2025 Spring Washington Conference Invitation Letter
Greetings Oregon VFW Department Officers, District Commanders, Auxiliary Friends, and Others,
I'm writing to ensure you know about the upcoming Spring Washington Conference to be held in Washington, DC March 1 - 6. Please share this information with your Post and Auxiliary members. The core dates for most folks are March 3 - 5. During this time, those attending will have a briefing about VFW national legislative priorities, an opportunity to participate in visits to the offices for Oregon's Senators and Representatives, and a chance to witness live testimony of VFW Commander-in-Chief Lipphardt before Congress on the 5th. I'm attaching the Agenda, which is draft and therefore subject to change. Most attendees will be staying at the
Hyatt Regency Crystal City.
As your Department National Legislative Representative, I am actively working to set up visits to Oregon's elected delegation on March 3-5. It's important that I have an accurate idea of who will be joining us for each visit, so if you do plan to attend the conference, please let me know as soon as you can at
tonyandcathy@outlook.com, or by texting or calling me at 503-964-0822.
Please review
the agenda and plan your travel accordingly. Note that the Voice of Democracy Parade of Winners is scheduled for the night of March 3rd at 6:00 PM, and I hope you join me at that special event.
Best Regards,
Anthony "Tony" Barber
Legislative Priorities
The location of our Washington, D.C., office allows us to monitor all legislation affecting veterans, alert VFW membership to key legislation under consideration and to actively lobby Congress and the administration on veterans' issues. National Legislative Service establishes the VFW's legislative priorities and advocates on veterans' behalf. By testifying at congressional committee hearings and interacting with congressional members, the VFW has played an instrumental role in nearly every piece of veterans' legislation passed since the beginning of the 20th century. Everything we do on Capitol Hill is with the VFW’s Priority Goals and veterans' well-being in mind. With the strength of the more than 1.4 million members of the VFW and its Auxiliary, our voice on Capitol Hill cannot be ignored!
Among the VFW's most recent and important legislative victories was expanding college education benefits for military service members with the signing of the Forever GI Bill, and ensuring America's service members and veterans receive the care they deserve - whenever and wherever they need it - by passing the VA MISSION Act.
Current Legislative Priorities can be found here
