Congressional Military Family Caucus

Meeting with First Lady Michelle Obama

Meeting with First Lady Michelle Obama

In 2009, I joined with Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) in a bipartisan way to found the Congressional Military Family Caucus. The goal of the Caucus is to bring together Members of Congress, Administration officials, and service members and their families in a common purpose to draw attention to the needs of military families and advocate legislative ideas on their behalf.

During the 112th Congress, the Caucus is addressing critical issues that uniquely challenge military families with a particular focus on mental health, Wounded Warrior support, homeless veterans, health care and education.

Releases

McMorris Rodgers Hosts Military Spouse Roundtable at Fairchild Air Force Base (Aug. 2012)

McMorris Rodgers and Bishop Bring Together Service Members, Veterans and Families in Successful Military Family Summit (Jun. 2012)

McMorris Rodgers & Co-Chairs of Military Family Caucus Join Blue Star Families for Release of Military Family Lifestyle Survey (May 2012)

McMorris Rodgers Attends Key Pentagon Briefing on Military Spouse Employment (Feb. 2012)

McMorris Rodgers & Bishop Host Successful Military Family Summit (Dec. 2011)

McMorris Rodgers & Bishop Host First Military Family Summit at Fairchild Air Force Base (Oct. 2011)

McMorris Rodgers Receives Military Spouse Award (May 2011)

Reps. McMorris Rodgers & Bishop Kick Off Congressional Military Family Caucus for 112th Congress(Feb. 2011)

Rep. McMorris Rodgers Attends Successful White House Briefing on Military Families (Jan. 2011)

Rep. McMorris Rodgers Speaks At Joint Senate and House Military Family Caucus Event (Sep. 2010)

Reps. McMorris Rodgers & Bishop Host MFC Briefing Examining Impact of Deployment on Military Families (Jun. 2010)

Reps. McMorris Rodgers & Bishop Host Successful Military Spouse Summit (Apr. 2010)

Op-Eds

Meeting our Obligation to America’s Military Families (The Hill, Dec. 2011)

Meeting our Obligation to Eastern Washington’s Military Families (Weeklies, Oct. 2011)

Military Families Deserve Our Support (Roll Call, Mar. 2011)

Videos

Welcome to Military Family Summit (Dec. 2011)

Military Families Briefing (June 2010)

Spouse Summit Closing Remarks (April 2010)

Caucus Kick-Off Event (Feb. 2010)

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