Sens. Merkley, Wyden Join Murray in Letter to VA Secretary Urging End Discrimination Against Same-Sex Spouses
July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release and letter on July 18, 2022:
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough pressing for answers and immediate action to ensure same-sex veteran couples have access to the full scope of spousal benefits they are owed.
"Each of our veterans and their spouses . . .
Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today joined Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) in a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough pressing for answers and immediate action to ensure same-sex veteran couples have access to the full scope of spousal benefits they are owed.
"Each of our veterans and their spouses . . .