TUESDAY HEARING TO FOCUS ON VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

March 3, 2006

(Washington, DC) Chairman Larry Craig announced today that the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will hold a hearing on Tuesday, March 7, to receive testimony from the national leadership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW).

The hearing is part of series of on-going meetings the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee is holding with national veterans groups to listen to their concerns and receive their advice on legislative issues.

Tuesday’s hearing will be webcast live, and archived for viewing later, at http://veterans.senate.gov. They may also be audiocast – during the hearings only – on C-SPAN’s hearings website, located at http://www.capitolhearings.org.

The hearing will be held in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, starting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern.

Mr. James R. Mueller, Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, accompanied by:

• William Bradshaw, Director, National Veterans Service

• Robert E. Wallace, Executive Director

• Dennis Cullinan, Director, National Legislative Service

• Dewey M. Riehn, Chairman, National Legislative Service

Larry Scott