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CVA Urges WI Legislature to Fast Track Prevailing Wage Repeal

Madison, WI – Today the Wisconsin state Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform will hold a public hearing on repealing the prevailing wage.   Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) Policy Director Dan Caldwell issued the following statement: “The prevailing wage isn’t good for veterans or anyone else in the state besides union bosses. These… Read more »

TN Legislature Used Veterans as Prop to Approve Massive Tax Increase

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 »

CVA Statement on Signing of Choice Act Extension

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 »

CVA Drops Anti-EFI Direct Mail

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 »

Tennessee Senate Still Using Veterans as Front to Raise Taxes

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 »

CVA Applauds Wisconsin Legislators for Pursuing Prevailing Wage Repeal

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 »

DC VA Director Moved, but Retained After Putting Veterans in “Imminent Danger”

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 »