Has the Department of Veterans Affairs come a long way toward providing better care for veterans? Absolutely. But that doesn’t mean serious problems don’t persist. The VA is still not reliably tracking veterans’ wait times, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). This assessment comes five years after the Phoenix VA scandal erupted, informing the… Read more »
In the last 10 years, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget has more than doubled, reaching nearly $200 billion. Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked that if the debt limit is raised and federal spending levels increase, the treasury must provide another $22 billion to transfer to the VA. That extra spending was supposedly… Read more »
As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to grow, it’s becoming clearer that Congress needs to take back its constitutional responsibilities around war and peace and rigorously debate where, when, and why we send troops into harm’s way. Concerned Veterans for America Senior Advisor Dan Caldwell recently wrote in The Hill that Congress… Read more »
Please join Concerned Veterans for America and Salute Media for an exclusive screening of Delay, Deny, Hope You Die. A heart wrenching documentary on the open air burn-pits in Iraq and Afghanistan and the service-members that are connected. Stay for a Q and A with Director Gregory Lovett. Free tickets are available on a first… Read more »
Please join Concerned Veterans for America and Salute Media for an exclusive screening of Delay, Deny, Hope You Die. A heart wrenching documentary on the open air burn-pits in Iraq and Afghanistan and the service-members that are connected. Stay for a Q and A with Director Gregory Lovett. Free tickets are available on a first… Read more »
Interested in learning about Concerned Veterans for America and how you can get involved in Arizona? Join CVA Policy Director Dan Caldwell and CVA Arizona to discuss VA Reform, defending our First Amednment Rights, and what CVA is doing to help veterans. This event is free and dinner will be provided. Click here to register