Military Veterans in Congress & Administration

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Military Veterans in the US House of Representatives in the 115th Congress. Currently there are 80 Members in the U.S. House of Representatives who are Veterans.
Listed by name here:
http://veterans.house.gov/resources-f...

"At the beginning of the 115th Congress, there were 102 Members (18.8% of the total membership) who had served or were serving in the military, 1 more than at the beginning of the 114th Congress (101 Members), but 6 fewer than at the beginning of the 113th Congress (108 Members). According to lists compiled by CQ, the House currently has 82 veterans (including 2 female Members, as well as 1 Delegate); the Senate has 20 veterans, including 2 women. These Members served in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and combat or peacekeeping missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo, as well as during times of peace. Nine House Members and one Senator are still serving in the reserves, and six House Members are still serving in the National Guard. All of the female veterans are combat veterans."
from "Membership of the 115th Congress: A Profile, " by Jennifer E. Manning, Senior Research Librarian, March 13, 2017.
Congressional Research Service, 7-5700, http://www.crs.gov; R44762
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R44762.pdf

Trump's Cabinet Stacked With Advisers Who Have Military Ties
Townhall Columnists Debra J. Saunders
Posted: Apr 11, 2017 12:01 AM
"One-third -- or eight out of 24 -- of Trump's Cabinet-level picks have served in the military.

"The list includes departments -- Defense, Homeland Security, National Intelligence and CIA -- where defense expertise would be expected. But Trump also has found veterans to head other agencies.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was a Navy SEAL. Energy Secretary Rick Perry flew C-130 cargo planes in the Air Force. Attorney General Jeff Sessions served in the Army Reserves. Trump's would-be Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue -- who along with Trump's picks as labor secretary and U.S. trade representative has not been confirmed -- was an Air Force captain."

"Governor Perdue and I had a substantive conversation on subjects ranging from the importance of Illinois agriculture to the strength of our nation to how we can help Veterans enter or return to farming so they can work the land they fought to protect," said Senator Duckworth. "If confirmed, I hope that Governor Perdue will support key programs like SNAP, expand access to broadband and maintain investments in renewable energy. I also hope Governor Perdue will help our nation’s continued expansion of trade with Cuba so American businesses and farmers in Illinois can benefit. I invited Governor Perdue to visit some of Illinois’s corn and soybean farms with me so he can witness firsthand the essential role Midwestern farmers play in the state economy and our nation’s economy at large." --
https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/cont...

("The only incumbent veteran from either war to lose Tuesday was Illinois Republican Sen. Mark Kirk, who served a series of two-week reserve deployments in Afghanistan. He lost his Senate seat to Democratic Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down over Iraq in 2004." -- http://www.militarytimes.com/articles... )


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