Arlington, VA — Today Senator Al Franken (D-MN) announced that he will not return a blue slip indicating he is comfortable with the Senate Judiciary Committee considering 8th Circuit Court nominee David Stras. Sen. Franken has been withholding his blue slip and delaying Stras’ confirmation process for months. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is also withholding her blue slip. Stras clerked… 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 – Today Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is releasing web ads targeted at Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Al Franken (D-MN), urging them to support the VA Accountability First Act of 2017. Both Klobuchar and Franken have cosponsored similar legislation in the past. “How many more veterans will die waiting for care at… Read more »
Minneapolis, MN – Today Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is launching a new campaign urging Minnesota representatives to support the newly-introduced VA Accountability First Act of 2017. The group is releasing web ads targeted at the constituents of Rep. Walz (D-MN), Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), and Rep. Rick Nolan (D-MN), asking them to call their elected… Read more »