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 »
Attention: Veterans, Military Family Members and Patriots Please join Concerned Veterans for America for this wonderful community breakfast event. We will be discussing the latest initiatives that CVA is advocating for on behalf of our nation’s veterans. * ACCOUNTABILITY at the VA * CHOICE in Veterans Healthcare * REFORM to the Defense Budget We are extremely proud that the President recently… Read more »
As part of its Defend & Reform Veterans and Military Town Hall series, Concerned Veterans for America Policy Director Dan Caldwell will be joined by State Representative Frank Ryan to discuss recent developments in Congress to hold VA employees accountable and why veterans deserve choice where and when to see a doctor. We need the valuable input… Read more »
Concerned Veterans for America is working diligently with the veteran community, military families and patriots across the country to bring critical VA reform to our struggling VA system through The VA Accountability First Act of 2017. This ground-breaking legislation will provide the VA Secretary the authority to fire bad VA employees and clean up a… Read more »
The VA Accountability First Act vote is getting close and we need to turn up the heat. If you can give us some contact time on Thursday it will be a tremendous help to get this legislation through the US Senate. Getting legislation passed in the name of freedom is what it is all about…. Read more »