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Arlington, VA – Last week, Governor Haslam’s $355 million gas tax increase was approved by both branches of the Tennessee state legislature. The Senate version of the bill still includes a property tax relief for veterans, which was used to help the image of the wildly unpopular measure. Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Executive Director Mark… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Today President Trump signed a reauthorization and extension of the Veterans Choice Act, which was passed by the Senate earlier this month. Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Executive Director Mark Lucas attended the signing ceremony. Lucas issued the following statement: “President Trump is upholding the promises he made to veterans and we… Read more »
Tallahassee, FL – Today Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is launching a direct mail campaign urging state Senators in Florida to follow the House’s lead and reject corporate welfare this session. The move is a nod to Enterprise Florida, a corporate welfare program that uses taxpayer dollars to pay out special interests. “We don’t make… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Facing backlash for using veterans as pawns in a gas tax fight, the Tennessee state House has removed the veterans’ property tax relief amendment from Governor Bill Haslam’s $355 million gas tax increase proposal. The Tennessee state Senate has not followed suit and is refusing to consider veterans’ property tax relief in… Read more »
Milwaukee, WI – After legislators took prevailing wage repeal language out of the Wisconsin state budget proposal, two state legislators are circulating pieces of legislation that would repeal the prevailing wage. State Representative Rob Hutton and state Senator Leah Vukmir plan to introduce the bills soon. Earlier this week, Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) released web… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Today the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued an alert that patients at the VA facility in Washington DC are in imminent danger. Shortly thereafter, the VA removed the DC VA director from the position and temporarily assigned him to administrative duties. According to… Read more »
Arlington, VA – Today, Department of Veterans (VA) Secretary Shulkin released a new tool which, if implemented properly, will make patient wait times and quality of care available to veterans who use the VA for care. Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Executive Director Mark Lucas issued the following statement: “It’s refreshing to see the VA… Read more »
