We convened the bipartisan Fixing Veterans Health Care Taskforce which proposed a series of policy proposals, collectively titled the Veterans Independence Act, that would put Veteran’s at the center of the VA health care system.
The inability to quickly fire even the worst VA employee is a major impediment to eliminating the VA’s toxic culture. Despite VA Secretary receiving the power to fire senior executives in 2014 it has not been aggressively used and more pressure must applied to see the changes our veteran’s need.
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Many respected military leaders like Admiral Mike Mullen and General James Mattis agree that our growing national debt is the greatest long-term national security threat facing our country.
CVA believes that we must reform our unsustainable entitlement programs (Social Security, Medicare, etc.) and pass budgets with a path to balance in order to begin to get our national debt under control.
With over 20 million veterans and over 60 million americans in military families we have the numbers and respect of our fellow citizens to make a difference.
For too long, veterans have been given short shrift when compared to Washington’s special interests, but unlike special interests veterans don’t want a handout or a special exemption in a law—they want to ensure that the freedom and prosperity they served to defend is preserved and perpetuated.
Tens of thousands of our service men and women still do not receive their ballots in time – or at all – in order to vote in an election.
We advocate for stronger laws to ensure that our active duty military personnel are able to exercise their right to vote.