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CVA on NDAA: Lawmakers miss the mark again

Veterans advocacy group slams Congress for failure to include critical war powers reforms in NDAA, condemns skyrocketing topline budget increase   ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) on Wednesday weighed in on the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2023. The group condemned Congress for continuing to put the U.S. on an… Read more »

CVA SUPPORTS RESOLUTION TO AUDIT U.S. AID TO UKRAINE

American veterans group calls for robust audit of taxpayer funds sent to Ukraine since start of conflict    ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) on Tuesday urged passage of H.Res. 1482, a resolution to audit congressionally appropriated funds to Ukraine. CVA Deputy Director John Byrnes had this to say about the resolution to audit aid funding sent to Ukraine:  … Read more »

CVA names new senior coalitions director

Jason Beardsley joins grassroots veterans advocacy group as senior coalitions director   ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) on Friday announced Jason Beardsley will join the organization as senior coalitions advisor, working alongside the premier veterans’ advocacy organization to remove barriers for veterans and to create a better U.S. foreign policy for all Americans.  Beardsley,… Read more »

CVA JOINS COALITION URGING LAWMAKERS NOT TO USE LAME-DUCK SESSION TO RUSH ANOTHER MASSIVE UKRAINIAN AID PACKAGE

Veterans group and influential organizations call for debate, standalone vote on additional aid to Ukraine in new Congress    ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) and other prominent policy groups sent a letter on Tuesday urging Congress not to use the upcoming lame-duck session to push through another massive aid package to Ukraine. Reports indicate… Read more »

CVA on ‘accelerated’ Ukraine NATO membership application

Veterans group opposes Ukrainian NATO membership   ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America on Friday responded to reports of Ukraine sending its formal application for NATO membership. If approved, NATO membership for Ukraine would effectively commit the United States to direct combat in the ongoing war against a nuclear-armed Russia. CVA Senior Advisor Dan Caldwell, had… Read more »

CVA SLAMS BIDEN, LAWMAKERS FOR SENDING BILLIONS MORE IN AID TO UKRAINE

Veterans group condemns continuous blank checks to Ukraine and wealthy European countries   ARLINGTON, Va.—New reports indicate Congress will include an additional $12 billion in new military and economic aid to Ukraine in the upcoming continuing resolution. The request would be on top of the roughly $54 billion in U.S. aid to Ukraine Congress has already authorized… Read more »

NEW POLL: AMERICANS WANT WEALTHY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES TO STEP UP IN UKRAINE, WARY OF AMERICAN MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN CONFLICT

Majority of Americans want Biden administration to prioritize domestic issues and oppose more American military involvement around the world   ARLINGTON, Va.—In conjunction with YouGov, Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) on Thursday released the results of a new poll of the American public’s attitudes on foreign policy and the war between Russia and Ukraine. More… Read more »