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Arlington, VA — Today Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is releasing a new poll on veterans health care which shows 98% of veterans favor giving veterans more health care choice outside of the VA’s existing medical system. The poll also shows that 92% of veterans think it is very or extremely important that lawmakers in Washington improve the way health care is provided… Read more »
Albuquerque, NM – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is launching a new digital ad campaign urging citizens to voice their opposition to a new rule which would force citizens to report what causes they support to the New Mexico state government. The group is directing people to a digital tool which allows them to submit official public comments to the Secretary… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is launching a campaign to hold Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN), ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, accountable for standing in the way of emergency funding for the Veterans Choice Program as the program was facing an urgent budget shortfall. Walz voted against a common-sense, fiscally responsible solution to funding the… Read more »
Arlington, VA — Tonight the Senate passed a bill providing the Veterans Choice Program — which is facing an urgent budget shortfall — with emergency funding for the next six months. The measure passed the House unanimously earlier this week. The bill includes some commonsense budget offsets and changes in the hiring process for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). However, the… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Today the Senate voted to approve Kevin Newsom to serve on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. As one of President Trump’s nominees for the lower court, Newsom will now serve his lifetime appointment to the nation’s second-highest court. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Newsom served as Alabama’s Solicitor General for five… Read more »
Arlington, VA — Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Policy Director Dan Caldwell issued the following statement on the “Forever” GI Bill: “The new GI Bill addresses the current gaps in the program and expands accessibility in a fiscally responsible manner, ensuring that these resources will be available for generations of veterans to come. The bill has passed the House unanimously and there is no… Read more »
Arlington, VA — Brandon Coleman, a whistleblower from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Phoenix, has accepted a job at VA headquarters in the new Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection. Coleman, a Marine Veteran, was retaliated against after speaking up about problems at the Phoenix VA which may have been contributing to veterans’ suicides. At the time, Coleman… Read more »
