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Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and House VA Committee Ranking Member Announce Facebook Live Event to Discuss Priorities for Veterans

June 12, 2020
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
June 12, 2020
CONTACT: press@IAVA.org

IAVA CEO Jeremy Butler and Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) will Answer Questions from Veterans on COVID Challenges, Legislation, Other Priorities

Washington, DC – Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) CEO Jeremy Butler will be joined by Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN) for a Facebook Live video conference on Wednesday, June 17th. During the video conference, Dr. Roe and Butler will address support for changing the VA motto, highlight important legislation in Congress, and discuss IAVA’s big 6 priorities during COVID-19 and initiatives such as the organization’s Quick Reaction Force (QRF).

To RSVP, please email IAVAmedia@ROKKsolutions.com.

Featuring: 

WHO:            Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-TN), Ranking Member, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Jeremy Butler, CEO, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)

WHAT:         Facebook Live Event

WHEN:        June 17th, 2020 at 4:30 PM EST

WHERE:     Click here for the link for the Facebook Live event

Jeremy Butler serves as IAVA’s Chief Executive Officer. Jeremy joined IAVA with 15+ years of experience providing substantive and strategic counsel to leaders in high-profile government and private sector offices, to include the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security. He is a graduate of Knox College and the U.S. Naval War College where he received a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. He is a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy Reserve. Butler regularly contributes to Fox News, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, and other mainstream and military media outlets. Butler is also a Commander in the Navy Reserves with nearly 20 years of uniformed service.

Founded by an Iraq veteran in 2004, IAVA is the non-partisan leader in advocacy, public awareness and 1-on-1 care management and peer support. We organize locallydrive historic impacts nationally and fight for over 400,000 veterans and their allies nationwide. If a veteran or their family is in need of assistance now, please reach out to IAVA’s Quick Reaction Force at quickreactionforce.org or 1-855-91RAPID (855-917-2743) to be connected promptly with a veteran care manager who will assist you.

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