The Department of Veterans Affairs is entrusted with a sacred duty: to care for those who wore the uniform in service to this country. Caring for veterans includes managing the country’s largest health care system of VA facilities around the country. As a veteran of the U.S. Army, the spouse of a Marine, and a… Read more »
Politicians are often “champions” for veterans and military families on the campaign trail, but will that carry over into the new Congress? CVA Executive Director Russ Duerstine recently argued veterans health care and foreign policy should matter to members of the 118th Congress. Russ wrote in The Hill: For too long, veterans who receive their… Read more »
When veterans visit a Veterans Affairs emergency room, they expect to be treated with the care and attention they deserve. But for a Baltimore-area veteran, that wasn’t the case. A recent VA Office of Inspector General report details the tragic story. The veteran went to the Baltimore VA emergency room with pain in his hand… Read more »
Hundreds of thousands of veterans make Florida their home, and lawmakers in the state have made caring for veterans a top priority over the years. CVA Coalitions Director and U.S. Army veteran Jimmie T. Smith hopes to see that continue in the new Congress. Jimmie made his case for more VA reforms in a recent… Read more »
CVA Foundation launches new effort to educate Americans on a better foreign policy With Russia’s war in Ukraine raging and China continuing to rise as a competitor to the United States, a wise, responsible foreign policy is vitally important. While many are questioning whether American alliances could potentially pull us into war with a… Read more »
Since 2021, Americans for Prosperity Foundation has been fighting to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to comply with a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that seek information about wait times for veterans seeking medical appointments from VA facilities. So far, AFPF has been met with barrier after barrier stood up by… Read more »
Congress often races to the finish line at the end of the year, leaving many Americans missing significant legislation and resolutions it has passed. Last year was no exception. At the end of 2022, lost among all the news of the lame-duck session and government funding bills, important legislation was passed to protect veterans –… Read more »
