

Community Care Reform Leverage his E&C committee role to discuss innovative healthcare delivery models for Community Care that can serve his geographically vast district.

Concurrent Receipt On the Budget Committee, argue that concurrent receipt is about honoring an earned commitment, and the budget must reflect this national promise.

Brain Health & Consent As a member of the Science committee, engage him on supporting advanced research into blast exposure TBI, relevant to nearby military training areas.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his E&C platform to push for FTC action against the deceptive advertising practices of claim shark companies.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Agriculture; Transportation & Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: U.S. Marine Corps veteran; represents the Central Coast including Vandenberg SFB.

Community Care Reform Engage him veteran-to-veteran on the need to improve Community Care coordination for the thousands of veterans and retirees near Vandenberg SFB.

Concurrent Receipt As a Marine on HASC, ask him to be a vocal floor leader in the fight to pass concurrent receipt for all disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his military background to advocate for presumptive benefits and research for brain health conditions related to toxic and blast exposures.

Claim Sharks Ask him, as a fellow veteran, to lead the charge in protecting his brothers and sisters from scams that steal their hard-earned disability benefits.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee); Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Connection: Physician; represents a desert district with a large veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a physician on both HVAC and the Health Subcommittee, engage him on legislative solutions to improve Community Care quality and network adequacy.

Concurrent Receipt Discuss the negative health and stress impacts on veterans and their families who are denied their fully earned retirement and disability pay.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his dual committee roles and medical expertise to champion legislation expanding research and treatment for veteran brain health issues.

Claim Sharks Urge him as a physician and HVAC member to lead efforts to protect his veteran-patients from predatory actors seeking to profit from their disabilities.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs (Chair, Health Subcommittee); Transportation & Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a large Navy presence (Port Hueneme) and many veterans.

Community Care Reform Partner with her as Health Subcommittee Chair to advance VFW's specific recommendations for improving the VA Community Care program's efficiency and quality.

Concurrent Receipt Work with her on the Veterans' Affairs Committee to build bipartisan support for moving concurrent receipt legislation out of committee and to the House floor.

Brain Health & Consent Collaborate with her office to hold HVAC hearings on TBI/PTSD research and the importance of informed consent for study participants.

Claim Sharks As a senior HVAC member, ask her to be the prime sponsor or a key advocate for strong anti-claim shark legislation in the House.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Armed Services; Science, Space, & Technology

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy veteran (F/A-18 pilot); represents a district with a strong defense industry presence.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a veteran and appropriator on the need to fully fund Community Care to support the veteran-dense population in his district.

Concurrent Receipt As a Navy veteran on HASC and Appropriations, urge him to be a key negotiator in securing authorization and funding for full concurrent receipt.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his experience as a pilot to discuss the unique brain health challenges faced by aviators and the need for dedicated research.

Claim Sharks Ask him, as a veteran, to use his positions on key committees to cut off the ability of claim sharks to prey on fellow service members.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Small Business

Veteran Connection: Represents the San Gabriel Valley, with a diverse AAPI and veteran population.

Community Care Reform Discuss the importance of culturally competent care within the Community Care network to serve the diverse veteran population of the San Gabriel Valley.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage her Ways and Means position to highlight the unjust tax implications and financial strain caused by the concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health research that includes diverse populations to ensure treatments are effective for all veterans.

Claim Sharks Frame claim shark protection as a small business issue, as they are illegitimate businesses harming constituent-veterans who could be customers of local enterprises.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce

Veteran Connection: Represents the San Fernando Valley. Retiring.

Community Care Reform Engage him on the Energy and Commerce Committee to ensure robust oversight of the national Community Care network's contractors and performance metrics.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the economic benefit that ending the concurrent receipt offset would bring to veteran families in the San Fernando Valley.

Brain Health & Consent Urge his support on the E&C Committee for NIH and other federal health initiatives that partner with the VA on brain health research.

Claim Sharks Ask him to use his final term to support consumer protection measures on the E&C committee that would help shield veterans from claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Education & the Workforce; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: District is near Beale and Travis Air Force Bases with a significant veteran and active-duty population.

Community Care Reform Stress the importance of a reliable Community Care network for the many military families and retirees in his newly drawn district.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his focus on fiscal responsibility by framing concurrent receipt as an earned benefit, not an entitlement, that supports military families.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Judiciary role to discuss the importance of informed consent and data privacy for veterans participating in VA brain health studies.

Claim Sharks Urge him as a Judiciary Committee member to take a strong stance against the illegal practices of claim sharks targeting his constituents.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Intelligence (Former Chair)

Veteran Connection: Represents areas of Burbank and Glendale. Running for Senate.

Community Care Reform Discuss the importance of a reliable Community Care network for the many entertainment industry veterans and retirees in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a matter of national security, ensuring we keep faith with the experienced service members our intelligence community relies on.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health research to his work on the Intelligence Committee, noting the cognitive demands placed on personnel and the need for support.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Judiciary background to urge him to champion stronger criminal penalties for unaccredited entities defrauding veterans.

Committees & Background: Natural Resources; Transportation & Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents the San Gabriel Valley. Retiring.

Community Care Reform Highlight the transportation challenges many older veterans in her district face and how Community Care can bring healthcare closer to home.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize the financial relief concurrent receipt would provide to the many senior veterans and their surviving spouses in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health programs that focus on aging veterans, including research into links between TBI and dementia.

Claim Sharks Ask her to leave a legacy of veteran protection by co-sponsoring and voting for strong anti-claim shark legislation in her final term.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; Financial Services

Veteran Connection: Represents the San Fernando Valley; CPA with a focus on finance.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Financial Services background to discuss the need for prompt payment standards and financial accountability for Community Care network administrators.

Concurrent Receipt As a CPA on the Financial Services Committee, present concurrent receipt as correcting a flawed accounting gimmick that harms disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the economic cost of untreated brain health conditions and the long-term financial benefits of investing in research and treatment.

Claim Sharks Urge him as a Financial Services expert to champion legislation that uses financial regulations to cut off claim sharks from the banking system.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Chair of the Democratic Caucus

Veteran Connection: Represents the Inland Empire; holds a key leadership position.

Community Care Reform As Caucus Chair and an appropriator, stress the importance of fully funding Community Care as a key promise to the veterans of the Inland Empire.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his leadership role to make passing concurrent receipt a caucus-wide priority, framing it as a core Democratic value of honoring promises.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him in his leadership capacity to ensure that funding for VA brain health research is a priority in appropriations bills.

Claim Sharks Ask him to use his leadership position to ensure strong anti-claim shark legislation receives priority consideration for a floor vote.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Oversight & Accountability

Veteran Connection: Represents a district in downtown and east Los Angeles.

Community Care Reform Discuss how Community Care can address health disparities for the diverse, urban veteran population in his district.

Concurrent Receipt As a Ways and Means member, ask him to champion the tax and retirement security aspects of ending the concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Oversight role to advocate for hearings on the VA's progress in TBI/PTSD research and treatment implementation.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use the Oversight Committee to investigate the scope of the claim shark problem and demand action from the VA and FTC.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Rules

Veteran Connection: Represents the Inland Empire with a focus on housing and transportation.

Community Care Reform Leverage her Appropriations role to ensure Community Care is funded to meet the growing healthcare demands of the Inland Empire's veteran community.

Concurrent Receipt As an appropriator, advocate for her to champion funding for concurrent receipt as a direct economic investment in her district's veteran families.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the need for dedicated funding for VA mental and brain health facilities and providers in the rapidly growing Inland Empire.

Claim Sharks Urge her on the Rules Committee to ensure any legislation to combat claim sharks is given a fair rule for floor debate and passage.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; Judiciary; Science, Space, & Technology

Veteran Connection: U.S. Air Force veteran (JAG); represents coastal Los Angeles County.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a veteran on how Community Care can better serve the needs of veterans at the Los Angeles AFB and surrounding communities.

Concurrent Receipt As a veteran and lawyer on the Judiciary committee, ask him to be a leading voice on the legal injustice of the concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his JAG background and Science committee role to advocate for research into the neurological impacts of different military occupational specialties.

Claim Sharks As an Air Force veteran and Judiciary member, urge him to lead the charge to strengthen criminal statutes against those who illegally profit from veterans' claims.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; Natural Resources

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse part of Los Angeles including Culver City and Crenshaw.

Community Care Reform Educate her on how improving Community Care is a health equity issue for the diverse veteran population in her Los Angeles district.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic justice issue that supports the financial stability of veteran families in her community.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health research and outreach that is culturally competent and accessible to the minority veterans in her district.

Claim Sharks Brief her on the claim shark issue and ask for her support as a freshman member to protect her most vulnerable constituents from financial fraud.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Select Committee on U.S.-China Competition

Veteran Connection: Represents parts of Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

Community Care Reform As a Ways and Means member, engage on the financial mechanics of the Community Care program, including provider reimbursement and tax implications.

Concurrent Receipt Urge her on the Ways and Means Committee to support legislative fixes that eliminate the unjust tax burden and offset of concurrent receipt.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss how brain health affects a veteran's ability to work, tying into the Ways and Means jurisdiction over Social Security and employment.

Claim Sharks Frame claim sharks as a threat to the integrity of the benefits system overseen by her committee and urge her to support protective legislation.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs (Ranking Member); Education & the Workforce

Veteran Connection: Represents Riverside County; the highest-ranking Democrat on HVAC.

Community Care Reform Work directly with the Ranking Member to ensure VFW's priorities on network adequacy and quality standards are central to any Community Care legislation.

Concurrent Receipt Request the Ranking Member lead the Democratic caucus in making the passage of concurrent receipt a top priority for the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Brain Health & Consent Partner with the Ranking Member's office to draft and introduce legislation reflecting VFW's resolutions on brain health research and presumptive conditions.

Claim Sharks Urge the Ranking Member to hold committee hearings to expose claim shark abuses and to be the lead sponsor of a comprehensive bill to stop them.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Co-Chair, Military/Veterans Caucus

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran (Vietnam), Purple Heart recipient; Co-founder of the Congressional Wine Caucus.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a fellow veteran to ensure Community Care provides quality, accessible options that supplement, not supplant, the VA system he fought to improve.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his veteran status and Ways and Means position to champion fixing the tax code and funding mechanisms to allow for full concurrent receipt.

Brain Health & Consent Ask him to lead on brain health legislation, sharing stories from VFW members about the importance of TBI/PTSD research for combat veterans.

Claim Sharks As a veteran, ask him to co-sponsor and be a vocal advocate for legislation that protects his brothers and sisters in arms from financial predators.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; Financial Services

Veteran Connection: Represents parts of Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.

Community Care Reform Discuss how a streamlined Community Care program helps veteran constituents in her tri-county district access care closer to home.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a pocketbook issue for military families in her district, helping them cope with Southern California's high cost of living.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health initiatives by highlighting the stories of local veterans and their families who are impacted by TBI and PTSD.

Claim Sharks Leverage her Financial Services role to support legislation that targets the financial transactions and deceptive marketing of claim shark companies.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Chair, Defense Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: Represents a district including March Air Reserve Base.

Community Care Reform As Defense Appropriations Chair, frame a well-functioning Community Care network as vital for the well-being of the military retirees and veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as a critical defense readiness and retention issue that is properly funded through the appropriations process he leads.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for robust DoD-VA joint research funding for TBI, emphasizing its impact on long-term force health and veteran outcomes to the Def-Approp Chair.

Claim Sharks Highlight how predatory claim sharks deplete federal resources intended for veterans, undermining the work of his appropriations subcommittee.

Committees & Background: Oversight & Accountability; Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: Represents Long Beach, home to a major VAMC and port.

Community Care Reform Educate his office on the importance of the Long Beach VAMC and how Community Care must be a strong partner in serving his district's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as providing economic stability for the thousands of retired Navy and Coast Guard veterans in the Long Beach area.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the cutting-edge brain health research happening at the Long Beach VA and advocate for continued federal support.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his Oversight role to investigate how claim sharks are targeting veterans in port cities and online communities.

Committees & Background: Financial Services (Ranking Member); Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis

Veteran Connection: Represents South Los Angeles; a powerful voice on financial issues.

Community Care Reform Engage her as Ranking Member on the need for strong financial oversight of the private contractors who manage the Community Care networks.

Concurrent Receipt Urge her to champion concurrent receipt as a key economic issue for the thousands of veteran households in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for funding brain health research, framing it as an investment that provides long-term economic stability for veterans and their families.

Claim Sharks As Ranking Member of Financial Services, ask her to lead legislative and regulatory efforts to cut claim sharks off from the U.S. banking system.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce

Veteran Connection: Represents a district from San Pedro to South Gate.

Community Care Reform Leverage her E&C position to advocate for strong oversight of Community Care, ensuring health equity and access for her diverse veteran constituency.

Concurrent Receipt Discuss concurrent receipt as an issue of economic fairness for the working-class veteran families in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Urge her on the Energy and Commerce Committee to support increased NIH and federal funding for research into brain injuries from toxic exposures.

Claim Sharks Ask her to use her E&C platform to push the FTC to aggressively pursue claim sharks for deceptive advertising and unfair business practices.

Committees & Background: Oversight & Accountability; Natural Resources

Veteran Connection: Represents Orange County; known for tough oversight. Running for Senate.

Community Care Reform Urge her to use her oversight role to investigate Community Care contractors for waste, fraud, and abuse that harms Orange County veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Present the concurrent receipt offset as a nonsensical government policy that harms veterans, a perfect target for her brand of accountability.

Brain Health & Consent Ask her to hold VA officials accountable in hearings for the implementation of brain health programs and the responsible use of research funds.

Claim Sharks Encourage her to use her famous whiteboard to publicly explain how claim sharks exploit legal loopholes to defraud veterans and demand legislative action.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Homeland Security; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Represents central Orange County, including Santa Ana and Anaheim.

Community Care Reform Discuss the importance of Community Care access for the large and diverse veteran population in the heart of Orange County.

Concurrent Receipt Frame the concurrent receipt offset as a legal injustice that his Judiciary Committee has a responsibility to help correct.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Judiciary role to discuss legal protections for veterans in research, ensuring informed consent is paramount in brain health studies.

Claim Sharks Urge him as a Judiciary Committee member to co-sponsor and advocate for bills that create criminal penalties for predatory claim consultants.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Select Committee on U.S.-China Competition

Veteran Connection: Represents coastal Orange County.

Community Care Reform Engage her on the Ways and Means Committee about creating tax incentives for more community providers to join the VA network and serve veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a pro-family, pro-veteran policy that corrects an unfairness in the tax and benefits code.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the economic impact of TBI/PTSD on veterans' ability to work and contribute to the local economy, a concern for Ways and Means.

Claim Sharks Urge her to support legislation that protects the tax-free status of VA benefits from being seized by unregulated and predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Foreign Affairs; Science, Space, & Technology

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran; represents inland San Diego County.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a fellow veteran on the need to cut bureaucratic red tape in the Community Care program to better serve his constituents.

Concurrent Receipt As a veteran, ask him to be a Republican leader on the Judiciary Committee in the fight to correct the injustice of the concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Army service to discuss the importance of funding research into brain health conditions that affect soldiers and veterans.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his veteran status and Judiciary role to champion robust legislation that punishes claim sharks and protects his fellow veterans from fraud.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs; Natural Resources

Veteran Connection: District includes Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Community Care Reform Partner with him on HVAC to conduct targeted oversight of Community Care network performance around Camp Pendleton to support Marines and their families.

Concurrent Receipt Work closely with him on the Veterans' Affairs Committee to advance concurrent receipt legislation, highlighting its importance to his district's massive military community.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his position on HVAC and proximity to Camp Pendleton to make his district a center for TBI/blast injury research and treatment advocacy.

Claim Sharks As a key HVAC member, ask him to be a primary sponsor and the leading voice for legislation to protect Marines and all veterans from claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Natural Resources; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with numerous veterans, often with a focus on fiscal conservatism.

Community Care Reform Frame Community Care improvements as a fiscally responsible way to provide necessary care while reducing long-term costs associated with delayed treatment.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as correcting a government error and fulfilling a contractual promise, aligning with principles of fiscal integrity and limited government.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health research by emphasizing its potential to reduce long-term disability costs and improve veterans' quality of life.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his Judiciary Committee and fiscal conservative roles by characterizing claim sharks as fraudulent actors who steal taxpayer-funded benefits from deserving veterans.

Committees & Background: Budget; Energy and Commerce; Joint Economic Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents coastal San Diego, a major hub for military and defense industries.

Community Care Reform Leverage his E&C role to focus on how innovative health tech from San Diego's biotech sector can improve the Community Care experience.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the Budget Committee, argue that paying for concurrent receipt is a necessary cost of defense and a promise to our service members.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him on the Energy and Commerce committee to champion funding for the world-class medical and brain health research happening in San Diego.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his E&C position to advocate for stronger consumer protections against the online marketing tactics of claim shark companies.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents central San Diego, home to a large and diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform Discuss how a flexible Community Care network is essential to providing culturally competent care to San Diego's diverse veteran community.

Concurrent Receipt As a HASC member, advocate for concurrent receipt as essential for the financial health of military families dealing with San Diego's high cost of living.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her HASC position to champion DoD-VA partnerships on brain health, focusing on the needs of special operations forces and the Navy.

Claim Sharks Ask her to use her Armed Services platform to educate transitioning service members in San Diego about the threat of predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Represents southern San Diego County and Imperial County, including the border region.

Community Care Reform Highlight how Community Care is a lifeline for veterans in the underserved and rural areas of Imperial County.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him on the Financial Services Committee to address the economic hardship the concurrent receipt offset places on veteran families in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the need for cross-border cooperation and telehealth solutions to provide brain health services to veterans living in the border region.

Claim Sharks Urge him on the Financial Services Committee to support regulations that prevent unaccredited companies from accessing veterans' bank accounts.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; Science, Space, & Technology; Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Physician; represents a diverse suburban district with a significant veteran population.

Community Care Reform Leverage his medical background to discuss the clinical importance of a well-integrated Community Care network for providing specialty care to veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Discuss concurrent receipt as a fairness issue that impacts the financial health and stability of the veteran families he serves as a physician and representative.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him as a doctor on the Science Committee to support federal funding for advanced neurological research for TBI and toxic exposure brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his role as a physician to protect his veteran-patients from predatory actors who interfere with their access to earned healthcare and benefits.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee); Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents Sacramento, home to a VAMC and a large veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a Health Subcommittee member, engage her on strengthening oversight of Community Care network providers to ensure quality and accountability for Sacramento veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage her Budget Committee role to advocate for including the cost of concurrent receipt in baseline budgets, framing it as a moral and fiscal imperative.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the importance of the Energy and Commerce Committee's role in authorizing and funding NIH and VA research into brain health for veterans.

Claim Sharks Urge her to use her E&C Committee position to investigate the deceptive marketing practices of claim sharks targeting veterans online.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Transportation & Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: District includes Travis Air Force Base, a major military and veteran hub.

Community Care Reform Highlight how a robust Community Care network is essential for the thousands of active-duty families, retirees, and veterans living near Travis AFB.

Concurrent Receipt As a senior HASC member, urge him to continue championing concurrent receipt as a key issue for military readiness, retention, and retirement fairness.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him on the link between operational readiness on HASC and providing cutting-edge brain health treatment and research for returning service members.

Claim Sharks Ask him to use his HASC platform to warn service members transitioning at Travis AFB about the dangers of predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: Represents a Central Valley district where economic and healthcare access are key issues.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Appropriations role to ensure full funding for Community Care, emphasizing its importance for veterans in the medically underserved Central Valley.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for funding concurrent receipt through the appropriations process, positioning it as a key economic support for veteran families in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the need for dedicated funding streams within the VA budget for innovative brain health programs that can reach veterans in areas like Stockton.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his Appropriations power to support robust funding for the VA OGC to prosecute unaccredited claim agents and protect veteran benefits.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: Her Denver district is home to the Rocky Mountain Regional VAMC, a major hub for veteran healthcare.

Community Care Reform Engage her on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee to discuss integrating VA and community care data for better patient outcomes at facilities like the Denver VAMC.

Concurrent Receipt Present this as an earned benefits issue affecting the financial health of her constituents, including the many veterans receiving care in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the role of NIH funding and research protocols, overseen by her committee, in advancing TBI and PTSD treatment for veterans.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a healthcare-adjacent consumer fraud issue, where predatory actors exploit veterans seeking health and disability benefits.

Committees & Background: House Judiciary Committee; House Natural Resources Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with numerous veterans who utilize public lands for therapeutic and recreational purposes.

Community Care Reform Advocate for including non-traditional and outdoor recreational therapies, popular in his district, within community care options for mental health.

Concurrent Receipt Approach this as a matter of justice and equity for military retirees, aligning with the legislative priorities of his Judiciary Committee role.

Brain Health & Consent Frame informed consent for brain tissue donation and TBI research as a critical legal and ethical issue for the Judiciary Committee to consider.

Claim Sharks Engage him directly through his Judiciary Committee role, emphasizing the need for federal statutes to prosecute those who illegally charge for claims assistance.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Natural Resources; House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Represents a vast, rural Western Slope district where timely access to VA care is a major challenge.

Community Care Reform Stress the critical importance of a robust and accessible community care network for her rural constituents who live hours from VA facilities.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as correcting an injustice against military retirees and honoring the service of veterans in her conservative-leaning district.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health initiatives to veteran suicide prevention, a key issue in the rural and underserved communities she represents.

Claim Sharks Appeal to her focus on government accountability by highlighting how claim sharks undermine the VA benefits system and exploit her constituents.

Committees & Background: Key assignments pending; former Director of the Small Business Administration for Colorado

Veteran Connection: United States Air Force veteran; represents a largely rural, agricultural district with a strong veteran presence.

Community Care Reform As a veteran from a rural district, urge him to champion community care expansion as a top priority for ensuring timely healthcare access for his constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him as a fellow veteran to support this bill, which directly impacts the financial well-being of his former comrades and their families.

Brain Health & Consent Appeal to his own service experience to advocate for better TBI and PTSD diagnosis and treatment for the current generation of service members.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his platform as a new member and veteran to protect his brothers and sisters in arms from financial predators.

Committees & Background: House Armed Services Committee (Strategic Forces Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: District includes Fort Carson, Peterson SFB, and the U.S. Air Force Academy; one of the highest concentrations of military/veterans in the nation.

Community Care Reform Frame community care improvements as a critical support system for the massive active duty, veteran, and retiree population in Colorado Springs.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize to him on HASC that fixing the concurrent receipt offset is a top-tier readiness and retention issue for the career force stationed in his district.

Brain Health & Consent As a senior member of HASC, stress that addressing TBI and brain health is essential for maintaining the lethality and long-term health of the force.

Claim Sharks Highlight how claim sharks aggressively target the large and vulnerable transitioning service member population from Fort Carson and other local bases.

Committees & Background: House Armed Services Committee; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army combat veteran (Ranger, Bronze Star recipient) who served in Iraq and Afghanistan; district includes Buckley Space Force Base.

Community Care Reform Engage him veteran-to-veteran on how community care failures impact military readiness and the well-being of the troops he once led and now oversees.

Concurrent Receipt Discuss this with him as a personal issue of fairness for the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and guardians he serves with on HASC.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his personal combat experience to advocate passionately for cutting-edge TBI research and destigmatizing mental health care for his fellow veterans.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his sense of duty as a leader to protect his fellow veterans from predatory actors who dishonor their service by stealing their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: House Financial Services Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse suburban district west of Denver with a notable and growing veteran population.

Community Care Reform Focus on the financial aspect of community care, such as ensuring timely provider payments and reducing surprise billing for veterans, which aligns with her committee work.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as an economic security issue for her constituents, ensuring military retirees have their full earned income to support their families in the community.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health issues to the long-term economic and social costs of untreated conditions, a topic relevant to her committee's oversight of the economy.

Claim Sharks Engage her directly through her Financial Services Committee role to champion legislation protecting veterans from predatory financial schemes and scams.

Committees & Background: House Agriculture Committee; House Science, Space, and Technology Committee; background as a physician.

Veteran Connection: Represents a new, diverse, and growing district with many veterans in agriculture and technology sectors.

Community Care Reform Appeal to her medical background to discuss improving clinical standards and data coordination between VA and community providers for better veteran health outcomes.

Concurrent Receipt Present this as a fundamental fairness issue for the working-class veterans in her highly competitive district who rely on their full earned benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Engage her as a physician on the Science Committee to champion federal investment in neurological research for TBI and toxic exposure-related conditions.

Claim Sharks As a doctor, appeal to her ethical duty to protect vulnerable populations by advocating for legislation that stops unaccredited actors from harming veterans.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means (Social Security Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: District includes major defense contractor Pratt & Whitney and thousands of veteran employees.

Community Care Reform Connect the need for reliable community care to the health and readiness of the district's vital defense industrial base workforce.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him directly through his Ways and Means and Social Security leadership to address the tax and retirement policy inequities of the current offset.

Brain Health & Consent Present TBI research as critical for understanding long-term health impacts affecting constituents' Social Security and disability claims.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a tax issue, where unaccredited agents are profiting from veterans' benefits without proper oversight, and seek his Ways and Means support.

Committees & Background: Armed Services (Ranking Member, Seapower and Projection Forces), Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: District includes Naval Submarine Base New London; known as a strong advocate for the submarine industrial base.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that timely and effective community care is a force multiplier, ensuring the health of active duty families, retirees, and veterans supporting the submarine base.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to him as a leading Armed Services voice to ensure military retirees who built our naval dominance receive their full, earned benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the unique TBI risks for submariners and ask him to champion research funding through the National Defense Authorization Act.

Claim Sharks Urge him to protect the financial well-being of his many military and veteran constituents by co-sponsoring legislation to criminalize predatory claims practices.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Ranking Member)

Veteran Connection: District includes the West Haven VA Medical Center, a major healthcare hub for Connecticut veterans.

Community Care Reform As Appropriations Ranking Member, ask her to ensure the MilCon-VA funding bill provides sufficient, flexible funding to meet local veteran demand at the West Haven VA and in the community.

Concurrent Receipt Brief her on the mandatory spending implications and provide data to justify the long-term investment in ending this financial penalty on military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for TBI research funding in the Appropriations bill to the direct care and research being conducted at the West Haven VA.

Claim Sharks Request she include report language in the VA appropriations bill directing the VA to increase outreach and education efforts to warn veterans about unaccredited actors.

Committees & Background: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Financial Services

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a significant population of veterans working in the financial and business sectors.

Community Care Reform Frame community care access as a quality-of-life issue that helps attract and retain a high-skilled veteran workforce in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his financial services background by presenting the offset as an archaic and financially unsound policy that penalizes a specific class of federal retiree.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the issue to national security by emphasizing that understanding TBI is critical for the health of his constituents in the intelligence community.

Claim Sharks Engage him as a key ally on the Financial Services Committee to advance legislation that protects veterans from predatory financial scams and unaccredited fee-for-service schemes.

Committees & Background: Education and the Workforce, Agriculture

Veteran Connection: District is home to many veterans and their families who rely on VA services.

Community Care Reform Share stories from local VFW members in her district about how community care access impacts their ability to work and support their families.

Concurrent Receipt Connect the issue to her work on the Education and Workforce committee by highlighting how lost retirement income harms veteran families and their economic stability.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for policies that support student veterans on campus who may be struggling with TBI, leveraging her background as National Teacher of the Year.

Claim Sharks Present this as a fundamental constituent protection issue, asking her to join the effort to shield her district's veterans from financial predators.

Committees & Background: Delaware State Senator with a strong record on healthcare access and constituent rights.

Veteran Connection: Will be the sole House advocate for Delaware's ~71,000 veterans and the personnel at Dover AFB.

Community Care Reform As a new member from a state with a major military presence, we urge you to prioritize robust and timely community care to meet the healthcare needs of all Delaware veterans.

Concurrent Receipt We ask that one of your first acts in Congress is to cosponsor concurrent receipt legislation to correct the financial injustice affecting thousands of disabled military retirees in Delaware.

Brain Health & Consent Given your proven advocacy for patient rights in the State Senate, we ask you to champion federal legislation that guarantees transparent informed consent for veterans participating in brain health studies.

Claim Sharks We urge you to immediately help protect Delaware's veterans from financial exploitation by cosponsoring legislation to stop unaccredited 'claim sharks' from profiting off their service.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee, Judiciary Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes Eglin AFB, NAS Pensacola, and Hurlburt Field, with a high concentration of active-duty personnel and veterans.

Community Care Reform With your district's massive military footprint, please support Community Care to ensure local providers can supplement VA services and reduce wait times for our heroes.

Concurrent Receipt On the Armed Services Committee, please advocate for concurrent receipt to boost retention and morale for career service members at Eglin and NAS Pensacola.

Brain Health & Consent As a Judiciary Committee member, we ask for your help in crafting legislation that legally protects a veteran's right to consent for brain tissue donation for vital TBI research.

Claim Sharks We urge you, as a member of the Judiciary Committee, to advance bills that impose strict criminal penalties on unaccredited claim sharks who defraud our nation's veterans.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse, urban district where veterans face challenges like homelessness and access to care.

Community Care Reform From your seat on the Oversight Committee, please demand accountability and transparency in the VA's implementation of Community Care to ensure Orlando's veterans are not left behind.

Concurrent Receipt Please stand up for the economic justice of your constituents by supporting concurrent receipt, which would provide much-needed financial relief to disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent On the Science Committee, please advocate for research that addresses the links between TBI, mental health, and veteran homelessness, issues that are critical in your Orlando district.

Claim Sharks Using your platform on the Oversight Committee, we ask you to help investigate and expose the predatory actors who are financially exploiting our nation's veterans.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes The Villages, which has one of the highest concentrations of veterans in the United States.

Community Care Reform With one of the largest veteran constituencies in the country, we ask for your support in strengthening Community Care to provide timely, local healthcare for the residents of The Villages.

Concurrent Receipt Please honor the service of the thousands of military retirees in The Villages by cosponsoring legislation to allow for the concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability pay.

Brain Health & Consent From your seat on the Science Committee, you can champion research into TBI and neurodegenerative diseases, a topic of immense importance to the aging veteran population you represent.

Claim Sharks Your district is a prime target for claim sharks; we need you to support legislation that protects your elderly veteran constituents from financial predation.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee (Health Subcommittee), Veterans' Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: Senior member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Community Care Reform As a leader on both the HVAC and Health Subcommittee, your role is pivotal in conducting oversight of the Community Care program to ensure it serves veterans effectively and efficiently.

Concurrent Receipt Your long-standing support on HVAC is appreciated, and we ask you to continue to champion concurrent receipt as a top priority for achieving fairness for all military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a senior member of HVAC, we urge you to lead hearings and legislation focused on improving VA's brain health programs and ensuring informed consent for research is protected.

Claim Sharks We look to your leadership on the Veterans' Affairs Committee to advance legislation that cracks down on unaccredited claim sharks and protects veterans from financial exploitation.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Veteran Connection: U.S. Air Force veteran; district includes the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.

Community Care Reform As an Air Force veteran, we ask you to use your position on the Oversight Committee to ensure the Bay Pines VA and local community partners are delivering timely, quality care to our veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As a veteran, please join the fight to correct the injustice that prevents military retirees from receiving both their retirement pay and their disability compensation.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you, as a fellow veteran, to be a vocal advocate for legislation that supports research and protects the rights of veterans suffering from the invisible wounds of TBI.

Claim Sharks As a veteran, you understand the claims process; please help us pass legislation to protect your fellow veterans from being scammed by predatory, for-profit companies.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee

Veteran Connection: District is home to MacDill Air Force Base and the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital.

Community Care Reform On the Energy and Commerce Committee, please ensure healthcare regulations support a seamless partnership between the James A. Haley VA and community providers for the benefit of Tampa's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Please support concurrent receipt legislation to ensure the financial stability of the many military families and retirees who serve or have served at MacDill AFB.

Brain Health & Consent Your senior role on the Energy and Commerce Committee is vital for advancing federal research into brain injuries, directly benefiting the complex cases seen at the Haley VA hospital.

Claim Sharks Help us protect the financial wellbeing of veterans in your district by supporting federal legislation to stop the predatory practices of unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee, Homeland Security Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents the high-growth I-4 corridor, home to a large and diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform We ask you to support a strong and flexible Community Care program to meet the needs of the rapidly growing veteran population along the I-4 corridor.

Concurrent Receipt Please support concurrent receipt legislation as a matter of fairness for the thousands of veterans and military retirees who call Central Florida home.

Brain Health & Consent As a member of the Judiciary Committee, your legal expertise is needed to help craft legislation that protects the rights of veterans to consent to brain tissue donation for TBI research.

Claim Sharks Your position on the Judiciary Committee is essential to advancing legislation that provides the legal framework to prosecute unaccredited claim sharks who defraud veterans.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee (Chair)

Veteran Connection: U.S. Air National Guard veteran.

Community Care Reform As Chair of Ways and Means, your insight into Medicare provider reimbursement is crucial to ensuring VA Community Care remains a viable and high-quality option for Florida's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As Ways and Means Chairman and a veteran, we urge you to lead the effort to finally pass concurrent receipt, treating veterans' earned pay with the tax fairness they deserve.

Brain Health & Consent As an Air National Guard veteran, we ask for your support in protecting the rights of veterans who wish to advance TBI research by ensuring their consent is legally protected.

Claim Sharks As Chairman overseeing America's benefit systems, we need your leadership to protect veterans' disability payments from the predatory practices of unaccredited claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army combat veteran (Iraq).

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran, please advocate for a Community Care program that is responsive and easy to navigate for veterans with service-connected injuries.

Concurrent Receipt As an Army veteran on the Ways and Means Committee, we urge you to use your position to eliminate the tax injustice that prevents disabled retirees from receiving their full earned benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Your personal experience as a combat veteran makes you a powerful advocate for TBI research and for ensuring the consent of veteran research participants is always honored.

Claim Sharks As a veteran on the committee that oversees benefits, please champion legislation to protect your brothers and sisters in arms from financial predators in the claims process.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (MilCon-VA Subcommittee), Armed Services Committee

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy veteran (aviator).

Community Care Reform With your dual roles on Appropriations and Armed Services, you are uniquely positioned to ensure the Community Care program is both fully funded and effectively integrated with military healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt As a Navy veteran on both Armed Services and MilCon-VA, you can play a pivotal role in authorizing and funding concurrent receipt for our nation's military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Your joint committee assignments allow you to champion DoD/VA collaboration on brain health research and ensure it receives the necessary appropriations to succeed.

Claim Sharks As a veteran and a key appropriator, please support efforts to fund VA outreach that warns veterans about claim sharks and directs them to free, accredited VFW service officers.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee, Oversight and Accountability Committee

Veteran Connection: District has a large population of older veterans and retirees in Southwest Florida.

Community Care Reform On the Financial Services Committee, please ensure that VA's reimbursement systems for Community Care are efficient and fair, encouraging local doctors to serve your veteran constituents.

Concurrent Receipt We ask you to support concurrent receipt to provide much-needed financial security for the thousands of military retirees who have chosen to live in Southwest Florida.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you to support brain health initiatives that focus on the connection between TBI and dementia, a critical issue for the aging veteran population in your district.

Claim Sharks From your seat on the Financial Services Committee, please lead the effort to protect older veterans in your district from financial exploitation by unaccredited claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee (Health Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran and surgeon; district includes Tyndall AFB.

Community Care Reform As a physician on the Health Subcommittee, your medical expertise is critical to refining Community Care standards and ensuring high-quality outcomes for veterans in the Panhandle.

Concurrent Receipt As an Army veteran, we ask you to cosponsor legislation to provide full concurrent receipt, rectifying the financial penalty imposed on military retirees who are also disabled.

Brain Health & Consent Your unique perspective as a veteran and surgeon is needed to champion brain health initiatives and ensure ethical research protocols for veterans suffering from TBI.

Claim Sharks As a doctor who took an oath to do no harm, please support legislation to stop the financial harm caused to veterans by predatory, unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: Direct role on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee is key.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, we urge you to conduct vigorous oversight of Community Care implementation in South Florida to ensure equitable access for all veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Your position on the Veterans' Affairs Committee is the ideal platform to champion concurrent receipt legislation and fight for the benefits our military retirees have earned.

Brain Health & Consent On HVAC, please advocate for increased funding and focus on the VA's TBI programs, especially those providing support for veterans' caregivers and families.

Claim Sharks We implore you to use your seat on the Veterans' Affairs Committee to advance bipartisan legislation to stop claim sharks and protect the veterans you have sworn to serve.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army combat veteran and double amputee (Afghanistan).

Community Care Reform As a veteran who utilizes the VA, your personal insight is invaluable for improving the Community Care program to better serve veterans with complex and catastrophic injuries.

Concurrent Receipt Your powerful voice as a disabled veteran is essential in conveying to your colleagues the fundamental injustice of denying concurrent receipt to our nation's disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a leading voice on veterans' issues, we ask you to champion legislation on TBI and brain health, sharing your personal perspective on the importance of these invisible wounds.

Claim Sharks As a disabled veteran who has navigated the VA system, you are the perfect spokesman to lead the charge against predatory claim sharks who harm your fellow veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: District includes the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center and a significant number of older veterans.

Community Care Reform As a senior appropriator, please ensure the VA and HHS have the resources to coordinate care effectively, particularly for older veterans in your district who rely on both systems.

Concurrent Receipt We ask you to use your influence on the Appropriations Committee to support funding measures that would finally allow disabled military retirees to receive both of their earned benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Your work on the Labor-HHS subcommittee is key to funding NIH research that complements VA efforts on TBI and Alzheimer's, which deeply impacts veterans in Palm Beach County.

Claim Sharks As an appropriator, please support funding for FTC and VA programs that work to stop the financial exploitation of elderly veterans by fraudulent claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs Committee, Oversight and Accountability Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a dense, suburban South Florida district with a diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform From your seat on the Oversight Committee, please help ensure the VA and its community partners are effectively serving the diverse needs of veterans in Broward County.

Concurrent Receipt Please fight for the economic security of South Florida's disabled military retirees by cosponsoring legislation to authorize concurrent receipt.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you to use your Oversight role to examine the effectiveness of the VA's mental health and TBI outreach to veterans in diverse, urban communities like your own.

Claim Sharks On the Oversight Committee, you can help investigate how claim sharks operate and build the case for federal legislation to protect all veterans from their predatory schemes.

Committees & Background: Education and the Workforce Committee (Ranking Member), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse urban district where veterans face unique challenges in employment and housing.

Community Care Reform As Ranking Member of the Education and Workforce Committee, please ensure Community Care networks partner with organizations that provide job training and support for veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Please support concurrent receipt as a way to provide critical economic stability for disabled retirees, helping them to afford housing and thrive in the Miami area.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you to champion brain health initiatives that include educational and vocational rehabilitation components to help veterans with TBI re-enter the workforce.

Claim Sharks Your focus on education makes you a key ally in supporting efforts to inform veterans about the threat of claim sharks and the availability of free, reputable assistance.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Ranking Member, MilCon-VA Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: Her role as Ranking Member of the MilCon-VA subcommittee is one of the most powerful for VFW priorities.

Community Care Reform As Ranking Member for MilCon-VA, your leadership is paramount to ensuring the Community Care Program is fully funded and properly administered to serve South Florida's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As the lead Democrat on the MilCon-VA subcommittee, we ask for your continued partnership in finding a fiscally responsible path to fund concurrent receipt for all military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Your leadership on the MilCon-VA subcommittee is the single most critical factor in securing robust appropriations for the VA's cutting-edge TBI and brain health research programs.

Claim Sharks From your powerful Appropriations perch, please ensure the VA has the resources to prosecute fraudulent actors and educate veterans on how to avoid claim shark scams.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Chair, State-Foreign Ops Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: Senior appropriator whose district includes Homestead Air Reserve Base.

Community Care Reform As a senior appropriator, we ask for your support in fully funding VA Community Care to provide essential health services for veterans and military families around Homestead ARB.

Concurrent Receipt Your leadership on the Appropriations Committee is crucial to securing the mandatory spending required to finally allow concurrent receipt for all military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a key member of the Appropriations Committee, please prioritize funding for DoD-VA collaborative research on TBI, which directly impacts the readiness of our forces at Homestead.

Claim Sharks Please use your influence as a senior appropriator to support federal agencies like the FTC that are working to protect veterans from financial fraud and predatory scams.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs Committee, Small Business Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a district in Miami with a large and influential Hispanic veteran community.

Community Care Reform We ask you to ensure that VA's Community Care partners in Miami are culturally competent and can effectively serve your district's large Hispanic veteran population.

Concurrent Receipt Please support concurrent receipt to provide economic justice for the Hispanic military retirees in your district who earned both their retirement and disability benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Your voice is needed to advocate for brain health research and outreach that is tailored to the specific needs and concerns of the Hispanic veteran community.

Claim Sharks Please help us protect your district's veterans, particularly those for whom English is a second language, from deceptive and predatory unaccredited claim agents.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee, Homeland Security Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes Naval Air Station Key West.

Community Care Reform From your seat on the Armed Services Committee, please advocate for a strong Community Care program that serves the unique geographic challenges of veterans living in the Florida Keys.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you, as an Armed Services Committee member, to cosponsor concurrent receipt legislation to ensure the financial security of the military retirees and families of NAS Key West.

Brain Health & Consent Your support on the Armed Services Committee is vital for promoting TBI research and ensuring service members at NAS Key West have the best protective gear and medical care.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Armed Services Committee, please help us pass legislation to protect our nation's veterans from being financially targeted by predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee, Agriculture Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville and a significant rural veteran population.

Community Care Reform Given your focus on rural communities, please support strengthening Community Care to ensure veterans in North Central Florida have access to essential health services close to home.

Concurrent Receipt Please support concurrent receipt legislation to ensure the military retirees in your district receive the full retirement and disability benefits they earned through their service.

Brain Health & Consent On the Energy and Commerce Committee, you can help authorize new research into TBI and mental health, providing hope for the many veterans served by the Gainesville VAMC.

Claim Sharks We ask for your support in protecting your constituents from unaccredited claim sharks who target and exploit veterans seeking to access their VA benefits.

Committees & Background: Education and the Workforce Committee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Veteran Connection: District has a major naval presence, including NS Mayport and NAS Jacksonville.

Community Care Reform To support the thousands of Navy families in your district, please advocate for a robust Community Care network that provides flexibility and choice for veterans and their caregivers.

Concurrent Receipt We ask you to stand with the sailors and retirees of Mayport and NAS Jax by cosponsoring legislation to authorize concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability pay.

Brain Health & Consent Please support brain health legislation to ensure the next generation of sailors and veterans from your district have access to cutting-edge TBI treatments and research opportunities.

Claim Sharks Help us protect the sailors and veterans in your district by supporting legislation that holds unaccredited claim agents accountable for charging exorbitant fees for VA benefit assistance.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (MilCon-VA Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: District includes a large veteran population in Jacksonville. Your position on the MilCon-VA subcommittee is critically important.

Community Care Reform From your key seat on the MilCon-VA Appropriations subcommittee, please ensure robust funding for the Community Care Program to meet the health needs of Jacksonville's large veteran community.

Concurrent Receipt As a key appropriator, we urge you to support efforts to fund concurrent receipt, ensuring fiscal policy reflects our nation's commitment to its military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent On the MilCon-VA subcommittee, you can champion funding for VA's TBI research programs, directly impacting the well-being of veterans in your district and across the country.

Claim Sharks Your position on the Appropriations Committee is crucial for funding VA programs that educate veterans about the dangers of claim sharks and the availability of free, accredited assistance.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: First Green Beret elected to Congress; Army combat veteran.

Community Care Reform As a Green Beret, you know the importance of specialized care; we ask you to ensure Community Care provides veterans access to the specific services they need, wherever they live.

Concurrent Receipt As a combat veteran on the Armed Services Committee, we ask you to lead the charge for concurrent receipt, recognizing it as a critical issue of fairness for our career warfighters.

Brain Health & Consent Your experience as a Green Beret provides a powerful voice to advocate for expanding research and treatment options for TBI and other invisible wounds of war.

Claim Sharks As a decorated veteran, we need your leadership to pass legislation that protects your brothers and sisters in arms from predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army combat veteran (Iraq and Afghanistan).

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran, please advocate for a streamlined Community Care process that removes bureaucratic hurdles for veterans seeking timely, essential medical care.

Concurrent Receipt As an Army veteran, we urge you to cosponsor concurrent receipt legislation to ensure military retirees are not forced to forfeit one earned benefit to receive another.

Brain Health & Consent Your firsthand combat experience makes you a vital advocate for enhanced brain health services and research to support veterans impacted by battlefield injuries.

Claim Sharks We ask you to use your platform as a veteran in Congress to help pass laws that shield veterans from unaccredited agents seeking to profit from their service-connected disabilities.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee, Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Veteran Connection: District is home to Patrick Space Force Base and a large community of military retirees.

Community Care Reform Please ensure the VA's Community Care network is financially sound and accessible for the thousands of military retirees and veterans along the Space Coast.

Concurrent Receipt On the Financial Services Committee, you can address the financial injustice of the disability offset by supporting concurrent receipt for all military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent From your seat on the Science Committee, you can champion federal investment in the neurological research needed to treat TBI and related conditions affecting veterans in your district.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Financial Services Committee, we urge you to support legislation that protects veterans' finances from fraudulent and predatory claims agents.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee, Agriculture Committee

Veteran Connection: District is near the Orlando VA Medical Center and has a large and growing Hispanic veteran population.

Community Care Reform On the Energy and Commerce Committee, please work to ensure the Community Care network is culturally competent and fully accessible to Central Florida's diverse veteran community.

Concurrent Receipt We ask you to fight for the economic security of your district's veterans by cosponsoring legislation to grant them the concurrent receipt of their earned retirement and disability benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Your position on the Energy and Commerce Committee allows you to advocate for expanded NIH and VA research into brain health issues that disproportionately affect minority veteran populations.

Claim Sharks Help us protect all veterans, including the many Hispanic veterans in your district, by passing laws to stop the predatory practices of unaccredited claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee); Budget

Veteran Connection: District contains Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, with a high concentration of active-duty personnel and veterans.

Community Care Reform Leverage your Health Subcommittee role to demand transparency and efficiency in the community care network to better serve the Savannah area's military community.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the Budget Committee, emphasize that ending the concurrent receipt offset is a matter of fulfilling an earned benefit, not new spending.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for brain health research to the direct experiences of soldiers at Fort Stewart, framing it as a healthcare priority for your district.

Claim Sharks Highlight the financial exploitation of veterans as a drain on the local economy and an attack on your constituents that must be stopped.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: District is largely rural with veterans who face challenges accessing VA care.

Community Care Reform Focus on the transportation and infrastructure aspect of community care, ensuring rural veterans in your district are not disadvantaged by distance.

Concurrent Receipt Frame ending the concurrent receipt offset as a simple matter of fairness and a promise kept to the working-class veterans in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the need for innovative, science-based approaches to brain health that can reach veterans in rural and underserved areas.

Claim Sharks Describe claim sharks as fraudsters who steal from honest, hard-working Georgia veterans, demanding common-sense government action to stop them.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; House Administration

Veteran Connection: U.S. Air Force veteran. District includes Dobbins Air Reserve Base.

Community Care Reform Engage your Financial Services background to scrutinize the billing and payment systems within community care, protecting both veterans and taxpayers.

Concurrent Receipt As a veteran on the Financial Services Committee, be a leading voice on the economic injustice of the concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the dots between veteran brain health, stability, and its impact on the local community and economy around Dobbins ARB.

Claim Sharks Leverage your veteran status and committee assignment to champion legislation that protects veterans' financial assets from unaccredited and predatory actors.

Committees & Background: Education and the Workforce; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: District is home to Fort Eisenhower (formerly Fort Gordon), a major cyber and intelligence hub.

Community Care Reform Frame community care access as a workforce issue, ensuring the veteran workforce surrounding Fort Eisenhower remains healthy and productive.

Concurrent Receipt Argue that concurrent receipt is an earned benefit and that denying it harms the financial security of the many military families in the Augusta area.

Brain Health & Consent Connect advanced brain health research to the high-tech mission at Fort Eisenhower, advocating for cutting-edge care for service members.

Claim Sharks Emphasize that protecting veterans from claim sharks is crucial for maintaining the economic stability of the military community in your district.

Committees & Background: Agriculture (Ranking Member); Financial Services

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a significant number of veterans and close proximity to Atlanta's VA resources.

Community Care Reform Use your Financial Services platform to push for prompt payment to community care providers to ensure network adequacy for your constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a kitchen-table economic issue, highlighting how the offset reduces the household income of veteran families.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health programs by connecting them to the overall financial and housing stability of veterans in your district.

Claim Sharks As a senior member on Financial Services, lead efforts to protect veterans from predatory financial scams and unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Homeland Security; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Represents a Northwest Georgia district with a significant rural veteran population.

Community Care Reform Leverage your Oversight role to demand accountability and an end to bureaucratic red tape in the VA community care program for Northwest Georgia veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Position concurrent receipt repeal as a way to correct a government injustice and honor the contract made with our military heroes.

Brain Health & Consent Use the Oversight platform to investigate and promote effective brain health treatments for veterans, ensuring the VA is not failing those with invisible wounds.

Claim Sharks Frame the fight against claim sharks as a core mission for the Oversight Committee: protecting citizens from fraud and government-enabled predators.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran; District includes Moody AFB, Fort Moore, and Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany.

Community Care Reform As a MilCon-VA appropriator, stress the need to balance community care with robust funding for the VA's direct care system to serve Southwest Georgia.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage your Appropriations power and veteran status to advocate for funding the repeal of the concurrent receipt offset, calling it a promise to be kept.

Brain Health & Consent Champion increased appropriations for VA and DoD brain health programs, citing the direct impact on service members from the bases in your district.

Claim Sharks As a veteran, lead the charge on protecting your brothers-and-sisters-in-arms from financial predators through your influence on the Appropriations Committee.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means (Health Subcommittee); Budget

Veteran Connection: District has a significant veteran population and is near Fort Moore.

Community Care Reform Appeal to your focus on fiscally responsible healthcare by framing community care reform as a way to improve outcomes and reduce waste for West Georgia veterans.

Concurrent Receipt On the Ways and Means Committee, argue that the tax offset for concurrent receipt is an unfair penalty on earned retirement pay and disability compensation.

Brain Health & Consent As a healthcare professional on the Health Subcommittee, advocate for consent and research policies that advance our understanding of TBI and protect veteran patients.

Claim Sharks Frame claim shark legislation as a necessary measure to protect the financial health and earned benefits of your veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse, suburban Atlanta district with many veterans who rely on the Atlanta VA Health Care System.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that improving community care access is essential for reducing wait times and transportation burdens for veterans in your suburban district.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a civil rights issue, ensuring equal treatment and full benefits for those who have sacrificed for our country.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your Judiciary Committee position to advocate for policies that protect the rights and privacy of veterans participating in crucial brain health research.

Claim Sharks As a senior Judiciary member, champion the fight against claim sharks as a key legal and consumer protection issue for the nation's veterans.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: District is home to the Atlanta VA Health Care System and a large urban veteran population.

Community Care Reform Stress the importance of a seamless community care system that integrates with the Atlanta VAHCS to effectively serve the needs of urban veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Connect concurrent receipt to the financial stability of veteran families in your district, framing it as an economic empowerment issue.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight how VA brain health research and care directly impacts the homeless veteran population in Atlanta, a key constituent concern.

Claim Sharks Use your Financial Services platform to advocate for stronger regulations and enforcement against unaccredited actors targeting veterans' benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: Veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy; Emergency room physician.

Community Care Reform As a physician and veteran, personally attest to the need for a streamlined community care system that prioritizes quality and prompt access for patient well-being.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage your Armed Services Committee role to argue that concurrent receipt is a military readiness and retention issue, as current policy discourages experienced personnel.

Brain Health & Consent As both a veteran and doctor, be a vocal champion for TBI research and informed consent, sharing your unique perspective on the House floor.

Claim Sharks Share your experience as a veteran to explain how predatory claim sharks undermine the trust and financial security of those who served.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse suburban district with a growing number of post-9/11 veterans.

Community Care Reform Frame community care reform as a workforce issue, ensuring veterans are healthy and able to fully participate in the local economy.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the financial strain the concurrent receipt offset places on veteran families in your district, impacting their quality of life.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health to community safety and stability, emphasizing the need for comprehensive mental health resources for veterans.

Claim Sharks Use your Judiciary Committee position to push for strong criminal penalties against unaccredited companies that defraud and exploit veterans.

Committees & Background: Armed Services (Vice Chair); Agriculture; Intelligence

Veteran Connection: District is home to Robins Air Force Base and a large population of military retirees.

Community Care Reform As HASC Vice Chair, link a well-functioning community care system to the overall well-being and readiness of the total force, including the families at Robins AFB.

Concurrent Receipt Champion concurrent receipt repeal as a top priority for military readiness and retention, ensuring we keep our promises to career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for robust DoD and VA brain health initiatives, connecting it to the long-term health of the airmen and women serving in your district.

Claim Sharks Frame claim shark protection as a national security issue, as financial instability among veterans can make them vulnerable.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: 28-year U.S. Navy veteran; Retired as a Commander.

Community Care Reform As a veteran on the Appropriations Committee, demand oversight and fiscal accountability for the community care program to ensure it serves rural Northeast Georgia veterans effectively.

Concurrent Receipt Use your personal story as a Navy veteran to advocate passionately for ending the unjust concurrent receipt offset for all disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Champion appropriations for VA brain health research, speaking from the perspective of a veteran who understands the invisible wounds of war.

Claim Sharks As a veteran and business owner, strongly condemn claim sharks and support legislation that protects your fellow veterans from predatory business practices.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies)

Veteran Connection: Represents the urban core of Honolulu, which includes Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Fort Shafter, and a high concentration of veterans and military families.

Community Care Reform As a MilCon-VA appropriator, press him to secure direct funding for the Pacific Islands Health Care System to expand community partnerships and reduce wait times for his constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a promise kept to the career service members and retirees who are the foundation of his district's community and economy.

Brain Health & Consent Showcase how DoD/VA research funding, which he oversees on the Appropriations committee, directly impacts the health of service members stationed at the numerous bases in his district.

Claim Sharks Emphasize that his constituents are a prime target for claim sharks and urge his support for legislation that provides clear criminal penalties for these predatory practices.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Agriculture Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a district covering the neighbor islands and rural Oahu, where veterans face significant geographic barriers to accessing VA services.

Community Care Reform Focus advocacy on how robust community care is the only viable solution for providing timely, accessible healthcare to her geographically dispersed veteran constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Utilize her Armed Services Committee position to argue that concurrent receipt is a key tool for military retention and ensures financial stability for families serving in high-cost-of-living areas like Hawaii.

Brain Health & Consent Engage her on the Armed Services Committee to support DoD initiatives for baseline cognitive testing and TBI treatment protocols that benefit the service members in her district.

Claim Sharks Position this as a consumer protection issue for her rural and elderly veterans who are often targeted by mail and online scams from unaccredited organizations.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs Committee (Health Subcommittee); Energy and Commerce Committee

Veteran Connection: Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Reserve; 24 years of service.

Community Care Reform Leverage her position on the HVAC Health Subcommittee to champion community care reforms that directly improve healthcare access for her district's rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Urge her to use her veteran status and HVAC platform to advocate for ending this financial penalty on military retirees, framing it as a healthcare and economic stability issue.

Brain Health & Consent As a physician and HVAC Health Subcommittee member, engage her on the importance of ethical consent to advance brain health research for veterans in Iowa and nationwide.

Claim Sharks Brief her HVAC staff on specific instances of claim shark fraud in IA-01, positioning her as the leading voice on the committee to protect her veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Subcommittees on Agriculture, Homeland Security)

Veteran Connection: District contains a significant veteran population and the University of Iowa, a major research institution.

Community Care Reform Emphasize to her Appropriations Committee staff the need for consistent and full funding for the Community Care Program to ensure no veteran in IA-02 faces a gap in care.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this issue for her Appropriations role as a necessary expenditure to honor our commitment to military retirees and ensure their long-term financial health.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight for her Appropriations staff how funding for VA research, contingent on clear consent rules, can support institutions like the University of Iowa and benefit local veterans.

Claim Sharks Present this as a constituent protection issue, urging her to use her Appropriations oversight authority to question VA's efforts in combating financial predators.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee; Agriculture Committee

Veteran Connection: Retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard; combat veteran.

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran, connect the need for streamlined community care access to the real-world health challenges faced by his fellow post-9/11 veterans in the Des Moines metro.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him as a fellow military retiree, emphasizing how concurrent receipt directly impacts the financial stability of veteran families in his district and his own cohort.

Brain Health & Consent Appeal to his status as a combat aviator to advocate for brain health initiatives, framing it as a force-readiness issue that requires clear consent for effective research.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Financial Services Committee role by highlighting how unregulated claim sharks pose a systemic risk to the financial well-being of his veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee; Agriculture Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a heavily rural district with a high percentage of veterans per capita.

Community Care Reform Stress to his Ways and Means staff that the tax implications of community care billing must be simplified to encourage more rural providers in IA-04 to join the network.

Concurrent Receipt Focus engagement on his Ways and Means Committee assignment, explaining how ending this offset is a pro-family tax policy that supports military retirees in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Frame brain tissue donation for his Ways and Means staff as a public good that requires clear, tax-code-adjacent consent policies to encourage participation and advance medicine.

Claim Sharks Explain to his Ways and Means staff how claim sharks use loopholes to exploit veterans' benefits, which are federally funded, and advocate for closing them as a matter of fiscal integrity.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Natural Resources; House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: District includes Mountain Home Air Force Base, a major employer and community pillar.

Community Care Reform Advocate for community care as a practical solution for the airmen, families, and retirees around Mountain Home AFB who need flexible healthcare options.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize that retired military personnel in his district earned both their retirement pay and disability compensation, and their benefits should not be offset.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Education and the Workforce Committee role to discuss how TBI and mental health issues impact a veteran's ability to transition into the civilian workforce.

Claim Sharks Position this as a pro-worker, pro-veteran issue, protecting his constituents' hard-earned benefits from unaccredited and predatory claims agents.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Appropriations (Chairman, Interior and Environment Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: District includes Gowen Field Air National Guard Base and a significant rural veteran population.

Community Care Reform Highlight the fiscal efficiency and necessity of a well-managed community care program to serve geographically dispersed veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt As a senior appropriator, stress that funding concurrent receipt is a necessary expenditure to fulfill our promise to the nation's disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Frame support for brain health initiatives as a wise investment in reducing the long-term healthcare costs associated with service-connected brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his Appropriations role by explaining how claim sharks illegitimately divert federal funds intended for veterans' care and economic stability.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs Committee; Agriculture Committee

Veteran Connection: District in Cook County with a high density of veterans; home to significant veteran service organizations.

Community Care Reform Explain how improving community care access directly benefits his urban constituents by reducing travel times and wait lists for essential health services.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as an economic justice issue for the military families and retirees living in his diverse urban district.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health initiatives to broader community mental health discussions, highlighting the unique needs of veterans in his district.

Claim Sharks Position this as a vital consumer protection issue to safeguard his constituents from financial predators targeting their earned VA benefits.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee (Subcommittee on Health)

Veteran Connection: District has a significant veteran population and is in proximity to several VA facilities.

Community Care Reform Engage her Health subcommittee expertise on how community care reform integrates with national healthcare goals and improves outcomes for veteran patients.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how this provides financial stability for military retirees, a group facing rising healthcare and living costs in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Appeal to her Health subcommittee role by focusing on the medical research and patient consent aspects of the legislation.

Claim Sharks Emphasize the public health dimension of financial exploitation and how protecting veterans' benefits is a form of preventative care against stress-related illnesses.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs Committee; Homeland Security Committee

Veteran Connection: Serves on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC); district has a large and diverse veteran community.

Community Care Reform Collaborate with her as an HVAC member to refine and champion community care reforms that address the specific access challenges faced by her constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Urge her to use her HVAC position to advocate for ending this unfair offset and ensure disabled retirees receive their full earned compensation.

Brain Health & Consent Work directly with her on the HVAC to advance legislation that protects veterans' rights and promotes crucial research into service-connected brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Request she take a leading role within the HVAC to investigate and legislate against unaccredited actors preying on veterans in her district and nationwide.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Financial Services Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes a large population of Hispanic and immigrant veterans.

Community Care Reform Discuss how reliable community care options are critical for his constituents, linking it to transportation challenges in accessing distant VA facilities.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a financial fairness issue that his Financial Services Committee background gives him unique insight into.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of culturally competent mental and brain health care for the diverse veteran population in his district.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Financial Services Committee role to champion this as a key consumer financial protection measure for veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development)

Veteran Connection: Urban district with a concentrated veteran population and proximity to major VA medical centers.

Community Care Reform Appeal to his Appropriations leadership by demonstrating how efficient community care funding is a fiscally responsible way to meet the VA's healthcare obligations.

Concurrent Receipt Present this as a budgetary priority that corrects a long-standing injustice and honors the nation's commitment to its disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the need for robust funding through the appropriations process to support VA and DoD research into TBI and mental health.

Claim Sharks Frame this as protecting federal benefit dollars from fraud and abuse, ensuring appropriated funds reach their intended veteran recipients.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee; Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Veteran Connection: Suburban district with a significant number of veteran homeowners and professionals.

Community Care Reform Discuss how community care choice is a modern healthcare solution that provides flexibility for the busy lives of veterans in his suburban district.

Concurrent Receipt Connect this issue of financial fairness to the economic stability of veteran families and retirees in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Science committee role to discuss the importance of federal investment in the neuroscience and technology behind TBI research and treatment.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his Financial Services background to lead on protecting veterans from sophisticated financial scams targeting their benefits.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee (Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support)

Veteran Connection: District contains the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, a major hub for veteran care in Chicago.

Community Care Reform Discuss how community care complements the services at Jesse Brown VAMC, ensuring his constituents have a full spectrum of healthcare options.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a tax fairness issue through his Ways and Means lens, arguing that military retired pay and disability compensation are earned through separate commitments.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight how innovative brain health programs can be a lifeline for veterans dealing with trauma and homelessness, issues prevalent in urban centers.

Claim Sharks Position this as protecting the economic security of vulnerable families, aligning with the goals of his Worker and Family Support subcommittee.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability Committee; Select Committee on the CCP

Veteran Connection: Suburban district with a diverse and professional veteran population.

Community Care Reform Frame community care reform as an issue of government accountability and efficiency, ensuring the VA system delivers on its promises to veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Present this as a common-sense issue of governmental fairness that corrects a bureaucratic inequity against military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the national security implications of ensuring service members and veterans receive state-of-the-art care for invisible wounds like TBI.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his Oversight role to investigate and expose predatory practices targeting veterans and to support legislation that holds claim sharks accountable.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee (Subcommittee on Health); Budget Committee

Veteran Connection: Urban/suburban district with a significant older veteran population.

Community Care Reform Leverage her E&C Health subcommittee position to discuss how community care standards must be integrated with Medicare/Medicaid to ensure quality for veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Address her Budget Committee role by explaining how this is a mandatory spending issue of fairness, not a discretionary budget-buster.

Brain Health & Consent Engage her on the public health importance of TBI research and ensuring patient consent aligns with best practices in civilian healthcare.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a senior consumer protection issue, as older veterans are often the primary targets of these predatory scams.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee; Foreign Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: District contains Naval Station Great Lakes, the U.S. Navy's only boot camp, creating a high concentration of military families and veterans.

Community Care Reform Highlight the importance of a robust community care network to support the families, retirees, and veterans connected to Naval Station Great Lakes.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a tax and retirement security issue for the many military retirees in his district, leveraging his Ways and Means role.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for cutting-edge TBI research directly to the readiness and long-term health of the new recruits beginning their service at Great Lakes.

Claim Sharks Argue from his Ways and Means perspective that protecting veteran benefits from predatory actors ensures the integrity of federal entitlement programs.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee; Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Veteran Connection: Background as a Ph.D. physicist; district has numerous veterans working in technology and research sectors.

Community Care Reform Appeal to his scientific background by presenting data on how community care improves health outcomes and system efficiency for veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Present this as a logical correction to an outdated and unfair policy, appealing to his analytical approach to problem-solving.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him as a scientist on the importance of federal funding and data-driven approaches to understand and treat TBI and related neurological conditions.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Financial Services role to focus on the fraudulent financial contracts and need for regulatory clarity to protect veterans from these schemes.

Committees & Background: Chairman, Veterans' Affairs Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Veteran Connection: U.S. Marine Corps veteran; district includes Scott Air Force Base and a high concentration of veterans and retirees.

Community Care Reform Work with him as HVAC Chairman to lead oversight and pass legislation that strengthens and streamlines community care for all veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him to use his powerful position as HVAC Chairman and his personal experience as a Marine to champion the passage of concurrent receipt legislation.

Brain Health & Consent Partner with him to ensure HVAC advances bipartisan bills that address TBI and toxic exposure brain injuries, a top VFW priority.

Claim Sharks Request he use the Chairman's gavel to hold hearings and mark up strong legislation to protect his fellow veterans from financial predators.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs Committee; Agriculture Committee

Veteran Connection: Serves on HVAC; district is a mix of urban and rural areas with a significant veteran population, including many rural veterans.

Community Care Reform Collaborate with her on the HVAC to ensure community care reforms effectively address the healthcare access challenges for veterans in rural parts of her district.

Concurrent Receipt Encourage her as a newer HVAC member to be a vocal advocate for ending the offset, a key issue for the many retirees in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Work with her on HVAC to support research and programs specifically tailored to the mental and cognitive health needs of rural veterans.

Claim Sharks Ask her to champion this issue on the HVAC, sharing stories from her constituents to highlight the need for urgent legislative action.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Subcommittees on Homeland Security; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA)

Veteran Connection: Registered nurse and former HHS Senior Advisor with deep healthcare policy expertise.

Community Care Reform Engage her healthcare expertise on how to best fund and implement community care to ensure quality and accountability, mirroring standards in the private sector.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a health and wellness issue, as financial stability is a key social determinant of health for veteran retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the intersection of public health and veteran brain health, and the need for robust appropriations to fund VA research and clinical trials.

Claim Sharks Appeal to her background as a nurse to champion legislation protecting the financial well-being of veterans, which is integral to their overall health.

Committees & Background: Agriculture Committee; Education and the Workforce Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a deeply rural district where veterans are a respected and significant part of the community fabric.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that robust community care is not just an option but a necessity for veterans in her vast, rural district to access timely healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as fulfilling a promise to the military members and retirees who are pillars of the conservative communities she represents.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the unique challenges rural veterans face in accessing specialized mental and brain healthcare and how these bills help bridge that gap.

Claim Sharks Position this as a straightforward issue of protecting local heroes from big-city scammers and upholding community values of fairness and honesty.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: District has a strong manufacturing base and many veteran employees; former prosecutor.

Community Care Reform Discuss the economic benefits of a healthy veteran workforce and how accessible community care keeps local veterans on the job.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his Ways and Means position to discuss the tax implications and fundamental unfairness of offsetting earned retirement and disability pay.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the national security nexus from his Intelligence Committee role, stressing that caring for the cognitive health of veterans is a critical mission.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his background as a prosecutor and his Ways and Means role by framing this as preventing fraud and protecting the financial integrity of his constituents.

Committees & Background: Agriculture Committee; Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Veteran Connection: District is home to the Rock Island Arsenal, a major military installation and a primary economic driver for the region.

Community Care Reform Stress the importance of a strong community care network to supplement VA services for the active duty families, retirees, and veterans tied to the Rock Island Arsenal.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a kitchen-table economic issue for the thousands of military families and retirees whose livelihoods are connected to the Arsenal.

Brain Health & Consent Appeal to his Science committee role by discussing the need for continued investment in the scientific research required to treat complex brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Urge him to protect his constituents at the Rock Island Arsenal from predatory actors seeking to siphon away their hard-earned military benefits.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (HVAC); Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a strong industrial base and a high density of veterans.

Community Care Reform As an HVAC member, emphasize strengthening VA-provided care while ensuring community care supplements, not supplants, the VA system for his Northwest Indiana constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Work with him on HVAC to build bipartisan support for concurrent receipt, framing it as an earned benefit essential for the financial security of military families in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Encourage him to use his HVAC position to hold hearings on informed consent for brain health research, ensuring the VA is a leader in ethical medical practices.

Claim Sharks Urge him to be a vocal champion on HVAC against claim sharks, protecting veterans in his district from predatory schemes that target their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a strong manufacturing base and veteran presence.

Community Care Reform Connect Community Care access to his transportation work by highlighting the need for rural veterans in IN-02 to access local providers without burdensome travel.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt within his Budget Committee role as a long-term investment in our national security by honoring the commitment to career military personnel.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the importance of TBI/PTSD research as a cost-effective strategy to reduce long-term healthcare burdens on the federal budget for veterans in his district.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his budget-conscious perspective by showing how claim sharks drain resources from veterans and the VA system, necessitating stronger federal oversight.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy Reserve veteran (Afghanistan)

Community Care Reform Engage him as a fellow veteran on the Armed Services Committee to ensure Community Care meets the complex needs of recently separated veterans from his district.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him, as a Navy veteran on HASC, to champion concurrent receipt as a key military readiness and retention tool for the career force.

Brain Health & Consent Collaborate with him on HASC to advance informed consent legislation, leveraging his own service to underscore the duty to protect the health of current servicemembers.

Claim Sharks Highlight how predatory claim sharks target and harm the very warfighters he works to support on the Armed Services Committee, undermining their post-service stability.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran (Vietnam, Bronze Star, two Purple Hearts)

Community Care Reform Leverage his personal experience as a Vietnam veteran to advocate for streamlined Community Care access for the many rural veterans in his agricultural district.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to him as a decorated combat veteran to co-sponsor concurrent receipt legislation, framing it as a matter of honor and fairness for his fellow disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him on the Science Committee to support federally-funded research into TBI and PTSD, linking scientific advancement directly to improving the lives of veterans like himself.

Claim Sharks Ask this decorated veteran to help lead the charge against those who would prey on his brothers and sisters-in-arms, framing it as a sacred duty to protect them.

Committees & Background: Judiciary

Veteran Connection: District includes suburban areas with significant veteran populations; focus on her fiscal conservatism.

Community Care Reform Frame Community Care as a way to introduce competition and fiscal accountability into the VA healthcare system, improving outcomes for veterans in her district.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as ending a discriminatory government offset, aligning with her principles of limited government and fairness for military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Approach her on the Judiciary Committee about the legal and ethical necessity of informed consent, protecting the individual rights of servicemembers in medical research.

Claim Sharks Engage her directly through her Judiciary Committee role to strengthen legal penalties and oversight against unaccredited actors who defraud veterans.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce

Veteran Connection: U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Community Care Reform As a Marine veteran on the Energy and Commerce Committee, ask him to ensure Community Care network adequacy and quality oversight for veterans in his eastern Indiana district.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him as a fellow veteran to support this legislation as a matter of fairness, ensuring military retirees receive both their earned retirement and disability compensation.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss with him on the E&C Health Subcommittee the importance of NIH and other federal research into veteran brain health, supported by strong consent protections.

Claim Sharks Leverage his E&C role to focus on the deceptive advertising and fraudulent business practices of claim sharks, which fall under the committee's consumer protection jurisdiction.

Committees & Background: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Ranking Member); Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents Indianapolis, home to the Roudebush VAMC and a diverse urban veteran population.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the importance of a strong, well-funded Roudebush VAMC as the core of veteran healthcare, with community care serving as a vital supplement for his urban constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an equity issue that corrects an injustice disproportionately affecting minority and lower-income military retirees in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Connect his intelligence work to brain health by highlighting how TBI/PTSD affects readiness and the long-term well-being of the intelligence and special operations communities.

Claim Sharks Highlight how claim sharks specifically target vulnerable urban veterans in Indianapolis and the need for federal legislation to protect them from financial exploitation.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee); Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: Cardiothoracic surgeon; District is home to NSWC Crane.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a physician on the Health Subcommittee to champion Community Care reforms that prioritize quality of care and seamless coordination with the VA for Crane employees and area vets.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his background by framing concurrent receipt as a 'health and wellness' issue, ensuring retirees have the financial resources for a stable post-service life.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his medical expertise on the Health Subcommittee to advocate for robust funding and ethical protocols for TBI research, directly impacting veterans' long-term health.

Claim Sharks As a physician, appeal to his professional ethics to help stop predatory 'claim sharks' who harm veterans' financial health, analogous to medical malpractice.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Rules; Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: Represents a large, rural southern Indiana district with a significant veteran population.

Community Care Reform Emphasize to this freshman member how robust and accessible Community Care is a lifeline for her rural constituents who live far from VA facilities.

Concurrent Receipt Educate her on how ending the offset is a pro-family, pro-military policy that provides financial stability for veteran households across southern Indiana.

Brain Health & Consent Introduce the brain health issue as a critical, emerging topic affecting her constituents and ask for her support as a new member on this commonsense, protective legislation.

Claim Sharks Leverage her Financial Services Committee assignment to highlight how claim sharks are an unregulated industry harming veteran consumers, requiring legislative action to protect them.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: District is geographically large, rural, and home to many veterans who rely on rural health clinics.

Community Care Reform We ask for your support in strengthening the community care program to overcome the geographic barriers to healthcare faced by the many veterans across the vast, rural 'Big First' district.

Concurrent Receipt Please help us advocate for Kansas's retired veterans by supporting concurrent receipt, ensuring they receive the full retirement and disability benefits they earned through decades of service.

Brain Health & Consent We need your voice to support crucial brain health research that benefits the many combat veterans living in KS-1 who are dealing with the invisible wounds of war.

Claim Sharks Help us protect your constituents by co-sponsoring legislation to stop predatory claim sharks from financially exploiting the veterans in your rural district.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: District includes Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, with a high concentration of active-duty military, families, and veterans.

Community Care Reform With Fort Riley in your district, we urge you to use your Appropriations seat to ensure the community care program is fully funded and effectively serves the soldiers, families, and veterans of KS-2.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage your position on the Appropriations Committee to support ending the unjust offset for military retirees, a key issue for the many career servicemembers from Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth.

Brain Health & Consent Given the large active-duty and veteran population in your district, please support legislation to expand research into TBI and toxic exposure to better care for those who have served.

Claim Sharks As an appropriator, please support efforts to stop unaccredited actors from siphoning away the disability benefits that Congress has appropriated for the veterans in your district.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Small Business

Veteran Connection: District is suburban/urban (Kansas City area) with a significant and diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform We ask you to advocate for robust community care options that provide flexibility and choice for the diverse, suburban veteran population in the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Concurrent Receipt Please stand with the career veterans in your district by supporting legislation that ensures they can receive both their military retirement pay and their VA disability compensation without reduction.

Brain Health & Consent As a member of the New Democrat Coalition focused on innovation, we urge your support for legislation advancing brain health science and research for veterans.

Claim Sharks Help us pass commonsense consumer protection legislation to shield your veteran constituents from predatory claim sharks who exploit the complexities of the VA benefits system.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Budget

Veteran Connection: District includes McConnell Air Force Base and a large aerospace industry, with many Air Force veterans.

Community Care Reform We seek your support in ensuring the community care program effectively serves the veterans around McConnell Air Force Base and throughout the Wichita area.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, we ask you to support a fair tax and benefits structure for military retirees by co-sponsoring concurrent receipt legislation.

Brain Health & Consent Please help ensure the long-term well-being of the airmen and veterans in your district by supporting legislation dedicated to TBI research and brain health initiatives.

Claim Sharks From your position on the Ways and Means Committee, please help us protect the earned benefits of KS-4 veterans from unaccredited, predatory actors who seek to defraud them.

Committees & Background: Chairman, Oversight and Accountability; Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: District is home to Fort Campbell and a high concentration of active duty soldiers, military families, and veterans.

Community Care Reform Stress the importance of a reliable community care network for the thousands of military families and retirees around Fort Campbell who need timely and specialized local care.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his role representing Fort Campbell by highlighting how the current offset unfairly penalizes the career soldiers who are his constituents.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for advanced brain health research directly to service-related injuries, like TBI, experienced by soldiers from the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell.

Claim Sharks As Oversight Chairman, urge him to use his gavel to investigate and legislate against predatory claim sharks who defraud the government and harm his veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Chairman, Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran (101st Airborne); district is home to Fort Knox and the U.S. Army Human Resources Command.

Community Care Reform As Health Subcommittee Chair, engage him on streamlining community care provider credentialing and payment processes to ensure the network is strong for veterans in the Fort Knox area.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his own service in the 101st by framing concurrent receipt as a promise that must be kept to his fellow soldiers who complete a full career of service.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Health Subcommittee chairmanship to advocate for federal support for TBI research and ensuring veterans' informed consent is protected in these critical studies.

Claim Sharks Ask him, as a veteran, to lead on protecting his brothers and sisters in arms from unaccredited actors attempting to steal their hard-earned VA benefits.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs; Small Business

Veteran Connection: Sits on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee (HVAC); district includes the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville.

Community Care Reform Work with him on HVAC to ensure the new Louisville VA hospital effectively integrates with community providers to reduce wait times and expand access for his urban constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Encourage him to be a vocal champion for concurrent receipt on HVAC, framing it as an economic justice issue for retired military personnel in his district.

Brain Health & Consent As an HVAC member, urge him to lead on legislation that protects veterans' personal data and ensures ethical, informed consent in all VA-sponsored brain health research initiatives.

Claim Sharks Position this as a top consumer protection priority for him on HVAC, emphasizing the need to shield vulnerable Louisville-area veterans from financial exploitation.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure; Rules

Veteran Connection: District contains a significant veteran population in the Northern Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati.

Community Care Reform Frame community care reform as a policy that increases veteran choice and introduces healthcare competition, principles that align with his libertarian-leaning views.

Concurrent Receipt Argue that eliminating the retirement pay offset is a matter of property rights, restoring to military retirees the full compensation they rightfully earned through their service.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the individual liberty aspect of informed consent for brain health research, ensuring no veteran is enrolled in a study without their full and voluntary agreement.

Claim Sharks As a Judiciary Committee member, appeal to him to support legislation that strengthens legal penalties for unaccredited entities that defraud veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: Represents a large, rural Appalachian district with a high per-capita veteran population where non-VA healthcare access is a major challenge.

Community Care Reform As a senior appropriator, emphasize that robustly funding community care is the most effective and efficient way to deliver healthcare to his rural veteran constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the positive economic impact that restoring full retirement pay would have on the local economies in his rural, economically-challenged district.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for dedicated appropriations to expand telehealth and mobile vet centers to bring critical mental and brain health services to isolated veterans in Appalachia.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his appropriations influence to ensure the VA has the resources needed to educate veterans about claim sharks and to aid prosecution of fraudulent actors.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army Reserve veteran; district includes the Lexington VA Health Care System and the Blue Grass Army Depot.

Community Care Reform Discuss how a stable community care network is vital for the urban veterans in Lexington and the rural veterans in surrounding counties that he represents.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his own military service and his role on the Financial Services Committee to champion this as a matter of financial fairness for career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him through his Foreign Affairs role on the link between national security, military readiness, and addressing the invisible wounds like TBI for our service members.

Claim Sharks As a Financial Services Committee member, frame this as a critical consumer financial protection issue and urge him to support legislation that stops the fleecing of veterans.

Committees & Background: House Leadership has broad influence over the legislative agenda.

Veteran Connection: District includes Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans and a large veteran population.

Community Care Reform As Majority Leader, prioritize community care legislation to demonstrate leadership's commitment to fulfilling our promise to the nation's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Urge you to use your leadership position to schedule a floor vote on concurrent receipt, a critical issue for military readiness and fairness.

Brain Health & Consent As a leader in the House, champion legislation protecting our most vulnerable heroes by ensuring their rights are protected during TBI research.

Claim Sharks Demonstrate bipartisan leadership by bringing popular, anti-fraud 'claim shark' legislation to the House floor for a vote to protect veterans.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: Represents New Orleans, home to the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System and a diverse urban veteran population.

Community Care Reform Connect improved community care to strengthening the overall urban healthcare network for your constituents, including thousands of local veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize concurrent receipt as a matter of economic equity and fairness for the many retired military families in the New Orleans metro area.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of ethical research and informed consent to address the unique TBI and PTSD challenges facing urban veterans in your district.

Claim Sharks Stress the need to protect elderly and vulnerable veterans in New Orleans from predatory financial schemes targeting their VA benefits.

Committees & Background: Homeland Security; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Background in law enforcement and represents a district with a strong military and veteran presence.

Community Care Reform Frame accessible community care as a national security imperative, ensuring the health and readiness of the veteran community in southwestern Louisiana.

Concurrent Receipt From your law-and-order perspective, advocate for fulfilling our nation's promise to military retirees as a fundamental issue of fairness and honor.

Brain Health & Consent Connect your law enforcement background to the need for TBI research with consent to better understand and support veterans who may interact with the justice system.

Claim Sharks Leverage your Oversight role to investigate and expose claim sharks, framing them as criminals preying on American heroes who must be held accountable.

Committees & Background: As Speaker, sets the entire legislative agenda for the House of Representatives.

Veteran Connection: District is home to Barksdale Air Force Base and Fort Johnson, representing one of the largest concentrations of military personnel and veterans in the nation.

Community Care Reform As Speaker, demonstrate the House's unwavering commitment to the military by prioritizing reforms that guarantee timely healthcare access for the veterans of Barksdale and Fort Johnson.

Concurrent Receipt As the representative for two major military bases, make ending the unjust offset for military retirees a top personal and legislative priority for your speakership.

Brain Health & Consent Use the Speaker's national platform to champion the moral imperative of protecting veterans' rights and requiring informed consent for all TBI and brain health research.

Claim Sharks Lead a bipartisan effort from the Speaker's chair to pass legislation that protects your constituents and all veterans from predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs)

Veteran Connection: Represents a large, rural district where access to VA facilities can be a significant challenge.

Community Care Reform As a member of the MilCon-VA Appropriations subcommittee, ensure robust funding for community care programs that are a lifeline for your rural veteran constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Use your key position on the MilCon-VA subcommittee to advocate for fully funding concurrent receipt and ending this financial penalty on military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Given your background in higher education, support funding for ethical, university-led TBI research programs that adhere to strict informed consent for veteran participants.

Claim Sharks Through your Appropriations oversight role, ensure the VA has the resources and authority to combat unaccredited actors who prey on veterans in your district.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources

Veteran Connection: District includes the Baton Rouge metro area, with a high density of veterans and military families.

Community Care Reform Link community care reform to your work on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, highlighting the need for veterans to have accessible healthcare options in a congested region.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic fairness issue for the thousands of veteran families and federal retirees who are the backbone of the Capital Region's economy.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for TBI research with informed consent as a critical component of ensuring the long-term health and well-being of the veterans who contribute so much to your community.

Claim Sharks Urge for strong consumer protections to stop claim sharks from draining the financial resources of the large veteran population in the Baton Rouge area.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means (Ranking Member)

Veteran Connection: District includes Westover Air Reserve Base and the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System; high veteran population.

Community Care Reform Discuss the importance of stable funding streams for both VA-provided care and community care with him as the powerful Ranking Member of Ways and Means.

Concurrent Receipt As Ranking Member of Ways and Means, directly engage him on the tax code implications and budgetary solutions for achieving full concurrent receipt.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the economic and health benefits of TBI research for his district's veterans, appealing to his broad financial oversight role on Ways and Means.

Claim Sharks Frame the issue as a threat to veterans' financial security, a core concern for the Ways and Means Committee, and urge strong enforcement mechanisms.

Committees & Background: Rules (Ranking Member); Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a significant veteran population and several active veterans' service organizations.

Community Care Reform As Rules Ranking Member, urge him to ensure any VA-related legislation reaching the floor properly balances robust direct VA care with community options.

Concurrent Receipt Ask for his support as the powerful Rules Ranking Member to ensure floor consideration for legislation ending the retirement pay offset for disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the bipartisan support for veteran brain health initiatives and ask for his commitment to shepherd relevant bills through the Rules Committee.

Claim Sharks Brief him on the predatory nature of claim sharks and request his assistance in the Rules Committee to advance protective legislation to a floor vote.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health, Communications and Technology Subcommittees)

Veteran Connection: District contains a strong defense industry presence and is near the former Fort Devens, with many resident veterans.

Community Care Reform Leverage her position on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee to discuss oversight of community care provider quality and integration with VA systems.

Concurrent Receipt Connect the issue of concurrent receipt to the economic stability of military families in her district, which has a notable defense industry presence.

Brain Health & Consent Engage her on the Health Subcommittee to champion increased federal research funding for TBI/PTSD, highlighting its relevance to MA's life sciences sector.

Claim Sharks Frame claim sharks as a healthcare fraud and consumer protection problem, urging her to use her Energy and Commerce platform to investigate predatory practices.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Financial Services

Veteran Connection: U.S. Marine Corps Captain; commanded infantry in Afghanistan and reconnaissance in Panama.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a fellow veteran on the need for a seamless, high-quality community care experience that complements, not replaces, the VA's specialized services.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his direct experience as a Marine combat veteran to lead efforts among his peers to rectify the financial inequity of the concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Ask him to share his personal perspective as a combat veteran on the urgent need for proactive brain health and mental health support for all veterans.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his Financial Services Committee role and veteran status to champion legislation that protects his brothers and sisters in arms from financial predators.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: District includes Hanscom Air Force Base and the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (Bedford VA).

Community Care Reform As Minority Whip and an appropriator, discuss the critical need for full VA funding, including for the Bedford VAMC, to ensure community care is a supplement, not a replacement.

Concurrent Receipt Urge her to use her leadership position as Minority Whip to prioritize floor time and build caucus-wide support for concurrent receipt legislation.

Brain Health & Consent Brief her on the importance of brain health research funding within the appropriations process, connecting it to the work done at facilities like the Bedford VA.

Claim Sharks Advocate for her to use her leadership influence to ensure any consumer protection package advanced by the caucus includes strong provisions against claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer; served four tours in Iraq; highly active on veterans' issues.

Community Care Reform Collaborate with him, as a Marine combat veteran, on legislative language that strengthens VA direct care while ensuring community care meets the specific needs of veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Work with him on the Armed Services Committee to build bipartisan support among the veteran caucus to finally pass concurrent receipt for all disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Partner with him, given his outspoken advocacy on veteran mental health, to champion innovative approaches and mandatory screening protocols for TBI.

Claim Sharks Ask him to be a vocal public champion against claim sharks, leveraging his military background to condemn those who prey on their fellow veterans for profit.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: District includes the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center and a diverse, urban veteran population facing unique socioeconomic challenges.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how a well-funded VA system, including the Jamaica Plain VAMC, is critical for providing equitable access to care for urban veterans in her district.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic justice issue that disproportionately affects lower-income and minority disabled veterans among her constituents.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for brain health resources to issues of homelessness and mental health crises among the veteran population she represents.

Claim Sharks Leverage her Financial Services and Oversight roles to push for robust enforcement and investigation into predatory financial schemes targeting vulnerable veterans.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with the VA Boston Healthcare System campuses in West Roxbury and Brockton and a strong blue-collar veteran constituency.

Community Care Reform Discuss the importance of the West Roxbury and Brockton VA facilities to his constituents and the need to protect their specialized services from being outsourced.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his focus on working-class families by framing concurrent receipt as an earned benefit essential for the financial security of his veteran constituents.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the cutting-edge research being done at the VA Boston Healthcare System and the need for continued federal support for these local institutions.

Claim Sharks Engage him on the Financial Services Committee to strengthen regulations against unaccredited actors who financially exploit his veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: District includes Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) and has a large population of active duty, reserve, and retired Coast Guard personnel.

Community Care Reform Discuss the unique geographic challenges for veterans on the Cape and Islands and how a hybrid model of strong VA telehealth and vetted community care is essential.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the Armed Services Committee, urge him to ensure Coast Guard retirees are explicitly included and advocated for in concurrent receipt legislation.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Armed Services Committee role to advocate for better brain health screening and care for all service branches, including the Coast Guard personnel at JBCC.

Claim Sharks Brief him on how claim sharks can undermine the financial readiness of service members and veterans, a key concern for the Armed Services Committee.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Subcommittees: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA); Physician

Veteran Connection: Veteran (Commander, Navy Reserve); District includes Aberdeen Proving Ground and a significant rural veteran population on the Eastern Shore.

Community Care Reform Leverage his experience as a physician to discuss improving Community Care provider access and quality standards for his rural constituents who face longer travel times to VA facilities.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his personal military service and the large retiree population around APG, framing concurrent receipt as an earned right that honors a full career of service.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him as a medical professional on the critical need for informed consent and data protection for veterans participating in brain health studies, linking it to personnel readiness.

Claim Sharks Present the issue as a fight against fraud and government waste, emphasizing how claim sharks improperly divert federal disability benefits away from the intended veteran recipients in his district.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Subcommittees: Defense; Commerce, Justice, Science)

Veteran Connection: District is home to Fort Meade, the NSA, and thousands of active duty, civilian, and retired military personnel.

Community Care Reform Highlight the importance of a strong, local VA medical system integrated with community care to support the high concentration of veterans and federal employees in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize the direct, positive economic impact that eliminating the concurrent receipt offset would have on the thousands of military retirees living and spending in the MD-2 community.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health initiatives to national security by stressing the importance of caring for the cognitive wellness of personnel at Fort Meade and the NSA, both during and after service.

Claim Sharks Frame the protection of veterans from claim sharks as a national security issue, as financial instability can make former intelligence and military personnel vulnerable.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee); Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: District includes parts of Baltimore, Annapolis, and is near Fort Meade, with a diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Health Subcommittee, engage him on ensuring community care providers meet VA quality standards and maintain seamless communication with the VA system to protect patient safety.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him to support concurrent receipt as a pro-family policy that provides deserved financial stability for the many military retiree families in Anne Arundel and Howard counties.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his position on the Energy and Commerce Committee to advocate for NIH funding and FDA oversight related to new TBI treatments and therapies for veterans.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his focus on government reform and ethics by showcasing how claim sharks exploit regulatory loopholes to defraud veterans, urging legislative action to close them.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Homeland Security; Former Prince George's County State's Attorney

Veteran Connection: District includes Joint Base Andrews and a large population of active-duty, reserve, and retired military personnel, particularly African American veterans.

Community Care Reform Stress the need for accessible and culturally competent care for his district's diverse veteran population, ensuring Community Care partners reflect the community they serve.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the disproportionate impact the concurrent receipt offset has on minority and working-class military retirees in Prince George's County, framing it as an equity issue.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Judiciary Committee assignment to discuss the legal and ethical frameworks needed to protect veterans' rights and privacy in brain injury research and data collection.

Claim Sharks As a former prosecutor and Judiciary member, present him with VFW evidence of predatory claim shark practices and request he champion stronger criminal penalties for defrauding veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Subcommittees: Financial Services and General Government; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education); Former Majority Leader

Veteran Connection: District contains Patuxent River Naval Air Station and thousands of veterans, military retirees, and federal workers.

Community Care Reform Leverage his longstanding leadership role and Appropriations seat to secure robust funding for the VA Maryland Health Care System, ensuring community care remains a supplement, not a replacement.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his extensive record of supporting federal employees and military families by framing concurrent receipt as a long-overdue correction to an unfair government policy affecting his constituents.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss how federal investment in brain health research benefits institutions in Maryland and directly supports the readiness and long-term health of personnel at Patuxent River NAS.

Claim Sharks As a senior appropriator, urge him to support funding for VA and FTC enforcement and to use his influential voice to publicly condemn the predatory industry targeting his veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Budget; Joint Economic Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes Fort Detrick, a major biomedical research center, and a mix of suburban and rural veteran communities.

Community Care Reform Highlight the importance of Community Care access for his constituents in Western Maryland, while using his Appropriations role to ensure it is funded without harming VA's core services.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize the economic benefit of concurrent receipt for veterans in his district, framing it as a smart investment in the financial health of Maryland's families.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his district's connection to Fort Detrick to champion public-private partnerships in TBI and mental health research, positioning MD-6 as a hub for veteran wellness innovation.

Claim Sharks As a member of the powerful Appropriations committee, he can be a key advocate for funding the VA's accreditation program and public awareness campaigns to protect veterans from scams.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability; Small Business

Veteran Connection: Represents the city of Baltimore, which has a large, diverse, and often underserved urban veteran population facing unique healthcare challenges.

Community Care Reform Focus on ensuring Community Care is accessible and effective for urban veterans in Baltimore who may face mobility, housing, and other socioeconomic barriers to care.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a vital economic justice issue for Baltimore's career military retirees, providing them with the full benefits they earned and stimulating the local economy.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for targeted brain health and mental wellness resources for urban veterans who may experience higher rates of trauma, connecting it to the work of the Oversight Committee.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his Oversight Committee platform to investigate predatory companies targeting urban veterans and to demand accountability from federal agencies for failing to protect them.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability (Ranking Member); Judiciary; House Administration

Veteran Connection: Represents a highly educated district with many federal employees and veterans, adjacent to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and NIH.

Community Care Reform Engage him on his Oversight role to ensure the VA is properly managing the Community Care program to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse while guaranteeing quality care for veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his legal background to argue for concurrent receipt as a contractual obligation and a matter of legal fairness to military retirees who fulfilled their service commitments.

Brain Health & Consent As a constitutional law expert, discuss the complex informed consent issues surrounding TBI research, especially for active-duty personnel, near Walter Reed and NIH.

Claim Sharks As Ranking Member on Oversight, urge him to launch an investigation into the claim shark industry's deceptive practices and the VA's enforcement capabilities.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

Veteran Connection: Her district includes the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (in Kittery, ME) and a significant veteran population in the more urbanized Southern Maine.

Community Care Reform As a MilCon-VA appropriator, stress the importance of fully funding community care networks to serve veterans in her district and reduce wait times at Togus VA Medical Center.

Concurrent Receipt Connect concurrent receipt to the economic stability of military families in her district, particularly those associated with the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for robust funding for VA mental health and TBI programs through her Appropriations role, linking it to the long-term well-being of post-9/11 veterans.

Claim Sharks Emphasize protecting the financial security of veterans in her district by highlighting stories of constituents targeted by unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Small Business

Veteran Connection: Marine Corps veteran who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan; represents a large, rural district with many veterans and the Bath Iron Works.

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran from a rural district, engage him on personalizing the need for reliable, local community care options where VA facilities are hours away.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his military background to have him champion this issue on the House floor as a matter of keeping faith with career military personnel and their families in ME-2.

Brain Health & Consent Encourage him to share his personal perspective as a combat veteran on HASC to underscore the urgency of TBI research and proactive mental health support.

Claim Sharks Activate his identity as a Marine to lead the charge in protecting his fellow veterans from predatory actors who attempt to profit from their earned disability benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Veterans' Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: Retired Lieutenant General, U.S. Marine Corps; highest-ranking combat veteran in Congress.

Community Care Reform As a V.A. Committee member representing rural Northern Michigan, stress that robust community care is the only viable healthcare option for many of his constituents.

Concurrent Receipt As the highest-ranking veteran in Congress and HASC member, ask him to lead the charge on ending this unjust 'disability tax' on military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his V.A. and HASC roles to ensure research protocols for brain health are both effective for force readiness and protective of individual service members.

Claim Sharks Frame claim shark activity as a direct threat to the financial well-being of his fellow veterans that requires immediate action from the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran, West Point graduate, and former Apache helicopter pilot in Iraq.

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran, stress the importance of local, accessible healthcare for veterans who may have mobility or transportation challenges.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his identity as a West Point graduate and career officer to correct the injustice of denying full earned pay and disability benefits to military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his personal experience as an aviator and combat veteran to champion research and care for TBI and other invisible wounds of war.

Claim Sharks Ask him to use his platform as a fellow veteran to warn his constituents about predatory claim sharks and to support legislation that protects them.

Committees & Background: Science, Space, and Technology Committee; Education and the Workforce Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a suburban, high-tech district with a focus on advanced manufacturing and R&D.

Community Care Reform Highlight the role of technology and innovation, under her Science Committee's jurisdiction, in streamlining community care scheduling and medical record sharing.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a workforce issue, enabling highly skilled military retirees to transition into the tech and manufacturing jobs in her district.

Brain Health & Consent As a member of the Science Committee, champion federal funding for advanced neurological research to find new treatments for TBI and related mental health conditions.

Claim Sharks Advocate for using technology to create a more transparent and accessible VA claims system, reducing the demand for predatory third-party actors.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee; Financial Services Committee; Oversight and Accountability Committee

Veteran Connection: District is urban (Detroit/Dearborn) and includes the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center.

Community Care Reform Focus on the need for strong oversight of community care providers in urban areas to ensure they meet the complex health needs of her diverse veteran constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic justice issue for retired military personnel living on fixed incomes in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her Judiciary Committee role to advocate for the rights of service members in research studies and to ensure strict informed consent protocols are legally binding.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Judiciary and Financial Services Committees, urge her to champion legislation that imposes strict legal and financial penalties on unaccredited claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Homeland Security Committee; Small Business Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a dense urban district in Detroit with veterans facing challenges like homelessness and unemployment.

Community Care Reform Stress that reliable community care is essential for tackling the complex health challenges, including mental health and substance abuse, facing Detroit's vulnerable veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Promote concurrent receipt as a tool to lift veteran families out of poverty and provide the financial stability needed to start small businesses.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for targeted brain health research and treatment programs for veterans in underserved urban communities who often lack access to specialized care.

Claim Sharks As a Small Business Committee member, frame claim shark legislation as a way to protect veteran entrepreneurs from scams that could bankrupt their ventures.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education)

Veteran Connection: District has a significant population of veterans; father served in WWII.

Community Care Reform Highlight the fiscal importance of properly funding community care programs through his Appropriations subcommittee to avoid future VA budget crises.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a fairness issue and an earned benefit that Michigan's retired military families are unjustly being denied.

Brain Health & Consent Stress the importance of funding NIH and DoD medical research into TBI and mental health through his key Appropriations subcommittee.

Claim Sharks Ask him to support consumer protection legislation that prevents predatory businesses from targeting his district's veterans and their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Small Business

Veteran Connection: Grandfather served in WWII; district includes the Grand Rapids area and its VA facilities.

Community Care Reform Advocate for improving transportation options for veterans in the Grand Rapids area to access both VA and community care providers.

Concurrent Receipt Connect concurrent receipt to small business ownership, arguing it provides financial stability for entrepreneurial veterans to start businesses in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Frame brain health research as an investment in the future workforce, helping veterans with TBI transition to civilian life and employment.

Claim Sharks Emphasize how claim sharks undermine veteran-owned small businesses by siphoning off funds that could otherwise be invested in the community.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee; Foreign Affairs Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a strong veteran community in Western Michigan.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the financial stability that reliable community care access provides for veteran families in his district, a key concern for the Financial Services Committee.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the Financial Services Committee, highlight the injustice of preventing veterans from receiving two separate, earned financial benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the long-term economic impacts of untreated TBI and the importance of research for reducing future healthcare and disability costs.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his Financial Services platform to champion federal regulations that crack down on predatory financial actors targeting veterans' benefits.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee (Health Subcommittee); Education and the Workforce Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with many veterans in Southern Michigan.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Health Subcommittee, focus on how community care reform improves healthcare competition and choice for his veteran constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as an earned benefits issue that impacts the economic security of retired military personnel seeking second careers in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Health Subcommittee role to advocate for enhanced federal research into TBI treatments and ensuring informed consent for all participants.

Claim Sharks Highlight the need for consumer protection and education, through his E&C jurisdiction, to shield veterans from fraudulent claims assistance.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee; Natural Resources Committee

Veteran Connection: Strong advocate for veterans; her district includes the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center; succeeded her husband, a WWII veteran.

Community Care Reform Leverage her E&C role to stress the importance of seamless integration between VA and community care networks to ensure quality of care for veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Position concurrent receipt as a promise that must be kept to military families, a core constituency she has long championed.

Brain Health & Consent Focus on the public health implications of TBI and mental health, urging her to support expanded research and treatment options via her Energy and Commerce position.

Claim Sharks Ask her to view the claim shark issue through a consumer protection lens, a key jurisdiction of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Committees & Background: Former State Senator; likely to seek Armed Services or Agriculture.

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran with service in Iraq.

Community Care Reform As a veteran who understands the system, emphasize the need to cut red tape in community care to ensure timely access for his fellow veterans in Central Michigan.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his direct military experience to champion concurrent receipt as a fundamental issue of fairness for those who served a full career.

Brain Health & Consent Use his personal experience as a combat veteran to advocate for proactive brain health screenings and consent protections for all deploying service members.

Claim Sharks Ask him to be a leading voice for his generation of veterans in cracking down on unaccredited actors who prey on those navigating the VA claims process.

Committees & Background: Current State Senator with background in education and community development.

Veteran Connection: District includes Flint, Saginaw, and Midland, areas with significant veteran populations needing strong support services.

Community Care Reform Frame community care access as a critical component of community health and economic stability for veterans in the Great Lakes Bay Region.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for concurrent receipt as a way to provide financial security for military retirees, allowing them to contribute more to the local economy in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health initiatives to educational and workforce development, helping veterans overcome service-connected injuries to succeed in civilian life.

Claim Sharks Approach the claim shark issue as a community protection matter, safeguarding vulnerable veterans in cities like Flint and Saginaw from exploitation.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Budget Committee; Oversight and Accountability Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes Selfridge Air National Guard Base and a large population of military families and retirees.

Community Care Reform As an HASC member, emphasize that a reliable community care program is critical for the quality of life of military families and retirees around Selfridge ANGB.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage her positions on the Armed Services and Budget Committees to argue for concurrent receipt as a necessary and affordable cost of retaining an all-volunteer force.

Brain Health & Consent Use her HASC and Oversight roles to push for greater DoD accountability in TBI research and ensuring strict adherence to informed consent for service members.

Claim Sharks From her Oversight Committee position, advocate for investigations into predatory claim shark practices and the need for stronger federal enforcement.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee; Oversight and Accountability Committee; Background as a registered nurse.

Veteran Connection: District includes the John Cochran VA Medical Center and a diverse urban veteran population in St. Louis.

Community Care Reform Frame community care reform as an issue of health equity, ensuring urban veterans have timely access to the best care available, either in the VA or the community.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as a matter of economic justice, ensuring disabled retirees in her district receive the full benefits they've earned.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her nursing background to emphasize the critical need for informed consent and advanced neurological care for veterans suffering from service-connected injuries.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Judiciary Committee, highlight the need for strong legal protections to prevent predatory actors from exploiting vulnerable veterans in her district.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee; Foreign Affairs Committee.

Veteran Connection: Represents a suburban St. Louis district with a significant number of veteran families and small businesses.

Community Care Reform Frame community care as a way to leverage the robust private healthcare network in her suburban district to better serve local veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As a Financial Services Committee member, argue that concurrent receipt is a fiscally responsible way to ensure the financial stability of military retiree households.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the issue to supporting military families in her district, emphasizing the need for robust healthcare and research for veterans with invisible wounds.

Claim Sharks Urge her, as a senior member of the Financial Services Committee, to champion legislation that protects veterans from financial exploitation by unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee (Vice Chairman); Small Business Committee; Background in banking.

Veteran Connection: District includes Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery and a large rural veteran population.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that efficient community care is vital for providing healthcare access to the many rural veterans in his district, far from a major VA hospital.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his financial background to explain how ending the offset would boost the local economy by increasing the disposable income of veteran retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Frame brain health initiatives as an investment in the long-term well-being and productivity of veterans who are key members of his district's communities.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his extensive banking and Financial Services background to lead the charge against predatory financial actors targeting veterans' earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Agriculture Committee.

Veteran Connection: District contains both Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood, a massive military and veteran constituency.

Community Care Reform Stress that robust and reliable community care options are essential for military families and retirees living in the communities surrounding Whiteman and Fort Leonard Wood.

Concurrent Receipt As an Armed Services Committee member, advocate for concurrent receipt as a top priority for retaining experienced personnel and supporting the military retirees in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize that cutting-edge brain health research and treatment are critical for the active-duty personnel at his district's bases who are at high risk for TBI.

Claim Sharks Argue that protecting the benefits of service members and veterans at Whiteman and Fort Leonard Wood from predators is a matter of military readiness and morale.

Committees & Background: Financial Services Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Veteran Connection: District includes the Kansas City VA Medical Center and a large, diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform Highlight how improving community care networks is vital for reducing wait times and improving health outcomes for veterans served by the Kansas City VAMC.

Concurrent Receipt Frame the issue as correcting an inequity that disproportionately affects older, disabled veterans and their families in the Kansas City area.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health legislation to supporting the urban veteran population, including those experiencing homelessness, who often suffer from untreated TBI.

Claim Sharks As a senior Financial Services member, urge him to help safeguard the financial security of Kansas City's veterans by passing legislation against claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (Chairman); Armed Services Committee.

Veteran Connection: Large, rural district includes Rosecrans Air National Guard Base and thousands of veterans living far from VA facilities.

Community Care Reform As Chairman of Transportation and Infrastructure, emphasize how crucial community care is for veterans in his vast, rural district where travel to a VA facility is a major barrier.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his Armed Services Committee position to champion concurrent receipt as a promise kept to the career force and the many military retirees in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Argue that supporting TBI and toxic exposure research is a key component of national defense and caring for the service members in his district.

Claim Sharks Frame the fight against claim sharks as a commonsense measure to protect the financial well-being of his rural constituents with limited access to accredited VSOs.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Veteran Connection: District includes Springfield and a growing veteran population served by the Gene Taylor Outpatient Clinic.

Community Care Reform Frame community care reform as a way to increase healthcare choice and efficiency for veterans in Southwest Missouri, aligning with his conservative principles.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as a simple matter of fairness, ensuring disabled veterans are not penalized for their long military careers.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight brain health legislation as a proactive way to ensure the long-term health of the next generation of veterans in his district.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Oversight Committee, urge him to support legislation that increases transparency and accountability to protect veterans from predatory claims practices.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee (Chairman).

Veteran Connection: Vast, rural Southeast Missouri district with one of the state's highest veteran concentrations and the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center.

Community Care Reform As Ways and Means Chairman, frame efficient community care reform as a fiscally responsible solution to provide timely healthcare to his many rural veteran constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize to the Chairman that concurrent receipt is about correcting a flaw in the tax and benefits code that unfairly penalizes disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Argue that funding for brain health research and care is a sound investment in human capital that reduces long-term healthcare costs for the nation.

Claim Sharks Urge him, as a powerful chairman, to address the financial exploitation of veterans by ensuring the tax-free status of their benefits is protected from unaccredited predators.

Committees & Background: House Armed Services Committee; Major General in the MS Army National Guard

Veteran Connection: Currently serving as a Major General in the Mississippi Army National Guard; represents a district with a strong military presence.

Community Care Reform As a serving general officer, advocate for a streamlined community care system that provides your soldiers and local veterans with timely, high-quality care, no matter where they live in North Mississippi.

Concurrent Receipt Speak military-to-military about the injustice of forcing retired soldiers to forfeit their retirement pay to receive disability benefits they are owed for service-connected injuries.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the direct impact of TBI on soldier readiness and the importance of informed consent for research to develop better battlefield treatments and long-term care for your troops.

Claim Sharks As a leader, stress the duty to protect your fellow soldiers and veterans in MS-01 from predatory claim agents who steal their hard-earned disability benefits.

Committees & Background: Ranking Member, House Committee on Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: Represents a large, rural district with many veterans who face significant barriers to healthcare access.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that reforming and strengthening community care is an equity issue, ensuring veterans in the rural Delta region have the same access to healthcare as those in urban areas.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as an economic justice issue for military retirees in your district, allowing them to receive the full financial benefits they earned through their service.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the need for accessible mental and brain health services for veterans in underserved rural communities as a component of homeland security and community stability.

Claim Sharks As a consumer protection advocate, stress the importance of safeguarding vulnerable veterans in your district from financial predators and fraudulent claim schemes.

Committees & Background: Chairman, House Committee on Ethics; Homeland Security Committee

Veteran Connection: Former District Attorney; district is home to military installations including NAS Meridian and the Mississippi National Guard's Camp Shelby.

Community Care Reform As a former DA, argue for clear, consistent standards in community care to ensure accountability and high-quality outcomes for veterans in Central Mississippi.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his sense of fairness by characterizing the offset as an unjust 'tax' on disabled military retirees in his district, something they have rightfully earned.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health to community well-being, emphasizing that supporting veterans with TBI and mental health challenges is crucial for the stability of families across MS-03.

Claim Sharks Leverage his background as a prosecutor to champion legislation that imposes strict criminal penalties on unaccredited 'claim sharks' who defraud local veterans.

Committees & Background: Homeland Security Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Veteran Connection: Former Sheriff of Jackson County; represents the Gulf Coast, with a high concentration of active-duty military, retirees, and veterans (Keesler AFB, NCBC Gulfport).

Community Care Reform As a former sheriff from the Gulf Coast, stress how dependable community care is vital for the large veteran and military retiree population in your district, reducing their travel burden for appointments.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the significant economic impact on the Gulf Coast's large military retiree community by allowing them to receive both their military retirement pay and VA disability compensation.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the importance of brain health support for the many veterans and their families in MS-04, linking it to overall community safety and well-being from a law enforcement perspective.

Claim Sharks Use your law enforcement background to advocate for strong federal action to protect your coastal veteran constituents from financial fraud by predatory claims agents.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Appropriations; House Armed Services Committee

Veteran Connection: Veteran, U.S. Navy SEAL (1986-2008), retired Commander; Represents Western Montana with a significant veteran constituency.

Community Care Reform As a Navy SEAL veteran, stress the importance of a robust community care program that gives fellow Montana veterans true choice and timely access to care, especially for service-connected conditions.

Concurrent Receipt From your position on the Armed Services Committee, argue that full concurrent receipt is a national security imperative, essential for retaining experienced career service members.

Brain Health & Consent As a former combat veteran, share your perspective on the urgent need to protect fellow veterans from exploitation by ensuring ironclad informed consent for any research on their service-related brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Draw on your military background to advocate for strong protections against claim sharks who dishonor the service of Montana veterans by stealing their hard-earned benefits.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; House Natural Resources Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents the vast, rural Eastern Montana district where VA access challenges are pronounced and has a high density of veterans.

Community Care Reform Leverage your HVAC seat to demand VA accountability and expansion of community care options to better serve the geographically dispersed veterans in your Eastern Montana district.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, champion concurrent receipt as a fundamental promise to our career military retirees that must be honored.

Brain Health & Consent On the HVAC, advocate for legislation that enshrines informed consent for brain injury research, framing it as a critical protection for the individual rights of your veteran constituents.

Claim Sharks Use your position on the HVAC to aggressively pursue legislation that imposes strict penalties on unaccredited actors who financially exploit veterans navigating the VA claims process.

Committees & Background: Background as North Dakota Public Service Commissioner; likely interest in energy and agriculture committees.

Veteran Connection: Will represent North Dakota's at-large district, home to two Air Force bases and over 51,000 veterans.

Community Care Reform As a new member, educate her on the vital importance of the VA community care network for rural constituents in her at-large district, framing it as a top constituent service issue.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a fundamental fairness issue for military retirees who earned both their retirement and disability benefits, appealing to her conservative principles of honoring commitments.

Brain Health & Consent Introduce the topic by connecting it to the health of airmen at North Dakota's Air Force bases and the long-term well-being of the state's veteran community.

Claim Sharks As a public service commissioner concerned with consumer protection, present this as an opportunity to be a champion for veterans by cracking down on fraudulent financial schemes.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Financial Services

Veteran Connection: District includes the state capital, a VA medical center in Lincoln, and a large veteran constituency.

Community Care Reform Connect the importance of timely VA payments to community providers with the financial health of local clinics in his district, leveraging his Financial Services Committee role.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as a fundamental issue of financial fairness, ensuring veterans receive the separate benefits they have earned without an unjust offset.

Brain Health & Consent Focus on the need to protect the financial assets of veterans with cognitive conditions, a consumer protection issue relevant to his Financial Services committee work.

Claim Sharks Leverage his position on the Financial Services Committee to lead on protecting veterans from unaccredited financial predators who target their disability benefits.

Committees & Background: House Armed Services Committee; House Committee on Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Retired U.S. Air Force Brigadier General; District is home to Offutt Air Force Base.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a fellow veteran and military expert on how robust community care is vital for the health of his constituents at Offutt AFB and across the Omaha area.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his personal experience as a retired senior military officer to co-sponsor and be a vocal champion for ending this unfair financial penalty on his fellow retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Collaborate with him as a military leader to advocate for presumptive conditions and consent protections for service members exposed to blast injuries.

Claim Sharks Ask him to personally lead the effort to protect his brothers and sisters in arms from financial exploitation by unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Ways and Means

Veteran Connection: Represents one of the largest and most rural districts in the country, where VA access is a primary concern.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that for veterans in his vast, rural district, reliable and accessible community care is often the only viable healthcare option.

Concurrent Receipt As a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, appeal to him to address the tax-code unfairness that penalizes disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the critical need for telehealth and community-based mental health options for rural veterans in NE-3 who cannot easily travel to VA brain health centers.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a vital consumer protection issue for his rural constituents, who are prime targets for online scams and have limited access to accredited VSOs.

Committees & Background: Veterans' Affairs (Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs); Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: District includes Pease ANGB and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard; has made veterans' issues a cornerstone of his work.

Community Care Reform Collaborate with him as a key HVAC ally to gather direct feedback from NH-01 veterans on their community care access and experiences.

Concurrent Receipt Work with him to highlight the stories of retired veterans from Pease ANGB and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard who are impacted by the current offset.

Brain Health & Consent Encourage him to use his HVAC subcommittee platform to advocate for streamlined access to TBI and toxic exposure screening for veterans in his district.

Claim Sharks Partner with him on town halls in NH-01 to educate veterans about claim sharks and build grassroots support for protective legislation.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee); Agriculture

Veteran Connection: District is largely rural with a significant, dispersed veteran population; focused on veteran suicide and substance abuse issues.

Community Care Reform Engage her through her Health Subcommittee role to discuss the integration challenges and provider shortages between VA and community care in western NH.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic fairness issue for the many working-class veteran families in her largely rural district.

Brain Health & Consent Appeal to her leadership on mental health and substance abuse issues to support increased research funding for TBI and its connection to veteran suicide.

Claim Sharks Brief her on how predatory claim agents undermine the economic stability of disabled veterans, linking it to her committee's consumer protection jurisdiction.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability; House Committee on Natural Resources

Veteran Connection: District includes Kirtland Air Force Base, the New Mexico VA Health Care System headquarters, and a high concentration of veterans and federal employees.

Community Care Reform Leverage your Oversight Committee position to investigate Community Care network adequacy and provider payment delays impacting veterans' access to care in the Albuquerque metro area.

Concurrent Receipt Urge you to use your Oversight role to scrutinize the unjust 'disabled veteran tax' and advocate for fairness for the thousands of military retirees in your district.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you to use your Oversight platform to examine the VA's implementation of TBI and suicide prevention programs to ensure Albuquerque-area veterans receive the best care available.

Claim Sharks Initiate an Oversight Committee inquiry into the prevalence of unaccredited claim agents targeting veterans in your district and across the nation to expose this predatory industry.

Committees & Background: House Armed Services Committee; House Committee on Agriculture

Veteran Connection: District includes Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range; represents a large, rural constituency.

Community Care Reform As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, emphasize that a robust and accessible Community Care Program is vital for retaining our all-volunteer force by showing we honor our promises.

Concurrent Receipt On the Armed Services Committee, champion concurrent receipt as a fundamental issue of pay and compensation fairness for the career service members and retirees at Holloman and White Sands.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate within the Armed Services Committee for increased DoD research into blast exposure and TBI prevention to protect the active-duty personnel stationed in your district.

Claim Sharks Protecting transitioning service members at Holloman AFB and White Sands from predatory claim sharks must be a priority for the Armed Services Committee to ensure their financial security.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Rules; House Committee on Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: District includes Los Alamos National Laboratory and a large population of Native American and Hispanic veterans in northern New Mexico.

Community Care Reform Highlight on the Education and the Workforce Committee how reliable healthcare access, including Community Care, is foundational for veterans pursuing education and succeeding in civilian careers.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate within the Education and the Workforce Committee that ending the disability offset provides veterans the financial stability necessary to utilize their GI Bill benefits and support their families.

Brain Health & Consent Connect improved brain health and mental healthcare access to veterans' success in higher education and the workforce, a key jurisdiction of your committee.

Claim Sharks Frame the fight against claim sharks as a critical issue of economic security for veterans, ensuring they are not robbed of the resources needed to re-enter the workforce or get an education.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Foreign Affairs; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: District includes parts of Las Vegas and is in close proximity to Nellis Air Force Base, with a significant and diverse veteran constituency.

Community Care Reform Focus on how robust community care options are essential for urban veterans in her Las Vegas-based district to reduce wait times and improve access to specialized care.

Concurrent Receipt Present this as an economic fairness issue that directly benefits the many military retirees and their families living in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the human impact on her constituents by sharing stories of local veterans affected by TBI and the need for ethical research to find cures.

Claim Sharks Highlight the vulnerability of older veterans in her dense urban district to these scams and the urgent need for federal consumer protection.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs)

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran (JAG Corps); District covers vast rural areas, Naval Air Station Fallon, and the Hawthorne Army Depot.

Community Care Reform As a MilCon-VA appropriator, stress how effective community care is vital for providing healthcare access to his constituents in Nevada's vast rural and frontier areas.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his own military service and role on Appropriations to champion funding for this long-overdue benefit for his fellow veterans.

Brain Health & Consent As a veteran on the MilCon-VA subcommittee, emphasize the importance of fully funding VA research programs that require ethical consent to address brain health injuries.

Claim Sharks Leverage his JAG Corps background to illustrate how these unaccredited actors undermine the legal and ethical framework designed to help veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Connection: Serves on the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, representing a suburban district with a large and growing veteran population.

Community Care Reform As an HVAC member, ask her to lead on oversight of community care implementation to ensure quality and accountability for veterans in her district.

Concurrent Receipt Engage her directly on the Veterans' Affairs Committee to build bipartisan support for this bill as a top priority for Nevada's disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight her HVAC role and the opportunity to champion legislation ensuring VA's cutting-edge brain health research is conducted with the full, informed consent of veteran participants.

Claim Sharks Urge her to use her position on the Veterans' Affairs Committee to aggressively advance legislation that protects her constituents from predatory claims practices.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Budget; Armed Services

Veteran Connection: District includes Creech Air Force Base and the Nevada National Security Site, representing large active-duty, guard, and veteran populations.

Community Care Reform Discuss how reliable community care funding is critical for the readiness and well-being of military families and veterans tied to Creech AFB in his district.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee, frame concurrent receipt as ending an unfair tax on military retirement pay for disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent From his HASC position, advocate for DoD-VA collaboration on brain health, emphasizing that protecting service members starts with ethical research protocols.

Claim Sharks Position this as a financial security issue for his constituents, urging him to use his Ways and Means and HASC roles to protect service members and veterans from fraud.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Small Business

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy veteran (Surface Warfare Officer).

Community Care Reform As a Navy veteran on HASC, advocate for community care options that support the unique needs of Long Island veterans without undermining local VA services.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this issue as keeping a promise to fellow veterans, ensuring those who sacrificed the most receive both their retirement and disability compensation.

Brain Health & Consent As a veteran, emphasize the personal importance of protecting the brain health of your brothers and sisters in arms through stronger consent laws.

Claim Sharks Draw on your own service to speak out against predatory actors and champion legislation that protects your fellow veterans from financial scams.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: District has a high concentration of veterans and first responders.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that providing Long Island veterans with flexible, high-quality healthcare options is a matter of homeland and community security.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how ending the concurrent receipt offset provides critical financial stability for military retirees and their families in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Connect strong brain health research and protections for service members to the overall readiness and long-term stability of our nation's defenders.

Claim Sharks On the Financial Services Committee, lead the effort to protect veterans' financial well-being by cracking down on unaccredited and predatory claims agents.

Committees & Background: Armed Services

Veteran Connection: Previously served on HASC; represents a district with a strong veteran presence on Long Island.

Community Care Reform Upon your return to HASC, prioritize ensuring community care is both accessible and seamlessly integrated with VA facilities for your constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate on HASC for ending the unjust 'veterans tax' to ensure retirees in your district receive the full benefits they earned.

Brain Health & Consent Use your HASC position to advocate for proactive brain health measures that protect troops from toxic exposures and TBI.

Claim Sharks Push for robust legislative guardrails to prevent unaccredited companies from financially exploiting the veterans you represent.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; House Administration

Veteran Connection: Former NYPD detective, represents a district with many veterans and first responders.

Community Care Reform Advocate for improved transportation grants for VSOs to ensure veterans in your district can access both VA and community care appointments.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a matter of fairness and respect for public servants, akin to police and fire pensions, for your district's military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the parallel between protecting the health of first responders and service members by supporting research into service-related brain injuries.

Claim Sharks As a former law enforcement officer, champion efforts to protect veterans from fraud by supporting legislation against predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs (Ranking Member); Financial Services

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse district in Queens.

Community Care Reform Connect a strong, well-funded VA and community care network to our nation's global standing and our commitment to those who served abroad.

Concurrent Receipt Argue that failing to provide full concurrent receipt for our military retirees weakens our promise to service members and their families.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize that protecting the cognitive health of our troops is vital for national security and our all-volunteer force.

Claim Sharks Use your Financial Services role to champion federal legislation that stops the financial exploitation of veterans, protecting a vulnerable part of your constituency.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: Powerful role on the Appropriations Committee, which funds all government programs.

Community Care Reform As an appropriator, ensure any community care program is fully funded to guarantee access for Queens veterans without siphoning resources from core VA services.

Concurrent Receipt Champion funding provisions that support ending the concurrent receipt offset, ensuring the budget reflects our commitment to disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent On Appropriations, advocate for robust funding for the VA and DoD to conduct critical research on military-related brain injuries and toxic exposure.

Claim Sharks Ensure the Department of Justice and the VA have the appropriated funds needed to pursue and prosecute predatory claim sharks targeting veterans.

Committees & Background: Small Business (Ranking Member); Financial Services

Veteran Connection: Long-serving member focused on community and economic development.

Community Care Reform Highlight the importance of a flexible community care network for veteran small business owners who need reliable healthcare to run their companies.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic issue, putting rightfully earned money back into the pockets of veteran families in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for brain health initiatives as part of a holistic approach to veteran well-being, enabling them to succeed in civilian life and careers.

Claim Sharks On the Financial Services Committee, lead the charge to protect veteran entrepreneurs and consumers from predatory financial schemes related to their VA benefits.

Committees & Background: Judiciary

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse Brooklyn district and holds a top leadership position.

Community Care Reform As House Leader, please bring bipartisan legislation to the floor that modernizes the VA and ensures every veteran has access to quality care.

Concurrent Receipt Championing the end of this unfair 'veterans tax' is a winning bipartisan issue that demonstrates Democratic commitment to our nation's heroes.

Brain Health & Consent Elevate the issue of service member brain health and consent as a caucus priority, linking it to military readiness and troop welfare.

Claim Sharks As a leader and Judiciary Committee member, make protecting veterans from fraud a key legislative priority for the Democratic caucus.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee); Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: Key position on the Health Subcommittee of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee.

Community Care Reform Your position on the Health Subcommittee is critical for shaping community care reform to ensure quality and accountability for veterans in Brooklyn.

Concurrent Receipt While not in your direct jurisdiction, voice your support for this fairness issue that impacts the financial health of your constituents.

Brain Health & Consent On the Health Subcommittee, lead efforts to advance research and treatment protocols for TBI and toxic exposure affecting service members and veterans.

Claim Sharks Stress the need for consumer protections against medical and financial scams targeting veterans who are navigating their healthcare benefits.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability; Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: Former Assistant U.S. Attorney with a background in prosecution.

Community Care Reform Use your Oversight role to ensure the VA's community care network is efficient, transparent, and free from fraud and abuse.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for oversight of DoD and VA accounting to ensure disabled veterans are not being unfairly penalized by this offset.

Brain Health & Consent As a former prosecutor, demand accountability and transparency in DoD research programs to protect service members' health and rights.

Claim Sharks Leverage your prosecutorial background to champion legislation that gives the DOJ and VA stronger tools to prosecute predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents Staten Island and South Brooklyn, areas with a strong military and veteran tradition.

Community Care Reform Ensure veterans in your district have reliable transportation options to access the best healthcare, whether at the VA or in the community.

Concurrent Receipt Your seat on Ways and Means is the most critical for ending the concurrent receipt offset; please lead the charge to fix this tax code injustice.

Brain Health & Consent On Ways and Means, explore tax incentives for private sector research into veteran brain health and treatment.

Claim Sharks Use your Ways and Means position to ensure the tax code does not inadvertently benefit predatory actors who take a portion of veterans' disability benefits.

Committees & Background: Judiciary (Ranking Member)

Veteran Connection: Top Democrat on the committee with jurisdiction over legal and constitutional issues.

Community Care Reform Ensure that any reforms to community care include strong legal protections for veterans' rights and privacy.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a civil rights issue, where a specific class of disabled Americans is being denied their fully earned compensation.

Brain Health & Consent From your Judiciary post, scrutinize the legality of research conducted without informed consent and advocate for stronger legal protections for troops.

Claim Sharks As Ranking Member of Judiciary, you are the key leader to advance legislation that criminalizes and penalizes predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Budget

Veteran Connection: Key member of the committee that controls federal spending.

Community Care Reform On Appropriations, secure full funding for VA and community care programs to ensure access for veterans in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate within the Appropriations Committee to budget for the repeal of the concurrent receipt offset, making it a fiscal priority.

Brain Health & Consent As an appropriator, direct funding toward critical VA and DoD brain health research and establish new veteran-centric treatment centers.

Claim Sharks Ensure the VA's Office of General Counsel is fully funded through Appropriations to combat the rise of unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability; Natural Resources

Veteran Connection: Prominent voice for social and economic justice.

Community Care Reform Use your Oversight platform to investigate barriers to care for veterans in the Bronx and Queens, pushing for equitable access to both VA and community care.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic justice issue, fighting for working-class military retirees to receive the full benefits they earned.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for service members' right to consent as a fundamental human right and hold the DoD accountable for any past research abuses.

Claim Sharks Champion the protection of veterans, a vulnerable population, from predatory financial schemes as a core issue of economic justice.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Select Committee on China

Veteran Connection: Focuses on consumer protection and financial regulation.

Community Care Reform Ensure that as community care expands, veterans are protected from predatory billing practices and financial scams.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how concurrent receipt repeal would boost the financial security of veteran households in the South Bronx.

Brain Health & Consent Connect protecting our troops' cognitive health with our long-term national security and strategic competition.

Claim Sharks On the Financial Services Committee, introduce and champion robust consumer protection legislation to stop claim sharks from targeting veterans.

Committees & Background: Education and the Workforce; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: Former educator focused on community well-being.

Community Care Reform Frame access to quality community care as essential for veterans' ability to re-enter the workforce and continue their education.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for this as a fairness issue that impacts the economic well-being and educational opportunities for military families in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your background in education to advocate for better screening and support for veterans with TBI who are pursuing higher education.

Claim Sharks Emphasize the need to protect veterans' financial resources so they can support their families and build stable lives post-service.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a swing district that includes a significant veteran population.

Community Care Reform Championing a strong and accessible community care network for Hudson Valley veterans is a key bipartisan issue for your district.

Concurrent Receipt Working to pass concurrent receipt legislation is a concrete, bipartisan way to deliver financial relief to military families in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of protecting the health of our all-volunteer force to maintain our nation's strength on the world stage.

Claim Sharks Use your Financial Services role to advance bipartisan legislation protecting your veteran constituents from financial predators and scams.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran (Infantry Officer) and West Point graduate; district includes West Point.

Community Care Reform As a West Point graduate on HASC, you are uniquely positioned to lead on integrating community care to support veterans in the Hudson Valley.

Concurrent Receipt As a fellow veteran, lead the charge on HASC to finally end this unfair offset and ensure your brothers- and sisters-in-arms get their full pay.

Brain Health & Consent From your personal experience as an Army officer, advocate for stronger brain health protections and consent protocols for the soldiers following in your footsteps.

Claim Sharks Leverage your military background to be the lead voice against those who would cheat and exploit service members and veterans for profit.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Advocate for rural communities and individuals with disabilities.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the critical importance of a robust community care network for the thousands of rural veterans in your district who live far from a VA hospital.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how ending the concurrent receipt offset would provide a significant economic boost to disabled veterans in your rural communities.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for expanded telehealth and mobile clinics to provide brain health screening and services to veterans in rural and underserved areas.

Claim Sharks Champion legislation that protects rural veterans, who can be more isolated and susceptible to predatory scams targeting their benefits.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: Key position on the Health Subcommittee and represents the area including the Stratton VA Medical Center.

Community Care Reform From your key seat on the Health Subcommittee, ensure community care reform strengthens and complements the excellent care provided by the Stratton VAMC.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for the financial health of your veteran constituents, which is a key social determinant of their overall health and well-being.

Brain Health & Consent Use your Health Subcommittee role to advance legislation promoting research and treatment for TBI and toxic exposures, directly benefiting Capital Region veterans.

Claim Sharks As a health policy leader, advocate for strong consumer protections to prevent medical-related financial scams targeting vulnerable veterans.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Represents Fort Drum and is a member of House Leadership.

Community Care Reform As the representative for Fort Drum and a House leader, ensure any community care reform supports the unique needs of active-duty families and local veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As GOP Conference Chair, make passing concurrent receipt a key part of the Republican agenda to support our military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent In your leadership and HASC roles, champion brain health protections as a top priority for military readiness and the long-term care of our soldiers.

Claim Sharks Use your leadership position to fast-track bipartisan legislation that protects our nation's heroes from fraudulent and predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Science, Space, and Technology; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy veteran (Submarine Officer).

Community Care Reform As a Navy veteran, advocate for a flexible and effective community care system that serves the specific needs of Central New York veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a promise that must be kept with your fellow veterans who have sacrificed for our country.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your technical background on the Science Committee to push for innovative new research and technologies to protect and heal military brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Draw on your own service to be a leading voice against predatory companies that dishonor veterans' service by stealing their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Represents a deeply rural district in the Southern Tier.

Community Care Reform Use your Oversight role to ensure the VA is effectively meeting the needs of rural veterans in the Southern Tier through community care partnerships.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize that for rural veterans on fixed incomes, ending the concurrent receipt offset is not just fair, it's a financial lifeline.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for mobile health units and telehealth solutions to bring brain health services to geographically isolated veterans in your district.

Claim Sharks On the Oversight Committee, investigate the VA's response to claim sharks and demand better protections for rural veterans who may have limited resources.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: Serves on the key committee for tax policy.

Community Care Reform Ensure rural veterans in your vast district have access to care by advocating for flexible reimbursement models for community providers.

Concurrent Receipt As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, you are in a prime position to end the 'veterans tax' by fixing the tax code for military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Use your Ways and Means position to create tax incentives for companies developing innovative treatments for veteran brain health issues.

Claim Sharks On Ways and Means, work to close any tax loopholes that allow predatory, for-profit claim sharks to benefit from veterans' disability payments.

Committees & Background: Rules; Budget

Veteran Connection: Holds a powerful gatekeeping role on the House Rules Committee.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Rules Committee, ensure that any veteran healthcare bill that comes to the floor is fair, comprehensive, and well-structured.

Concurrent Receipt Use your position on the Rules Committee to help advance concurrent receipt legislation to the House floor for a vote.

Brain Health & Consent From your seat on the Rules Committee, help clear the path for bipartisan bills that authorize new research and protections for military brain health.

Claim Sharks Ensure that any legislation to combat claim sharks is given a fair rule so it can be debated and passed on the House floor.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Newly elected member representing Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

Community Care Reform As a new member, demonstrate your commitment to Western New York veterans by prioritizing access to both the Buffalo VA and local community doctors.

Concurrent Receipt Make passing concurrent receipt one of your first legislative priorities to deliver an economic victory for military families in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Establish yourself as a champion for veteran health by co-sponsoring legislation to fund research into TBI and toxic exposure.

Claim Sharks Start your term strong by co-sponsoring and advocating for legislation to protect your new veteran constituents from financial fraud.

Committees & Background: House Ways and Means Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents the Tulsa area, which is home to a large and active veteran population of over 28,000.

Community Care Reform Approach him on the Ways and Means Committee by highlighting the need for a financially sustainable Community Care program that provides value and choice to veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a tax fairness issue for his Ways and Means role, advocating to end the unfair taxation of retirement pay for service-disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Argue from a Ways and Means perspective that investing in brain health research and preventative care reduces long-term healthcare costs for the nation.

Claim Sharks Present this as an anti-fraud issue for the Ways and Means Committee, focusing on protecting veterans' tax-free disability benefits from financial predators.

Committees & Background: House Budget Committee; House Committee on Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: Represents a vast, rural district with a high per-capita veteran population and the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.

Community Care Reform As a Budget Committee member, stress that Community Care is a cost-effective solution for providing essential healthcare services to his geographically dispersed rural constituents.

Concurrent Receipt As a fiscal conservative on the Budget Committee, argue that ending this unfair offset is a moral and manageable budget priority that honors our commitment to disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Homeland Security role by emphasizing that protecting service members from non-consensual medical research is vital to maintaining the integrity of our all-volunteer force.

Claim Sharks Frame this as a fiscal integrity issue for the Budget Committee, ensuring federal dollars for veteran benefits go directly to veterans, not to fraudulent, unaccredited actors.

Committees & Background: House Financial Services Committee; Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: Represents a massive rural district including Vance AFB, where veteran access to services is a primary concern.

Community Care Reform Highlight the logistical necessity of Community Care for his constituents in Western Oklahoma, many of whom live hours from the nearest full-service VA medical center.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his Financial Services background by defining the concurrent receipt offset as an unfair financial penalty that harms the economic stability of disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As Chair of the Science Committee, urge him to champion federally-funded research initiatives into TBI and PTSD to link scientific advancement directly to veteran well-being.

Claim Sharks Engage him through his Financial Services Committee role by positioning the fight against claim sharks as a battle against predatory financial schemes targeting vulnerable veterans.

Committees & Background: Chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, controlling all federal discretionary spending.

Veteran Connection: District contains Fort Sill and Tinker AFB, two of the nation's most critical military installations; he is an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation.

Community Care Reform As Appropriations Chairman, stress the critical need for robust and predictable funding for the Community Care program to serve the thousands of veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Position concurrent receipt as a top VFW funding priority for the Appropriations Committee to finally fulfill the nation's promise to its combat-disabled veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Urge him as Appropriations Chair to fully fund DOD and VA brain health research programs, framing it as a non-negotiable national security and veteran health imperative.

Claim Sharks Argue that protecting veterans' benefits from fraud is a key component of appropriations stewardship, ensuring taxpayer dollars are not diverted to predatory actors.

Committees & Background: House Appropriations Committee; House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: Represents the Oklahoma City metro area, which includes Tinker Air Force Base and the OKC VA Health Care System.

Community Care Reform As an appropriator, advocate for consistent funding streams that support both the OKC VA and the Community Care network serving the large veteran population around Tinker AFB.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage her position on the Appropriations Committee to secure funding and support report language that champions ending the unfair disability offset for military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Use her dual roles on the Science and Appropriations committees to advocate for advanced TBI research and then ensure that vital research is fully funded.

Claim Sharks Highlight for her as an appropriator the importance of protecting allocated funds from fraudulent claim shark schemes that steal benefits directly from Oklahoma veterans.

Committees & Background: Committee on Education and the Workforce; Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: Her district contains a large suburban veteran population (~38,000) and she has supported student veteran initiatives.

Community Care Reform Highlight how reliable access to community care allows veterans to stay healthy and active in the workforce, a key concern for her committee.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as an economic stability issue for retired veterans and their families, ensuring they receive the full pay they earned to remain in the workforce if they choose.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her Science Committee role to advocate for robust federal investment in TBI/PTSD research that can be translated into VA treatments.

Claim Sharks Position this as protecting the financial well-being of veterans, ensuring they can utilize their benefits for education and workforce training.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee; Natural Resources Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a vast, rural district where VHA access is a primary challenge for a high per-capita veteran population.

Community Care Reform Emphasize community care as the most practical solution for his rural constituents, reducing extreme travel burdens for basic healthcare needs.

Concurrent Receipt Present this as a fundamental issue of fairness and upholding a contract, appealing to his legal background on the Judiciary Committee.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health treatment access to the unique challenges of his rural district, advocating for telehealth and local solutions.

Claim Sharks Engage him through his Judiciary Committee role by framing this as a law-and-order issue to stop illegal actors from stealing earned veteran benefits.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee (Health Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: His Portland district is home to a major VA Medical Center and a large, diverse veteran community.

Community Care Reform Focus on the financial mechanisms of community care integration with the VA, a key jurisdiction for the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee.

Concurrent Receipt As a senior member of the tax-writing committee, engage him on the tax and retirement policy implications of ending this unjust offset.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss innovative funding mechanisms, like tax incentives for private-public partnerships in TBI research, which are relevant to Ways and Means.

Claim Sharks Highlight this as a financial protection issue for his constituents, preventing predatory actors from targeting their tax-advantaged disability benefits.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Natural Resources Committee

Veteran Connection: Former Oregon Labor Commissioner; district includes many rural and coastal veterans.

Community Care Reform Stress that improving transportation infrastructure is vital for rural veterans in her district to access both VA facilities and community care providers.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a workers' rights and fair compensation issue for military retirees, drawing on her background as the state's former Labor Commissioner.

Brain Health & Consent Connect accessible brain health services to the overall stability and readiness of the veteran workforce, a key part of her district's economy.

Claim Sharks Position this as a pro-labor issue, protecting the earned compensation of veteran workers from predatory financial schemes.

Committees & Background: Education and the Workforce Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Agriculture Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse swing district; daughter of an Army veteran.

Community Care Reform Highlight how a strong community care network is essential for veterans in agriculture and rural areas, linking to her committee assignments.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as a promise kept to military families that ensures their financial stability, a core component of supporting the workforce.

Brain Health & Consent Connect TBI and mental health support to ensuring veterans are ready and able to re-enter the civilian workforce and succeed.

Claim Sharks Present this as a common-sense measure to protect the financial freedom and earned benefits of her veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Agriculture Committee; Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse new district with significant agricultural areas in the Willamette Valley.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the critical need for robust community care options for veterans in the agricultural sector who often work far from traditional VA facilities.

Concurrent Receipt Position this as an equity issue, ensuring veterans who were disabled in service receive their full, earned compensation without an unfair offset.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her Science Committee assignment to advocate for federal R&D funding for innovative technologies in TBI and PTSD diagnosis and treatment.

Claim Sharks Frame this as protecting vulnerable veterans with a data-driven approach, using technology to identify and stop predatory financial actors.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Former FBI agent; district has a strong veteran presence in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the fiscal responsibility of an efficient community care network that provides quality care without wasteful spending, appealing to his Ways and Means role.

Concurrent Receipt Frame this as keeping a promise to career military personnel, leveraging his national security background to argue for fair compensation for service-rendered disabilities.

Brain Health & Consent Connect TBI research to national security, stressing that understanding veteran brain health is vital for military readiness and the intelligence community.

Claim Sharks Argue for protecting veterans from fraud as a law-and-order issue, leveraging his FBI background to advocate for strong enforcement against predatory actors.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran (Brigadier General, Ret.), former Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus.

Community Care Reform Appeal to his command experience by arguing that empowering veterans with healthcare choices through community care is essential for their well-being post-service.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him as a fellow military retiree, stressing that concurrent receipt is about fulfilling a sacred promise to those who sacrificed the most.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his personal understanding of military health to advocate for cutting-edge TBI research that will protect and treat the next generation of soldiers.

Claim Sharks As a high-ranking veteran, ask him to publicly condemn and legislatively combat those who would profit by exploiting the VA claims of his fellow service members.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents Lancaster County with a focus on fiscal policy and economic growth.

Community Care Reform Frame community care reform as a market-based solution that introduces competition and efficiency into veteran healthcare, aligning with his fiscal conservative principles.

Concurrent Receipt Use his Budget Committee role to argue that concurrent receipt is an earned benefit, not an entitlement, and must be accounted for correctly in the budget.

Brain Health & Consent Present TBI research as a wise investment that reduces long-term disability and healthcare costs, offering a strong return for taxpayers.

Claim Sharks Advocate for using the tax code and financial regulations, his purview on Ways and Means, to create disincentives and penalties for claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: Represents Pittsburgh and is a progressive voice focused on justice and accountability.

Community Care Reform Use her Oversight role to push for strong accountability within the community care network to ensure equitable and quality care for all veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame the denial of concurrent receipt as an institutional injustice that her Oversight committee should investigate and rectify.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her Science committee assignment to champion federal investment in advanced neurological research for TBI and related veteran health issues.

Claim Sharks Urge her to use her Oversight platform to investigate predatory claim shark practices and demand accountability from federal agencies meant to protect veterans.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee); Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: A medical doctor representing a rural district in south-central Pennsylvania.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a physician on the Health Subcommittee, emphasizing how community care is a critical tool for improving health outcomes for rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Explain the negative health and financial impacts on disabled veterans denied their full earned benefits, appealing to his medical and oversight expertise.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his role on the Health Subcommittee to advocate for advancing TBI research and establishing clear clinical guidelines for veteran care.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his medical ethics, framing claim sharks as predatory actors causing financial harm that directly impacts veterans' health and well-being.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Rules; Chief Deputy Whip

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy veteran (JAG Corps), holds a key leadership and funding position.

Community Care Reform As an appropriator, stress the importance of fully funding community care to provide necessary flexibility and choice for veterans in Southwestern PA.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his JAG background to argue the legal merits of correcting the concurrent receipt injustice and his Appropriations role to fund the solution.

Brain Health & Consent Use his military and legal background to advocate for policies that protect service members' rights regarding brain tissue donation and TBI research.

Claim Sharks Engage him as a former JAG officer to lead on legislation that prosecutes and punishes claim sharks who illegally practice law and exploit veterans.

Committees & Background: Agriculture (Chair); Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: Represents a vast, rural district, and chairs the influential Agriculture Committee.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how community care is the only viable option for many rural veterans in his district and is critical for the survival of local clinics.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a fairness issue that allows veterans to pursue further education and training, linking it to his Education committee role.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for TBI research with a focus on how it impacts veterans' ability to re-enter the workforce and succeed in educational programs.

Claim Sharks Highlight how claim sharks strip rural veterans of their financial resources, impacting their ability to maintain farms and support their families.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means

Veteran Connection: Represents Northwestern PA and holds a senior position on the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee.

Community Care Reform Focus on the economic benefits of community care, which keeps healthcare dollars in local communities and supports regional hospitals in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as a tax fairness issue, arguing that veterans' disability pay should not be unfairly offset by their retirement pay.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the long-term tax revenue implications of supporting TBI research, which can help veterans return to the workforce and become taxpayers.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Ways and Means role to push for IRS and Treasury Department action against unaccredited agents who charge illegal fees for claims assistance.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Connection: U.S. Navy veteran (Iraq War), holds seats on the two most important committees for VFW priorities.

Community Care Reform As a member of both HVAC and HASC, ask him to lead oversight hearings on community care implementation to ensure it meets veterans' needs.

Concurrent Receipt Encourage him to be a primary champion for concurrent receipt, using his personal story and committee platforms to advocate for his fellow veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Urge him to use his HVAC and HASC positions to ensure DOD and VA research on brain health is coordinated, funded, and ethically managed.

Claim Sharks As an HVAC member, ask him to co-sponsor and lead the legislative fight to pass strong anti-claim shark legislation to protect his constituents.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents a dense urban district in Northeast Philadelphia with a diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Budget and Ways and Means roles to highlight how investing in an efficient community care network is a fiscally sound decision for the nation's healthcare system.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as a budgetary priority that corrects an injustice and provides economic stability for military families in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Frame brain health research as a long-term investment in our nation's human capital that reduces future healthcare costs.

Claim Sharks Use his Ways and Means position to advocate for tax code and regulatory changes that penalize and prevent predatory claim shark activities.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means

Veteran Connection: Represents parts of Philadelphia, focusing on urban development and economic opportunity.

Community Care Reform Advocate for community care as a critical tool to address health disparities among urban veterans and ensure equitable access to services.

Concurrent Receipt Position concurrent receipt as an economic issue that lifts veteran families out of poverty and boosts the local Philadelphia economy.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the importance of TBI and mental health services in urban centers, where veterans face unique stressors and barriers to care.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his Ways and Means influence to support legislation that protects the financial benefits of his most vulnerable constituents, including disabled veterans.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: District in Montgomery County; background as a lawyer and focus on rule of law.

Community Care Reform Frame community care access as a fundamental right for those who have served, ensuring the VA honors its commitment to all veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Argue that denying concurrent receipt is a legal and moral failing that must be corrected to honor the contract with our service members.

Brain Health & Consent Use her Judiciary Committee role to focus on the ethical and consent-based legal framework required for TBI research involving veterans.

Claim Sharks Leverage her Judiciary Committee assignment to champion the fight against claim sharks as a critical consumer protection and legal justice issue for veterans.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Rules

Veteran Connection: Represents Delaware County, near the Philadelphia VA Medical Center; strong legal background.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the need for clear rules and standards in community care to ensure veterans receive consistent, high-quality treatment regardless of provider.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the procedural injustice of the current offset and use her position on the Rules Committee to advocate for advancing corrective legislation.

Brain Health & Consent Focus on the legal and ethical necessity of informed consent in veteran brain tissue donation, aligning with her Judiciary Committee oversight.

Claim Sharks As a Judiciary Committee member, urge her to lead on crafting and advancing legislation that imposes strict legal penalties on unaccredited claim agents.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: U.S. Air Force veteran, bringing direct military experience to her legislative work.

Community Care Reform Appeal to her direct experience as a veteran to explain how a flexible and responsive community care network is essential for today's military families.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage her Armed Services position and personal experience to argue that concurrent receipt is a readiness issue, vital for retaining and honoring career personnel.

Brain Health & Consent As a veteran on the Intelligence Committee, stress that understanding TBI is a national security imperative for protecting and treating service members.

Claim Sharks Urge her to champion this issue from her Armed Services platform, framing it as protecting her fellow veterans from those who would exploit their service.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; Ethics

Veteran Connection: Represents the Lehigh Valley, a region with a strong history of military service and manufacturing.

Community Care Reform Connect access to community care with the overall well-being of families in her district, framing it as a local kitchen-table issue.

Concurrent Receipt Present concurrent receipt as a matter of ethical responsibility for the government, aligning with her role on the Ethics Committee.

Brain Health & Consent Frame the issue of informed consent in brain health research as a core ethical principle that Congress must uphold for our nation's heroes.

Claim Sharks Appeal to her role on the Ethics Committee to advocate for stamping out the unethical and predatory practices of claim sharks targeting veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Subcommittees: Commerce, Justice, Science; Financial Services)

Veteran Connection: Represents Scranton and Northeastern PA; key position on the Appropriations committee.

Community Care Reform As an appropriator, emphasize that funding a streamlined community care program is a more efficient use of taxpayer dollars to deliver better veteran health outcomes.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his Appropriations role to secure funding that eliminates the unjust offset for disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for robust funding for TBI research through his Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations subcommittee, framing it as a national scientific priority.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his Financial Services appropriations role to fund enforcement actions against claim sharks and protect veterans' assets.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Small Business

Veteran Connection: Represents a large, rural district where VA access can be challenging.

Community Care Reform Highlight how empowering veterans with community care choices stimulates local economies and supports small-town healthcare providers.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a pro-family, pro-economic stability policy that allows veteran entrepreneurs to invest their earned benefits in small businesses.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health research with the long-term economic stability of veteran families and the workforce in his district.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Financial Services committee role to lead the charge against unaccredited actors who threaten the financial security of his veteran constituents.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs Committee; Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes Naval Station Newport, a major employer and home to a large active duty and veteran population.

Community Care Reform Representing Naval Station Newport, please support community care reform that complements, not replaces, the VA's specialized care for your district's many veterans and active-duty families.

Concurrent Receipt Champion concurrent receipt to ensure the military retirees in your district, including many from Newport, receive the full pay and disability benefits they have earned through their service.

Brain Health & Consent From your seat on the Science Committee, advocate for well-funded, ethical brain health research for veterans that prioritizes informed consent and tangible clinical outcomes.

Claim Sharks Protect your new veteran constituents by co-sponsoring legislation that holds unaccredited 'claim sharks' accountable for financially exploiting veterans' earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Homeland Security Committee; Natural Resources Committee

Veteran Connection: District contains Quonset Point Air National Guard Station and thousands of veterans across western Rhode Island.

Community Care Reform Ensure your veteran constituents have reliable access to high-quality care by supporting community care reforms that strengthen the local Providence VA network and improve rural access.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for the financial security of military families in your district by supporting concurrent receipt, a matter of basic economic fairness for disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Champion legislation that protects veterans from TBI and PTSD by ensuring they have full control and informed consent over their participation in sensitive brain health studies.

Claim Sharks Stand with the VFW to protect the economic well-being of your district's veterans by co-sponsoring bills that prevent predatory claim sharks from stealing their earned benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Oversight and Accountability; Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Connection: First female graduate of The Citadel; District includes Parris Island MCRD, MCAS Beaufort, and Joint Base Charleston.

Community Care Reform Engage her on the Veterans' Affairs committee by highlighting how streamlining community care is essential for the active duty, retired, and veteran populations in her district.

Concurrent Receipt As a Citadel graduate and HASC member, ask her to advocate for concurrent receipt as a fundamental issue of earned compensation for career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her VA committee role to champion mandatory consent for TBI research, framing it as a veteran's right to control their own medical data and legacy.

Claim Sharks On the Veterans' Affairs Committee, urge her to co-sponsor and lead hearings on legislation to protect veterans from unaccredited, predatory claims agents.

Committees & Background: Armed Services (Subcommittee on Readiness); Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: US Army Reserves (Retired Colonel); Father was a WWII veteran (Flying Tigers); District includes Fort Jackson and Shaw AFB.

Community Care Reform Appeal to his Armed Services Readiness subcommittee role by emphasizing that a robust community care network is vital for military families at Fort Jackson and Shaw AFB.

Concurrent Receipt As a retired Army Colonel on HASC, ask him to personally champion full concurrent receipt to honor the complete sacrifice of career military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the issue of brain health to military readiness by stressing the importance of TBI research in maintaining a resilient and effective fighting force.

Claim Sharks Engage this retired Colonel by framing claim sharks as a threat that undermines the financial security and trust of the very veterans he served alongside.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Subcommittee on Health)

Veteran Connection: District has a significant rural veteran population and is home to the Anderson VA Clinic.

Community Care Reform Leverage his Health subcommittee position to discuss how strengthening community care networks directly improves healthcare access and outcomes for rural veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Ask him to view ending the offset as a pro-family policy that provides financial stability for military retiree households in the Third District.

Brain Health & Consent Frame the need for TBI research and consent protocols as a critical public health issue for the veteran community, aligning with his Energy and Commerce Health subcommittee work.

Claim Sharks Appeal to him to protect his constituents from fraudulent health-related claims assistance by supporting legislation that criminalizes unaccredited actors.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; House Administration

Veteran Connection: Captain, South Carolina Air National Guard (JAG); District has a high concentration of veterans in the Greenville-Spartanburg area.

Community Care Reform On the Financial Services committee, discuss how predictable access to community care reduces financial stress and unexpected medical debt for veteran families in the Upstate.

Concurrent Receipt As a guardsman and Financial Services member, ask him to advocate for concurrent receipt as a key financial tool for retaining experienced personnel in the Total Force.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his JAG background to discuss the legal and ethical necessity of informed consent in TBI research for service members and veterans.

Claim Sharks As a JAG officer on the Financial Services Committee, urge him to lead on legislation that protects veterans from predatory financial practices by claims agents.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Rules

Veteran Connection: District includes many veterans and is near the Dorn VA Medical Center; focuses on fiscal conservatism.

Community Care Reform Highlight to this Financial Services member how a reliable community care network provides economic stability and consumer choice for the many veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt for this fiscal conservative as correcting a budgetary gimmick that unfairly penalizes veterans who earned both retirement and disability pay.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize that proactive brain health research and treatment can reduce long-term federal disability costs, aligning with his focus on fiscal responsibility.

Claim Sharks On the Rules Committee, ask him to ensure any legislation protecting veterans from financial predators receives priority consideration on the House floor.

Committees & Background: Assistant Democratic Leader

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a high percentage of minority and rural veterans who rely on VA services.

Community Care Reform As a senior leader, emphasize how improving community care access is a matter of equity, particularly for minority and rural veterans in the Sixth District who face transportation challenges.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his leadership role to ensure the Democratic caucus understands that ending this offset is a critical issue of economic justice for career military families.

Brain Health & Consent Stress the importance of ensuring TBI research includes diverse populations to address health disparities among the minority veterans he represents.

Claim Sharks As Assistant Democratic Leader, ask him to champion efforts to protect vulnerable and elderly veterans in his district from predatory financial schemes targeting their benefits.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: District includes Myrtle Beach, a major retirement destination for veterans, and has a growing veteran population.

Community Care Reform Highlight how a streamlined community care program is essential for the large and growing population of retired veterans who have chosen to live in the Myrtle Beach area.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him on how passing concurrent receipt legislation is a tangible way to support the military retirees who are key constituents and community members in his district.

Brain Health & Consent As a member of the Judiciary Committee, discuss the legal framework needed to protect veterans' privacy and ensure informed consent in all brain tissue donation programs.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Judiciary Committee assignment to urge him to support strong enforcement mechanisms and criminal penalties against unaccredited agents who defraud veterans.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: District has one of the highest concentrations of veterans in the state; background as a licensed pharmacist.

Community Care Reform With your background as a pharmacist and position on the Health Subcommittee, please advocate for strengthening Community Care provider networks and prescription access for veterans in East Tennessee.

Concurrent Receipt We ask you to stand with the thousands of military retiree constituents in your district by co-sponsoring legislation to end the unjust concurrent receipt penalty.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your healthcare expertise on the Energy and Commerce Committee to support research and consent protocols for brain health, ensuring we better understand and treat traumatic brain injuries.

Claim Sharks Please use your voice to protect the veterans of your district from financial predators by co-sponsoring bills that hold unaccredited claim agents accountable.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: District is home to Knoxville National Cemetery and a significant veteran population.

Community Care Reform We ask you to advocate for improved transportation options for veterans in the Knoxville area to access both VA facilities and Community Care providers.

Concurrent Receipt As a fiscal conservative, we urge you to view concurrent receipt as correcting a government accounting error and restoring a promised benefit to your district's military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Given the global nature of modern conflict, we ask for your support on the Foreign Affairs committee for policies that prioritize the long-term brain health of our deployed service members.

Claim Sharks Please help us protect the earned benefits of veterans in the 2nd District by co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to stop predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Chair)

Veteran Connection: District includes Chattanooga National Cemetery and a strong veteran community.

Community Care Reform As a senior appropriator, we urge you to champion robust and transparent funding for the Community Care Program to guarantee timely access to care for veterans in the 3rd District.

Concurrent Receipt Please use your influential position on the Appropriations Committee to ensure any defense budget fully funds concurrent receipt, recognizing it as a promise kept to our military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent We ask you to support funding through the appropriations process for DOD and VA brain health programs, a critical investment in the well-being of our nation's warriors.

Claim Sharks We need your support on the Appropriations Committee to ensure the VA has the resources it needs to combat the growing problem of unaccredited claim sharks targeting veterans.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Serves on House Armed Services Committee; District includes Arnold Air Force Base and a large rural veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a physician and member of the Armed Services Committee, we ask for your oversight to ensure Community Care provides high-quality, specialized care to rural veterans and service members near Arnold AFB.

Concurrent Receipt From your position on the Armed Services Committee, please co-sponsor and advocate for concurrent receipt legislation to ensure military readiness and fulfill our promise to career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your dual perspective as a physician and HASC member to advance policies that protect service members by requiring informed consent for all brain health research initiatives.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Armed Services Committee, we ask you to defend your constituents from predatory actors by supporting legislation that criminalizes the targeting of veteran benefits.

Committees & Background: Financial Services

Veteran Connection: Represents the Nashville metro area, home to a VA Medical Center and a diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform Given your seat on the Financial Services Committee, we ask you to scrutinize the financial management of the Community Care program to ensure it serves Nashville-area veterans efficiently.

Concurrent Receipt We encourage you to support concurrent receipt as a pro-family, pro-military policy that allows retired veterans in your district to keep the benefits they earned through decades of service.

Brain Health & Consent We ask for your support on brain health legislation as a critical component of caring for the all-volunteer force and addressing the invisible wounds of war affecting veterans in Nashville.

Claim Sharks Please use your role on the Financial Services Committee to lead the charge against unaccredited claim sharks, protecting veterans as consumers from fraudulent financial schemes.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Represents a largely rural district with a proud tradition of military service.

Community Care Reform We ask you to use your position on the Financial Services Committee to conduct oversight on Community Care's billing and reimbursement systems, ensuring rural providers are paid promptly for serving veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Please stand with the rural military retirees in your district by supporting concurrent receipt, which would provide them with much-needed financial stability.

Brain Health & Consent Please support brain health initiatives that expand telehealth and research access for rural veterans in your district who face unique challenges in accessing specialized care.

Claim Sharks From your seat on the Financial Services Committee, we urge you to co-sponsor and champion legislation that imposes strict financial penalties on unaccredited companies preying on veterans.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Foreign Affairs (Chair)

Veteran Connection: U.S. Army veteran (physician, served in Iraq/Afghanistan); District includes the majority of Fort Campbell.

Community Care Reform As a veteran, physician, and representative for Fort Campbell, we ask you to lead efforts ensuring Community Care meets the high standards of quality and accessibility our soldiers and veterans deserve.

Concurrent Receipt As a decorated Army veteran on the Armed Services Committee, we ask you to champion the cause of ending the disability offset that unfairly penalizes your fellow combat-injured retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your unique perspective as a physician, combat veteran, and HASC member to ensure any brain health initiative fully respects the individual rights and informed consent of our service members.

Claim Sharks As a fellow veteran, we ask you to co-sponsor legislation to protect your brothers and sisters in arms from unaccredited claim sharks who seek to profit from their service-connected disabilities.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means

Veteran Connection: District has a significant rural veteran population; serves on the powerful Ways and Means committee which has jurisdiction over tax and revenue.

Community Care Reform From your position on the Ways and Means Committee, please examine the tax implications and financial incentives for rural healthcare providers to join the Community Care network for veterans in West Tennessee.

Concurrent Receipt We urge you to use your influence on the Ways and Means Committee to support making disability payments tax-free and ending the offset for military retirees, viewing it as correcting an unfair tax.

Brain Health & Consent We ask for your support for tax incentives for companies and institutions conducting vital research into TBI and other service-connected brain health conditions affecting your constituents.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, please support legislation that includes IRS reporting requirements to track and penalize unaccredited entities charging veterans for claims assistance.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents Memphis, home to a major VA Medical Center and a large, diverse urban veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, please provide oversight on the legal and contractual frameworks of the Community Care program to ensure VA accountability and veteran access in Memphis.

Concurrent Receipt We ask for your support on the Judiciary Committee to frame concurrent receipt as a civil rights issue, restoring benefits that have been unjustly denied to a protected class of military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent From your key post on the Judiciary Committee, we urge you to champion the legal principle of informed consent in all brain health research involving service members and veterans.

Claim Sharks As a senior Judiciary member, we implore you to lead the effort to pass legislation that provides strong legal penalties against predatory claim sharks who defraud and exploit our nation's veterans.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Foreign Affairs; Education and the Workforce

Veteran Connection: District has a significant veteran population and is proximate to major military logistics hubs.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the importance of a robust community care network for veterans in East Texas to ensure they receive timely and accessible healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an issue of fairness and keeping our promise to the career military members from his district.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for improved brain health services to workforce readiness and the long-term well-being of veteran constituents.

Claim Sharks Highlight the need to protect elderly and disabled veterans in his district from financial scams, leveraging his Judiciary Committee assignment.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs (Chairman); Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: District includes rural and suburban areas with a significant number of Texas National Guard members and veterans.

Community Care Reform Position a strong community care network as a homeland security asset, ensuring the health of the veteran community, including many first responders.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a promise we must keep to maintain faith with our career service members, which is vital for national security.

Brain Health & Consent Connect veteran brain health and suicide prevention to national security, emphasizing the need to care for those who bore the burden of our foreign conflicts.

Claim Sharks Highlight the threat that sophisticated, often overseas, claim shark operations pose to the financial security of American veterans.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce; Homeland Security

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel); represents a vast, rural district with a significant veteran population.

Community Care Reform Stress that for his constituents in a geographically vast district, robust and reliable community care is not a choice but a necessity.

Concurrent Receipt As a retired military officer, appeal to his sense of duty to correct the injustice of denying full earned benefits to career retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Energy and Commerce role to advocate for telehealth solutions to expand brain health services for veterans in rural West Texas.

Claim Sharks Frame the fight against claim sharks as a homeland security issue, protecting American veterans from domestic and foreign financial predators.

Committees & Background: Appropriations (Chairwoman)

Veteran Connection: Represents Fort Worth, home to major defense contractors and a large population of military retirees and veterans.

Community Care Reform As Chair of Appropriations, emphasize that properly funding community care is essential for fiscal discipline and meeting the nation's obligation to veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to her leadership on the Appropriations Committee to find a fiscally responsible path to fully fund concurrent receipt for all disabled retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the long-term cost savings of investing in preventative and innovative brain health treatments for veterans through the appropriations process.

Claim Sharks Urge her to use the power of the purse to ensure federal agencies are equipped to stop criminals from stealing veteran benefits.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Navy, Rear Admiral); former Physician to the President. Represents a rural district with many veterans.

Community Care Reform Leverage his medical background to discuss how to optimize the community care network to deliver high-quality, specialized care to rural veterans.

Concurrent Receipt As a retired admiral and physician, ask him to be a lead voice on the injustice of offsetting earned retirement pay with disability compensation.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him as a physician on the importance of funding and destigmatizing cutting-edge TBI and mental health treatments for service members and veterans.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his sense of duty as a physician and veteran to protect his former patients and comrades from predatory actors.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: District has a high concentration of veterans, particularly from the Coast Guard, and is home to major industrial and port facilities.

Community Care Reform Discuss how community care partnerships with local providers are critical for the health of the veteran workforce that powers his district's industry.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic fairness issue for the thousands of military retirees who contribute to his district's economy.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his Science Committee role to advocate for federal research grants into TBI and environmental exposure-related brain conditions affecting veterans.

Claim Sharks Highlight how claim sharks undermine the integrity of the VA system and steal from his constituents, a consumer protection issue for his E&C role.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Represents a district in the Rio Grande Valley with a high percentage of Hispanic veterans.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the need for a strong, culturally competent community care network to serve the unique needs of Hispanic veterans in South Texas.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how ending the concurrent receipt offset would provide significant economic relief to retired veteran families in her district.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the importance of accessible and bilingual brain health and mental health services for the veterans in the Rio Grande Valley.

Claim Sharks Leverage her Financial Services role to champion protections for veterans, especially seniors, against predatory financial scams.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Judiciary; Ethics

Veteran Connection: Represents El Paso, home to Fort Bliss and a very large active-duty, retiree, and veteran population.

Community Care Reform As the representative for Fort Bliss, stress that a seamless community care network is essential for service members transitioning to veteran status.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage her HASC and Judiciary roles to argue that concurrent receipt is both a military readiness issue and a matter of legal fairness.

Brain Health & Consent Engage her on the need for proactive brain health screening and care for soldiers at Fort Bliss before and after they transition out of the service.

Claim Sharks Appeal to her Judiciary Committee role to advocate for stronger criminal penalties against unaccredited agents who defraud veterans.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a strong veteran presence, including rural areas and proximity to Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood).

Community Care Reform Focus on the need for accountability and efficiency in the community care program to ensure it serves the veterans near Waco and Bryan.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how concurrent receipt is an earned financial benefit that supports the economic stability of veteran families in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Connect his Oversight role to the need for better VA tracking and treatment outcomes for veterans suffering from TBI and PTSD.

Claim Sharks As a senior member, ask him to lead on government oversight of the VA to ensure it is protecting veterans from fraudulent claims agents.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Homeland Security; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse urban district in Houston with a large veteran population and a major VA medical center.

Community Care Reform Advocate for strong partnerships between the Houston VA and community providers to reduce wait times and improve specialty care access.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a civil rights and economic justice issue, ensuring all veterans receive the full benefits they earned through service.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her Judiciary role to discuss brain health in the context of veteran justice outreach and alternatives to incarceration for veterans with TBI/PTSD.

Claim Sharks Engage her on the Judiciary committee to champion legislation that provides strong legal recourse for veterans defrauded by claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Budget (Chairman)

Veteran Connection: Represents a large rural district with a strong veteran community and agricultural focus.

Community Care Reform As Budget Chairman, frame efficient and effective community care as a way to provide better healthcare value for veterans and taxpayers.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage his powerful role as Budget Chairman to find a legislative and fiscal path forward to finally achieve full concurrent receipt.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss investment in veteran brain health as a fiscally responsible long-term strategy to reduce future healthcare and disability costs.

Claim Sharks As Chairman of the Budget Committee, highlight how claim sharks steal taxpayer-funded benefits and undermine the fiscal integrity of the VA.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Veteran (Navy SEAL); sustained combat injuries including the loss of an eye, giving him direct experience with military healthcare.

Community Care Reform Leverage his personal experience as a wounded warrior to highlight the absolute necessity of timely, specialized care outside the VA when required.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to him as a fellow veteran, framing the restoration of concurrent receipt as a matter of honor and keeping faith with career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Engage him on his own experiences with combat-related injuries to advocate for expanding access to and research into leading-edge treatments for TBI.

Claim Sharks Ask him to champion legislation protecting his fellow brothers and sisters in arms from financial predators who exploit the VA claims process.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Veteran Connection: Represents San Antonio, also known as 'Military City, USA,' home to Joint Base San Antonio and a massive veteran population.

Community Care Reform Focus on how robust community care networks are essential to augment the extensive military and VA health systems in San Antonio.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a critical military readiness and retention issue, impacting the all-volunteer force he interacts with daily.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the innovative brain health research at San Antonio's military medical centers and advocate for continued federal support.

Claim Sharks Emphasize the urgent need to protect the significant and often vulnerable population of elderly retired veterans in his district from exploitation.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Rules; Budget

Veteran Connection: District stretches from San Antonio to Austin and includes many veterans and military retirees.

Community Care Reform Frame community care expansion as an issue of individual liberty and empowering veterans to choose their own healthcare providers.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for concurrent receipt as a fiscally sound policy that honors our commitment to career military personnel without growing government bureaucracy.

Brain Health & Consent Focus on non-bureaucratic, innovative approaches to brain health, such as supporting private research and reducing regulatory hurdles for new therapies.

Claim Sharks Position the fight against claim sharks as a way to cut fraud and abuse, ensuring veteran benefits go directly to veterans, not middlemen.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Judiciary

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Army Reserve, Major) and former Sheriff; district is a diverse suburb of Houston with many veterans.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the need for accessible community care for veterans in his suburban district to reduce travel times to the Houston VA.

Concurrent Receipt As a retired Army officer, appeal to him to help correct the financial injustice inflicted upon his fellow career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his law enforcement background to discuss the intersection of veteran brain health, PTSD, and the criminal justice system.

Claim Sharks Engage his experience as a Sheriff and Judiciary member to advocate for stronger law enforcement tools to prosecute claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Navy, Master Chief Petty Officer, Ret.); represents a massive, rural district with multiple military installations.

Community Care Reform Discuss the critical importance of community care for veterans in his vast district where VA facilities are hours away, tying it to his MilCon/VA appropriations role.

Concurrent Receipt As a retired Master Chief and appropriator, appeal to him to champion funding this earned benefit for his fellow career retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Frame support for brain health initiatives as a direct investment in the long-term well-being of service members, a key consideration for a VA appropriator.

Claim Sharks Engage him as a veteran and lawmaker to ensure the VA has the resources through appropriations to combat predatory claim agents effectively.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Represents a dense suburban district in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with a significant population of veterans and defense workers.

Community Care Reform Focus on how community care integration with private sector providers in the DFW metroplex offers veterans world-class healthcare options.

Concurrent Receipt Leverage her Ways and Means role to explore tax code solutions that could alleviate the financial burden on disabled military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the economic impact of TBI/PTSD on the workforce and the need for employer incentives to hire and support veterans.

Claim Sharks Advocate for using the tax code, via her Ways and Means assignment, to penalize fraudulent entities that prey on veterans.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Small Business (Chairman)

Veteran Connection: District includes parts of the Austin-Fort Worth corridor and has many veteran-owned small businesses.

Community Care Reform Frame community care as a pro-business policy that supports local clinics and hospitals while serving the district's veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how concurrent receipt provides disabled military retirees with the financial stability to start small businesses and boost the local economy.

Brain Health & Consent Connect veteran brain health to entrepreneurship, emphasizing that healthy veterans are better equipped to become successful small business owners.

Claim Sharks As Small Business Chairman, ask him to protect veteran entrepreneurs from scams and financial predators, including claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce; Rules; Budget

Veteran Connection: Physician; represents a rapidly growing suburban district north of Fort Worth with many veteran families.

Community Care Reform Engage him as a physician on the Energy and Commerce Committee to discuss improving clinical quality and oversight in the community care network.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a 'do no harm' issue, arguing the current offset financially harms veterans who are also patients in need of care.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his deep healthcare policy expertise to champion legislation that accelerates research and FDA approval for new TBI and PTSD treatments.

Claim Sharks Appeal to his role on the Health subcommittee to address the public health threat of unlicensed, predatory actors interfering in veteran healthcare claims.

Committees & Background: Appropriations; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Represents a coastal district with a significant veteran population and the Corpus Christi Army Depot.

Community Care Reform As an appropriator, focus on ensuring community care funding is transparent, efficient, and directly benefits the veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Urge him to use his Appropriations and Oversight roles to secure funding for concurrent receipt and hold the government accountable for paying it.

Brain Health & Consent Connect his oversight role to the need for better VA accountability in providing timely and effective brain health services to veterans.

Claim Sharks Advocate for robust funding for the VA Office of General Counsel to pursue and penalize claim sharks, a key oversight function.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: Represents a South Texas district with a high percentage of veteran families and a strong tradition of military service.

Community Care Reform On the Appropriations committee, advocate for funding that strengthens community care partnerships with rural clinics in his district.

Concurrent Receipt As a key appropriator, urge him to support funding measures that would phase in and ultimately pay for full concurrent receipt.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for appropriations that support telehealth and mobile vet centers to provide brain health services across his large district.

Claim Sharks Stress the importance of funding outreach programs through the VA to educate and protect his constituents from benefit scams.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Armed Services

Veteran Connection: Represents an urban Houston district with a large and diverse veteran population, particularly Hispanic veterans.

Community Care Reform Leverage her HASC role to discuss how a strong community care network supports the entire military family, from active duty to veteran status.

Concurrent Receipt On the Armed Services Committee, frame concurrent receipt as an equity and fairness issue for the minority service members who make up a large part of the force.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for culturally competent and bilingual mental health and TBI services for the diverse veteran community in her district.

Claim Sharks Use her Financial Services role to push for stronger consumer protections for veterans, particularly against predatory lending and benefits scams.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Army, Lieutenant Colonel); District has a high concentration of veterans in a suburban setting.

Community Care Reform Engage him on the Veterans' Affairs Committee by emphasizing how streamlined community care improves healthcare access for his suburban veteran constituents.

Concurrent Receipt As a retired Army officer on the HVAC, urge him to lead the charge in righting the wrong of the retirement pay offset for his fellow career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his HVAC position to advocate for increased VA focus and resources on emerging therapies for veteran brain health and TBI.

Claim Sharks As a member of the Veterans' Affairs committee, ask him to spearhead efforts to increase penalties and enforcement against unaccredited claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Agriculture; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Civil rights attorney; represents an urban Dallas district with a significant number of African American veterans.

Community Care Reform Focus on the need for community care to address healthcare disparities and provide accessible services for African American veterans in Dallas.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an economic justice issue, highlighting the financial harm the offset causes to minority retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage her civil rights background to advocate for equitable access to and research for brain health conditions that disproportionately affect minority veterans.

Claim Sharks Use her Oversight role to investigate how claim sharks target minority and elderly veterans and to demand stronger VA enforcement.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: District is home to Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), one of the largest military installations in the world.

Community Care Reform As a senior appropriator whose district includes Fort Cavazos, stress the need for predictable funding for a seamless community care system for transitioning soldiers.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his role as a senior appropriator to finally secure the funding needed to end the unjust disability pay offset for retirees from Fort Cavazos.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for targeted appropriations for TBI and PTSD research and treatment at Fort Cavazos, given the high operational tempo of its units.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his appropriations power to fund VA programs that proactively warn and protect soldiers and veterans at Fort Cavazos from claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Foreign Affairs; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Former NFL player and civil rights attorney; represents a diverse, suburban Dallas district with many veterans.

Community Care Reform Emphasize how a strong local community care network allows the veterans in his suburban district to receive care without long trips to the VA.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as keeping a promise to career veterans, a principle of fairness he championed as a civil rights attorney.

Brain Health & Consent Leverege his experience as an athlete to discuss the parallels between sports-related concussions and military TBI, advocating for more research.

Claim Sharks Highlight the need to protect his constituents, particularly older veterans, from sophisticated financial scams by unaccredited actors.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce; Armed Services

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse urban district spanning Dallas and Fort Worth with a significant minority veteran population.

Community Care Reform On Energy and Commerce, focus on ensuring community care providers in his district deliver high-quality, culturally competent care.

Concurrent Receipt Use his HASC position to advocate for concurrent receipt as a way to ensure financial stability for the diverse enlisted force upon retirement.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for equitable access to advanced brain health treatments for the minority veterans in his district, a key public health issue for E&C.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Armed Services role to discuss how protecting service members from financial predators is a key component of military readiness and morale.

Committees & Background: Financial Services; Foreign Affairs

Veteran Connection: Represents a district in the Rio Grande Valley with a deep-rooted tradition of military service and a large veteran population.

Community Care Reform Emphasize the critical role of community care in providing accessible healthcare for the many older and rural veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how concurrent receipt would be a major economic stimulus for the thousands of retired veteran families in South Texas.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for improved and bilingual access to mental and brain health services for the large Hispanic veteran community he represents.

Claim Sharks Use his Financial Services role to champion federal legislation that protects veterans from all forms of financial exploitation, including claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Oversight and Accountability; Agriculture

Veteran Connection: Progressive member representing a district stretching from Austin to San Antonio, with a growing and diverse veteran population.

Community Care Reform Frame robust community care as a government accountability issue, ensuring the VA is fulfilling its promise to provide timely care to all veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for concurrent receipt as a fundamental issue of economic fairness for working-class military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Use his Oversight role to push for investigations into VA's mental health and TBI programs to ensure they are effective and accessible.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Oversight committee assignment to demand stronger VA action and transparency in combating the growing problem of claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, Space, and Technology

Veteran Connection: Dentist; represents a Southeast Texas district with a large number of industrial workers and veterans.

Community Care Reform Stress the importance of a strong community care network for the veterans in his district, home to many who work in physically demanding jobs.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an issue of honoring the contract made with career military members, many of whom live in his district.

Brain Health & Consent Use his Science Committee role to advocate for NASA-spinoff technologies and research that can be applied to veteran TBI and brain health.

Claim Sharks Highlight the need to protect the retirement security of his constituents from fraudsters, ensuring their VA benefits are secure.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents an Austin-based district with a highly educated population and a growing number of younger veterans.

Community Care Reform Engage him on the Ways and Means committee about the tax implications and funding mechanisms for a sustainable community care program.

Concurrent Receipt As a senior Ways and Means member, discuss how changes to the tax code could be used to finally eliminate the concurrent receipt offset.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for using tax incentives, through his committee role, to encourage private sector innovation in brain health technology and research.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Ways and Means position to push for severe tax penalties and financial sanctions against companies that profit from defrauding veterans.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Natural Resources

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Army, Captain); West Point graduate and Apache helicopter pilot with combat experience in Iraq.

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran, emphasize how immediate access to community care can be a lifeline for veterans struggling with service-connected conditions.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to him as a fellow West Point graduate to uphold the principle of 'Duty, Honor, Country' by ensuring career retirees get their full, earned pay.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his personal combat experience to advocate on the House floor for expanded access to mental health and TBI care for his fellow veterans.

Claim Sharks Engage him on the Judiciary Committee to help craft and champion legislation that imposes strict criminal penalties on predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Air Force, Captain); District contains a high number of veterans and military retirees.

Community Care Reform Highlight how a reliable community care network is a force multiplier for TRICARE and supports the military families in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his Armed Services Committee role by framing concurrent receipt as a critical issue for military retention and end-of-career readiness.

Brain Health & Consent Connect investments in veteran brain health to long-term military readiness and the well-being of the all-volunteer force he oversees on HASC.

Claim Sharks Emphasize how protecting veterans from financial predators through strong legislation is a key component of government accountability.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Financial Services

Veteran Connection: District has a mix of suburban and rural areas with a substantial veteran population.

Community Care Reform Stress the importance of community care access for veterans in the rural parts of his district who are far from VA medical centers.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a simple matter of financial fairness for retired veterans, an issue relevant to his Financial Services committee work.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the long-term economic impact of untreated TBI and PTSD on veterans and their families in his district.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Financial Services Committee role to push for stronger regulations against unaccredited actors who financially exploit veterans.

Committees & Background: Appropriations

Veteran Connection: Veteran (U.S. Navy, Commander); former fighter pilot with extensive combat experience. District has a strong defense industry presence.

Community Care Reform Discuss the importance of properly funding community care programs through his Appropriations role to ensure no veteran faces a delay in care.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to him as a retired naval officer and appropriator to champion the necessary funding to end the unjust offset for career military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent Frame funding for brain health research as a direct and necessary investment in our nation's most valuable military asset: the service member.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his Appropriations role to ensure the VA and DOJ have the resources to investigate and prosecute predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents a diverse urban district with a significant veteran population and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.

Community Care Reform Leverage her Energy and Commerce role to discuss how community care partnerships can strengthen the entire healthcare ecosystem in Houston.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the fiscal impact on veteran families in her district who are denied their full earned retirement and disability benefits.

Brain Health & Consent Connect her Energy and Commerce work on public health to the need for innovative solutions and expanded coverage for veteran mental health and TBI.

Claim Sharks Frame the issue of claim sharks as a consumer protection imperative that falls under the jurisdiction of her Energy and Commerce Committee.

Committees & Background: Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs

Veteran Connection: Veteran (Navy SEAL); has been a vocal advocate for healthcare for veterans with brain injuries.

Community Care Reform As a member of both HASC and HVAC, emphasize that a seamless community care system is vital for both active-duty transitions and veteran quality of life.

Concurrent Receipt As a fellow veteran on HVAC, ask him to co-lead the effort to ensure career-retired disabled veterans receive both their retirement pay and disability compensation.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his personal advocacy and HVAC role to champion groundbreaking legislation and funding for TBI and psychedelic-assisted therapies for veterans.

Claim Sharks Urge him, as a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, to push for robust oversight and strict penalties for unaccredited claims agents.

Committees & Background: Financial Services

Veteran Connection: Represents an urban district with a large, diverse veteran population and proximity to major VA facilities.

Community Care Reform Focus on ensuring community care providers meet high standards and provide culturally competent care for the diverse veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight the economic disparity caused by the concurrent receipt offset for minority and lower-income retired veterans in his community.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss the importance of equitable access to mental and brain health services for all veterans, particularly those in underserved communities.

Claim Sharks Engage his Financial Services Committee experience to discuss how to protect veterans from predatory financial schemes, including those by claim sharks.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means; Budget

Veteran Connection: No military service; district includes Hill Air Force Base, a major employer and veteran hub.

Community Care Reform Connect community care funding to fiscal responsibility on the Ways and Means Committee, arguing it is a more efficient use of taxpayer dollars to serve veterans near Hill AFB.

Concurrent Receipt From his Ways and Means perspective, frame concurrent receipt as ending an unfair offset and ensuring earned military benefits are treated equitably under the tax code.

Brain Health & Consent Connect the need for advanced TBI research to the active-duty population at Hill AFB and the long-term budget implications of caring for veterans with brain injuries.

Claim Sharks On Ways and Means, emphasize that these predatory actors are siphoning off federal benefits intended for veterans, representing a misuse of taxpayer-funded programs.

Committees & Background: Natural Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure; Small Business

Veteran Connection: No military service; district includes portions of Hill AFB, Dugway Proving Ground, and vast rural areas with many veterans.

Community Care Reform Frame the issue around rural access by highlighting how community care is essential for veterans in the vast expanses of UT-2 who live far from a VA medical center.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize fairness for the military families and retirees around Dugway Proving Ground, stressing this is about the government keeping its promise to those who served.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the importance of this research for veterans from recent conflicts living in her district and the need to support their long-term health and well-being.

Claim Sharks As a Small Business Committee member, highlight how legitimate, accredited VSOs are being undermined by unaccredited, predatory for-profit companies.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: No military service; district includes Camp Williams, a major Utah National Guard training site.

Community Care Reform Engage him via his Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee role, presenting data on how community care eases the burden on the VA system and improves access in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Position this as a matter of fairness and honoring commitments, a straightforward principle that resonates with his pragmatic approach and his district's constituents.

Brain Health & Consent As a Health Subcommittee member, emphasize the importance of federally supported medical research and the opportunity to solve brain health issues specific to the veteran community.

Claim Sharks Present this as a straightforward consumer protection issue to his Energy and Commerce committee role, safeguarding a vulnerable population from deceptive business practices.

Committees & Background: Education and the Workforce; Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: No military service; Father was a WWII veteran; district has a significant veteran population.

Community Care Reform Emphasize veteran choice and empowerment, aligning with his focus on individual opportunity, and highlight how it benefits constituents in his diverse suburban district.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his sense of fairness and earned benefits, highlighting how this injustice disproportionately affects career service members who are pillars of their communities.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health research to the long-term success of veterans, framing it as a necessary step to ensure they can fully participate in the workforce and society.

Claim Sharks Frame this issue as protecting veterans from exploitation, appealing to his focus on community strength and ensuring earned benefits go directly to the individual.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Budget

Veteran Connection: Represents all of Vermont's 42,000 veterans as the state's at-large representative.

Community Care Reform Stress that timely access to community care is an issue of healthcare equity for her constituents and a necessary component of the VA's budget.

Concurrent Receipt Connect concurrent receipt to her work on the Budget Committee, framing it as a necessary and just expenditure to provide economic stability for military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a Judiciary Committee member, urge her to champion legislation that protects the civil liberties and privacy of veterans participating in TBI and mental health studies.

Claim Sharks Appeal to her Judiciary Committee role by framing the fight against claim sharks as a legal and justice issue, requiring robust statutory authority to prosecute fraudulent actors.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee; Vice Chair, New Democrat Coalition

Veteran Connection: District includes tech-heavy suburbs and rural areas with a growing veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a member of the Ways and Means Committee, ensure community care provider reimbursement models are efficient and fair to maintain a robust network for veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a tax fairness issue for the Ways and Means Committee, ensuring military retirees receive the full benefits they earned without an unfair tax penalty.

Brain Health & Consent Engage the tech community in your district to support innovative approaches to veteran brain health while ensuring patient data and consent are paramount.

Claim Sharks Utilize your Ways and Means position to advocate for IRS and Treasury actions that penalize unaccredited actors charging exorbitant fees for claims assistance.

Committees & Background: Armed Services Committee; Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Veteran Connection: District is anchored by Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), one of the largest military installations in the country.

Community Care Reform Highlight the daily challenges faced by the thousands of veterans and transitioning service members at JBLM who rely on a responsive community care network to supplement VA services.

Concurrent Receipt As the representative for JBLM, be the leading advocate for concurrent receipt to ensure the financial security of the thousands of career military retirees in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Champion TBI and mental health initiatives on the Armed Services Committee as a readiness issue, ensuring soldiers at JBLM receive the best care and research opportunities.

Claim Sharks Work directly with leadership at JBLM to educate transitioning service members about the dangers of unaccredited claim sharks who aggressively target military communities.

Committees & Background: Ranking Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Member, Armed Services Committee

Veteran Connection: District includes Naval Station Everett and Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, with a high density of active duty, retirees, and veterans.

Community Care Reform Stress the importance of a reliable community care network for the thousands of active-duty, reserve, and veteran families tied to the naval installations in your district.

Concurrent Receipt As a senior Armed Services Committee member, champion concurrent receipt as a critical retention and quality-of-life issue for the career force stationed at NAS Whidbey and NS Everett.

Brain Health & Consent Connect brain health and TBI research to military readiness and the long-term well-being of service members, a core concern for the Armed Services Committee.

Claim Sharks Advocate for protecting the financial security of your district's many veterans and retirees by supporting legislation to stop unaccredited 'claim sharks' from targeting them.

Committees & Background: Agriculture Committee; Small Business Committee

Veteran Connection: District is largely rural with a significant veteran population and proximity to JBLM.

Community Care Reform Emphasize that robust and accessible community care is not a choice but a necessity for the rural veterans in your district who live hours from the nearest VA medical center.

Concurrent Receipt Highlight how concurrent receipt would provide a significant economic boost to veteran-owned small businesses and rural communities across Southwest Washington.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate for telehealth solutions and mobile clinics to bring cutting-edge brain health diagnostics and care to geographically isolated veterans in your district.

Claim Sharks Connect with veteran small business owners in your district to illustrate how claim sharks drain resources from local economies and harm vulnerable entrepreneurs.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Energy and Water); Chair, Western Caucus

Veteran Connection: District is vast and rural, including the Hanford Site and Yakima Training Center.

Community Care Reform As an appropriator, ensure VA funding models for community care adequately reimburse rural and critical access hospitals that serve veterans across Central Washington.

Concurrent Receipt As a conservative voice, frame concurrent receipt as fulfilling a sacred promise to our military and ending a government-imposed penalty on disabled veterans' earned retirement.

Brain Health & Consent Promote research into the connection between toxic exposures, like those at Hanford, and neurological conditions in veterans, ensuring informed consent is the standard.

Claim Sharks As Chair of the Western Caucus, lead the effort to protect rural veterans from predatory actors by supporting legislation that criminalizes unaccredited claims representation for profit.

Committees & Background: Chair, Energy and Commerce Committee (includes Health subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: District includes Fairchild Air Force Base and the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane.

Community Care Reform As Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, use your health subcommittee's oversight to ensure VA community care programs meet quality and access standards for Eastern Washington veterans.

Concurrent Receipt Advocate for concurrent receipt as a pro-family policy that provides financial stability for military families and disabled veterans in the Spokane area.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage your E&C Health Subcommittee leadership to champion NIH and VA research collaborations on TBI and PTSD, with a focus on establishing clear informed consent protocols.

Claim Sharks Use your committee's consumer protection jurisdiction to investigate and hold accountable predatory companies that target veterans online with misleading claims services.

Committees & Background: Appropriations Committee (Defense; Interior and Environment subcommittees)

Veteran Connection: District is home to Naval Base Kitsap, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and a large population of veterans and defense workers.

Community Care Reform As a key appropriator for defense, stress that a functional community care system is vital for the health of both veterans and the active-duty families supporting our national security mission in the Kitsap Peninsula.

Concurrent Receipt Use your position on the Defense Appropriations subcommittee to highlight how concurrent receipt improves financial readiness and morale for the career force and retirees in your district.

Brain Health & Consent Champion funding for DOD-VA partnerships focused on brain health to ensure a seamless transition of care and research for service members leaving the military, especially at Naval Base Kitsap.

Claim Sharks Engage the large population of federal workers and union members in your district to build a coalition against predatory claim sharks who undermine the VA-accredited system.

Committees & Background: Judiciary Committee; Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Immigration; Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus

Veteran Connection: District is urban, diverse, and includes the Seattle VA Medical Center.

Community Care Reform Frame reliable, high-quality community care as an equity issue, ensuring all veterans, regardless of background, have timely access to the healthcare they have earned.

Concurrent Receipt As a leader on economic justice, champion concurrent receipt as ending an unjust 'disabled veteran tax' and providing financial security to those who have sacrificed the most.

Brain Health & Consent Advocate through your Judiciary Committee role for policies that protect the privacy and civil liberties of veterans participating in sensitive brain health and genomic research.

Claim Sharks Position the fight against claim sharks as a social justice imperative, protecting a vulnerable population from exploitation, a core principle of the Progressive Caucus.

Committees & Background: Energy and Commerce Committee (Health subcommittee)

Veteran Connection: District spans from Seattle suburbs to rural central Washington, requiring diverse healthcare solutions.

Community Care Reform Leverage your background as a physician and your role on the Health subcommittee to scrutinize the quality and accessibility of the VA's community care network for your constituents.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a simple matter of fairness: ensuring that a veteran’s disability compensation does not diminish the retirement pay they earned over a career of service.

Brain Health & Consent As a physician on the E&C Health subcommittee, lead on requiring stringent informed consent standards for any veteran brain donation or TBI research programs.

Claim Sharks Utilize your medical and consumer protection bona fides to explain how unaccredited claim agents provide unqualified and often harmful advice, undermining veterans' health and financial well-being.

Committees & Background: Ranking Member, Armed Services Committee

Veteran Connection: District is diverse and includes significant portions of Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).

Community Care Reform As Ranking Member of HASC, emphasize that a seamless and effective community care system is fundamental to the promise we make to service members transitioning from active duty at JBLM.

Concurrent Receipt Continue to be a leading voice on HASC for full concurrent receipt, framing it as essential for long-term retention, readiness, and upholding our commitment to the all-volunteer force.

Brain Health & Consent Use your HASC leadership to ensure the DOD is a full partner with the VA in longitudinal research on TBI and brain health, creating a continuum of care from service to veteran status.

Claim Sharks As HASC Ranking Member, advocate for measures that protect service members from predatory financial schemes, including claim sharks that target them upon separation.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Financial Services

Veteran Connection: District is home to veteran-owned businesses and a significant veteran population in Kenosha and Racine counties.

Community Care Reform Frame community care as a market-based solution that offers veterans choice and competition, aligning with his Financial Services background.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize the financial hardship the current offset places on military retirees in his district, appealing to his focus on financial well-being.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss brain health initiatives as an investment in the human capital of our veteran workforce, a key concern for the financial services sector.

Claim Sharks Highlight how claim sharks undermine the financial stability of disabled veterans, directly connecting the issue to his committee's jurisdiction.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Appropriations

Veteran Connection: District includes the state capital, Madison, and the University of Wisconsin, a hub for medical research.

Community Care Reform As an appropriator, appeal to the need for sufficient funding to ensure the VA can effectively manage both community care and its internal systems.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as an issue of economic fairness and honoring promises made to military families, aligning with his progressive values.

Brain Health & Consent Highlight the opportunity for partnership with UW-Madison on federally funded brain health research to benefit both local institutions and veterans nationwide.

Claim Sharks Present legislation against claim sharks as a pro-consumer, anti-fraud measure that protects vulnerable constituents from exploitation.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Veteran Connection: Retired Navy SEAL with 26 years of service; district is rural with a high per-capita veteran population.

Community Care Reform As a combat veteran on the HVAC, ask him to lead efforts in ensuring community care meets the unique access challenges of rural veterans in his district.

Concurrent Receipt Engage him as a veteran-to-veteran to champion concurrent receipt as a fundamental issue of keeping faith with career service members.

Brain Health & Consent Leverage his personal understanding of combat-related health issues to advocate for veteran-led input on brain tissue donation and mental health policies.

Claim Sharks Urge him to use his HVAC position and personal experience to be a vocal champion for legislation that protects his fellow veterans from predatory claims practices.

Committees & Background: House Committee on Ways and Means

Veteran Connection: Represents Milwaukee, home to the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.

Community Care Reform Discuss how reliable community care access impacts the economic stability of veteran families, a key concern for her Ways and Means committee work.

Concurrent Receipt Frame concurrent receipt as a tax fairness issue, as the current system unfairly reduces the earned retirement pay of military veterans.

Brain Health & Consent Emphasize the connection between untreated brain health conditions and long-term economic challenges for veterans, linking the issue to her committee's focus.

Claim Sharks Leverage her Ways and Means position to advocate for IRS and Treasury involvement in tracking and prosecuting unaccredited agents who prey on veterans' benefits.

Committees & Background: House Committee on the Judiciary

Veteran Connection: Veteran, U.S. Army Reserve (Lieutenant Colonel, Ret.)

Community Care Reform Discuss the importance of a strong community care network to support the readiness of National Guard and Reserve members in his suburban district.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his own status as a retired Army Reserve officer to co-sponsor legislation that ensures all military retirees receive their full earned pay.

Brain Health & Consent As a Judiciary member, engage on the legal and ethical frameworks required for consent in veteran brain health research programs.

Claim Sharks Leverage his Judiciary Committee assignment to champion the legal and criminal penalty aspects of legislation targeting predatory claim sharks.

Committees & Background: House Committee on the Budget; House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Veteran Connection: District has a strong manufacturing base that employs many veterans and a significant rural veteran population.

Community Care Reform Frame community care oversight as a key budget and accountability issue, ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent effectively on veteran healthcare.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to his role on the Budget Committee by providing data on how concurrent receipt would boost local economies through increased retiree spending.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss brain health as a workforce issue, where proper care ensures veterans can remain productive members of his district's manufacturing economy.

Claim Sharks Engage him through his Oversight role to investigate and expose predatory practices by unaccredited companies targeting veterans.

Committees & Background: House Committee on the Judiciary

Veteran Connection: Represents a vast, rural northern Wisconsin district where access to care is a primary concern.

Community Care Reform Highlight how robust community care is the only viable option for providing timely healthcare to the geographically dispersed veterans in his rural district.

Concurrent Receipt Emphasize that for rural military retirees, receiving their full concurrent pay is essential for financial stability in areas with fewer economic opportunities.

Brain Health & Consent Discuss how telehealth and community partnerships are vital for delivering brain health services to veterans in the geographically large and rural 7th district.

Claim Sharks As a Judiciary Committee member, urge him to support legislation creating strong legal penalties for unaccredited entities that defraud rural veterans.

Committees & Background: House Armed Services Committee; House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Note: Resigned April 2024)

Veteran Connection: Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Officer; district includes Green Bay and has strong military ties.

Community Care Reform Strategy for Successor: Emphasize that strong community care is vital for the large veteran population in Northeast Wisconsin and a matter of national readiness.

Concurrent Receipt Strategy for Successor: Position concurrent receipt as a core promise to the military families that form the backbone of the patriotic Green Bay-area community.

Brain Health & Consent Strategy for Successor: Connect advanced brain health research to national security, ensuring the long-term health of the all-volunteer force and intelligence community.

Claim Sharks Strategy for Successor: Urge them to continue the district's tradition of strong veteran advocacy by co-sponsoring legislation to protect local heroes from financial scams.

Committees & Background: Ways and Means Committee; Education and the Workforce Committee.

Veteran Connection: Represents a district with a very high concentration of veterans and military families.

Community Care Reform We ask for your Ways and Means Committee support in ensuring Community Care reimbursement models work for the rural providers serving WV-01's numerous veterans.

Concurrent Receipt From your position on the Ways and Means Committee, advocate for the tax fairness of concurrent receipt, ensuring our district's disabled military retirees are no longer forced to forfeit their earned retirement pay.

Brain Health & Consent Please help us advance legislation that protects our veterans by mandating informed consent for VA research and expands access to innovative brain health treatments for those in your district.

Claim Sharks Please help us protect the finances of WV-01 veterans by supporting legislation that criminalizes the predatory practices of unaccredited claim consultants targeting VA disability benefits.

Committees & Background: Background as West Virginia State Treasurer; Grandson of former Governor and WWII veteran Arch A. Moore Jr.

Veteran Connection: Grandfather was a decorated WWII Army veteran and POW; Represents a state and district with a profound respect for military service.

Community Care Reform Leveraging your background as State Treasurer, we urge you to champion fiscally responsible Community Care reforms that expand provider networks and cut wait times for veterans in your district.

Concurrent Receipt As a new member with a financial background, please support ending the unjust 'veterans tax' by cosponsoring concurrent receipt legislation to correct this financial inequity for military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent In honor of your grandfather's service, please support legislation that strengthens protections and mandates informed consent for veterans participating in VA brain health studies.

Claim Sharks Using your expertise as State Treasurer, help us safeguard veterans' earned benefits by supporting legislation that holds unaccredited, predatory claim agencies financially and legally accountable.

Committees & Background: Judiciary; Natural Resources; Lawyer

Veteran Connection: Represents the entire state, which has a high veteran population and F.E. Warren AFB.

Community Care Reform Stress how community care is a lifeline for her rural constituents, ensuring the VA provides timely access and reimbursement to local providers across Wyoming's vast landscape.

Concurrent Receipt Appeal to her as the sole representative for all of Wyoming, framing concurrent receipt as a matter of earned compensation and a promise kept to the state's many military retirees.

Brain Health & Consent As a lawyer on the Judiciary Committee, emphasize the legal and ethical necessity of informed consent in research to protect the rights of veterans dealing with complex brain health issues.

Claim Sharks Urge her to champion this issue through her Judiciary Committee assignment, focusing on the illegal practice of law and fraudulent schemes targeting disabled veterans in Wyoming.

VFW Legislative Action Directory

Lisa Murkowski

Tommy Tuberville

Katie Britt

John Boozman

Tom Cotton

Mark Kelly

Kyrsten Sinema

Alex Padilla

Laphonza Butler

Michael F. Bennet

John W. Hickenlooper

Richard Blumenthal

Chris Murphy

Chris Coons

Lisa Blunt Rochester

Marco Rubio

Rick Scott

Jon Ossoff

Raphael Warnock

Brian Schatz

Mazie Hirono

Chuck Grassley

Joni Ernst

Mike Crapo

James Risch

Dick Durbin

Tammy Duckworth

Todd Young

Mike Braun

Jerry Moran

Roger Marshall

Mitch McConnell

Rand Paul

Bill Cassidy

John Kennedy

Elizabeth Warren

Ed Markey

Ben Cardin

Chris Van Hollen

Susan Collins

Angus King

Gary Peters

Elissa Slotkin

Amy Klobuchar

Josh Hawley

Eric Schmitt

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Jon Tester

Steve Daines

Thom Tillis

John Hoeven

Kevin Cramer

Deb Fischer

Pete Ricketts

Jeanne Shaheen

Maggie Hassan

Cory A. Booker

Martin Heinrich

Ben Ray Luján

Catherine Cortez Masto

Jacky Rosen

Charles E. Schumer

Kirsten Gillibrand

Sherrod Brown

James Lankford

Markwayne Mullin

Ron Wyden

Jeff Merkley

Bob Casey Jr.

John Fetterman

Jack Reed

Sheldon Whitehouse

Lindsey Graham

Tim Scott

John Thune

Marsha Blackburn

Bill Hagerty

John Cornyn

Ted Cruz