The Department of Veterans Affairs, responsible for providing health care to millions of veterans, is too often a barrier to care. That is especially true for low-income, female and minority veterans, writes Darin Selnick, a senior adviser to Concerned Veterans for America and an Air Force veteran himself, in a new opinion piece in Military Times. A study by the Government Accountability… Read more »
The United States is inching closer to an end to involvement in the war in Afghanistan. Last week, Army General Austin “Scott” Miller stepped down as top U.S. general in Afghanistan, a symbolic finale to the nearly 20-year conflict. U.S. operations in Afghanistan may be wrapping up, but American troops are still deployed all over the world, particularly in… Read more »
Nate Anderson, executive director of Concerned Veterans for America and an Army combat veteran, wrote in a recent op-ed in The Hill that he is “not satisfied with the pace or substance of reforms at the VA over the last three years. Nobody making an objective assessment should be.” In the three years since the… Read more »
Have you checked out the new My VA Story site yet? My VA Story gives veterans and military families a platform to share with us their experiences at the Department of Veterans Affairs — the good, the bad, and everything in between. By sharing your story, you and other veterans around the country paint a… Read more »
This week, Concerned Veterans for America relaunched My VA Story, a platform that gives veterans the opportunity to share with us their experiences with Department of Veterans Affairs health care. This relaunch is part of our ongoing mission to bring needed reforms to the VA. In 2016, we launched the My VA Story project because… Read more »
Few have been as outspoken about ending our nation’s endless wars as Senator Rand Paul. He has advocated rolling back broad authority for the president to send troops all around the world, specifically by joining the call to repeal outdated Authorizations for the Use of Military Force. “It is high time that we redebate whether… Read more »
Last week, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force. The bill, introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee, had support on both sides of the aisle, including a bipartisan group of cosponsors. The White House has also suggested support for a repeal, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced… Read more »
