Events last week in the Middle East have placed veterans and their issues front and center; Now as ever, veterans and their families need answers.

The Veterans National Recovery Center (VNRC) announces “Veterans’ Moment of Truth” featuring 2 civic events:  Presidential Open Forum (VETPOF) & the Iowa Senate Debate.  Topics will be generally veterans, defense and foreign policy.  The “Veterans’ Moment of Truth” will be held at the Historic Five Flags Theater, 405 Main Street, Dubuque, Iowa on January 11, 2020.  All active presidential & Iowa senatorial candidates have been invited.

Doors open at 8:30am; A US Presidential Candidate will appear at 9:00am; Iowa’s US Senate Debate will run from 10am – 12:00pm.  More US Presidential Candidates and campaigns will follow.

Attendance is FREE; Requesting courteous priority be given to veterans and their families.
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VETPOF
Each candidate attending will be given 45 minutes on stage which will include opening comments, a short standard set of common questions, and then questions submitted by members of the audience.

The Veterans National Recovery Center (VNRC) in collaboration with local veterans organizations formally invited the following presidential candidates to appear at the VETPOF:

• Joe Biden (D) Former Vice President and Senator of Delaware
• Michael Bloomberg (D) Former New York City Mayor
• Cory Booker (D) Senator of New Jersey
• Pete Buttigieg (D) Mayor of South Bend, Indiana
• John Delaney (D) Former Representative of Maryland
• Tulsi Gabbard (D) Representative of Hawaii
• Rocky De La Fuente (R) American Businessman
• Amy Klobuchar (D)* Senator of Minnesota
• Deval Patrick (R) Former Massachusetts Governor
• Bernie Sanders (D)* Senator of Vermont
• Tom Steyer (D) Billionaire financier and liberal activist
• Donald Trump (R) President
• Joe Walsh (R) Former Tea Party congressman and conservative radio show host
• Elizabeth Warren (D)* Senator of Massachusetts
• William “Bill” Weld (R) Former Governor of Massachusetts
• Marianne Williamson (D) Motivational speaker, author, and friend of Oprah Winfrey
• Andrew Yang (D) Entrepreneur
  
  

* If involved in impeachment trial, candidates may send a surrogate

IOWA SENATE DEBATE**

This is a debate format.  Senators will be given questions ranging from veterans affairs generally to defense and foreign policy.

The Veterans National Recovery Center (VNRC) in collaboration with local veterans organizations formally invited the following Iowa senatorial candidates to appear:

• Michael Franken, retired U.S. Navy officer and former aide to U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy
• Kimberly Graham, child advocate and attorney
• Theresa Greenfield, real estate broker and candidate for Iowa’s 3rd congressional district in 2018
• Eddie Mauro, businessman, teacher, and candidate for Iowa’s 3rd congressional district in 2018
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**Joni Ernst runs as the uncontested incumbent of the Republican Party.

This will be the only veterans-exclusive event prior to the February 3 Iowa Precinct Caucuses.