U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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The United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs is responsible for dealing with matters related to veterans.
Members
The Committee is chaired by Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho. The ranking Democrat is Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii. The members of the Committee are:
- Larry Craig (R-Idaho), Chairman
- Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania)
- Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas)
- Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina)
- Richard Burr (R-North Carolina)
- John Ensign (R-Nevada)
- John Thune (R-South Dakota)
- Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia)
- Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Ranking Member
- Jay Rockefeller (D-West Virginia)
- James Jeffords (I-Vermont)
- Patty Murray (D-Washington)
- Barack Obama (D-Illinois
- Ken Salazar (D-Colorado)
Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 1971-present
- Vance Hartke (D-IN) 1971-1977
- Alan Cranston (D-CA) 1977-1981
- Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) 1981-1987
- Alan Cranston (D-CA) 1987-1993
- Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) 1993-1995
- Alan K. Simpson (R-WY) 1995-1997
- Arlen Specter (R-PA) 1997-2001
- Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) 2001
- Arlen Specter (R-PA) 2001
- Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) 2001-2003
- Arlen Specter (R-PA) 2003-2005
- Larry Craig (R-ID)) 2005-present