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CVA on Senator Moran’s confirmation as Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee

ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Executive Director Nate Anderson issued the following statement upon news of Senator Jerry Moran’s confirmation as Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee: “Throughout his time in office and during his eight years on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Senator Moran has demonstrated a dedication to upholding policies that … Read more »

CVA on President Trump’s remarks following Iran attacks

ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned veterans for America Senior Advisor and Iraq War veteran, Dan Caldwell, released this statement following President Trump’s address to the nation following the Iranian ballistic missile attack on bases housing American troops in Iraq: “We urge President Trump to avoid an unnecessary war with Iran and to follow through on his stated desire… Read more »

CVA on retirement of Rep. Mark Meadows

ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Executive Director Nate Anderson issued the following statement upon news that Representative Mark Meadows will retire from Congress at the end of his term: “On behalf of Concerned Veterans for America’s activists across the country, I want to thank Representative Meadows for his leadership in Congress on behalf of our… Read more »

CVA on potential drawdown of troops from Afghanistan

ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Executive Director Nate Anderson issued the following statement upon reports of the potential withdrawal of roughly 4,000 troops from Afghanistan:   “President Trump has been right in the past to call for a U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and bringing 4,000 troops home to their families is an important step toward that… Read more »

CVA Statement on FY2020 NDAA Conference Report

Veterans group criticizes NDAA for passing the buck on war and peace   ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America Executive Director Nate Anderson issued the following statement in response to the FY2020 NDAA Conference Report: “For too long, Congress has abandoned its duty to approve sending Americans to war. Unfortunately, this NDAA does nothing to restore… Read more »

CVA Statement on House hearing: “U.S. Policy in Syria and the Broader Region”

ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America Senior Advisor Dan Caldwell issued the following statement ahead of the House Armed Services Committee Hearing on U.S. policy in Syria:   “A continued American presence in Syria would do more harm than good. We have accomplished our primary objective of intervention in Syria by destroying ISIS’s territorial caliphate, and… Read more »

CVA on ‘Lessons Learned’ interviews

Veterans group responds to report showing ‘U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign’   ARLINGTON, Va.—In response to a bombshell investigative report from the Washington Post showing “senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign, making rosy… Read more »