United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

The United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs is a committee of the United States Senate . He is responsible for the interests of the US veterans .

Members of the 114th Congress

Johnny Isakson, the current committee chair

Chairman of the 114th Congress , the Republican Johnny Isakson , ranking highest opposition member ( Ranking Member ) of Democrat Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut . Both are veterans themselves.

majority	minority
Johnny Isakson , Georgia; Chairman Jerry Moran , Kansas John Boozman , Arkansas Dean Heller , Nevada Bill Cassidy , Louisiana Mike Rounds , South Dakota Thom Tillis , North Carolina Dan Sullivan , Alaska	Richard Blumenthal , Connecticut; Ranking member Patty Murray , Washington Sherrod Brown , Ohio Jon Tester , Montana Bernie Sanders , Vermont Mazie Hirono , Hawaii Joe Manchin , West Virginia

Former Chair

Surname	Political party	Country	Years
Vance Hartke	Democratic Party	Indiana	1971-1977
Alan Cranston	Democratic Party	California	1977-1981
Alan K. Simpson	Republican Party	Wyoming	1981-1985
Frank Murkowski	Republican Party	Alaska	1985-1987
Alan Cranston	Democratic Party	California	1987-1993
Jay Rockefeller	Democratic Party	West Virginia	1993-1995
Alan K. Simpson	Republican Party	Wyoming	1995-1997
Arlen Specter	Republican Party	Pennsylvania	1997-2001
Jay Rockefeller	Democratic Party	West Virginia	2001-2003
Arlen Specter	Republican Party	Pennsylvania	2003-2005
Larry Craig	Republican Party	Idaho	2005-2007
Daniel Akaka	Democratic Party	Hawaii	2007-2011
Patty Murray	Democratic Party	Washington	2011-2013
Bernie Sanders	independently	Vermont	2013-2015

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