Featured Articles
Matthew's hard work on Veterans issues has been documented in the press numerous times. Scroll through the below featured publications for a small sampling of his efforts through the Legion and beyond.
Legionnaires rally in DC before storming the Hill
“We are 100 percent opposed to privatization,” Shuman told the Legionnaires, warning them that some legislation now in Congress “calls for just that.”
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Appeals modernization, Choice Program & cannabis research: A look at the 115th Congress
Members of the 115th Congress of the United States were sworn into office Jan. 3 and immediately went to work, passing two pieces of legislation related to veterans health care. Matthew Shuman, the newly named director of The American Legion's Legislative Division, believes that's only the start for this session of Congress.
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2016 Boys Nation - Day 2
The 2016 American Legion Boys Nation senators are sworn into office and vote on the offices of president pro tempore and senate secretary.
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115th Congress filled with significant wins for veterans
The 115th Congress has ended and leaves a legacy of successfully passing significant legislation that impacts America’s veterans. The American Legion played a key role in ensuring several of these pieces of legislation passed through Congress by advocating on behalf of America’s veterans and servicemembers.
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Vets groups vow to pressure Congress into following through on hard-won legislation
“We want to ensure that the VA, which was designed at first as an all-male care facility, is beginning to modernize its footprint for veterans,” said Matthew Shuman, the American Legion's national legislative director.
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Featured‘The Shot Glass Heard 'Round the World’ — A Celebration of Pride
“I think that for the people in the U.S. and at The American Legion who may not be exposed to this, I try to live that Pride to show them I'm a professional, in a bowtie, in my Legion cap, talking about all the issues that are important to our nation's veterans.”
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Tribute to Matthew Shuman — Proceedings and Debates of the 116th Congress
MR. ISAKSON: Mr. President, today I am proud to recognize in the Record the American Legion's director of the national legislative division, Matthew Shuman, who has a long record of service to our Nation's veterans.
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Congress Is Too Cheap to Give Veterans the Benefits They Demand
“There's a lot of autonomy held by the VA and the administration to implement these programs, and there are a lot of wrong turns that could take place” said Matthew Shuman, legislative director of the group American Legion.
Read More at Vice »