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VETERANS TO OBAMA: ‘LEADERSHIP MATTERS’
This call-to-action web video (runtime :31) calls on President Obama to stop making excuses and start delivering results to fix the claims backlog at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and to relieve Secretary Eric Shinseki of his leadership position at the department.
CVA Applauds 26 Vets Members of Congress for Demanding VA Reform
This morning over two-dozen members of the House of Representatives (23 Republicans, 2 Democrats, and all military veterans) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to take action to alleviate the claims backlog at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These military veterans in Congress called on the president to…
New Website Launched to Demand Accountability from the Department of Veterans Affairs
As the backlog of pending disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) soars to nearly one million, today Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) is launching a new website (MillionVetBacklog.com) and campaign to mobilize veterans and all Americans to demand accountability at VA.
CVA Applauds Senators Ayotte & Blumenthal for Saying “No” to U.S. Tax Dollars Aiding the Enemy
Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) praised Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today for sponsoring legislation to cut off flows of U.S. taxpayer dollars to criminals and anti-American organizations in Afghanistan.
CVA Applauds Rep. Coffman’s Pragmatic Alternative to the Defense Sequester
With sequestration now just days away, it appears our President and most lawmakers are ready to throw in the towel, pass the buck, and allow the “meat axe” to fall. However, CVA recently found a Congressman—an Iraq war veteran—striving for smart solutions to our fiscal crisis.
North Korea: We Live in a Dangerous World
The events that took place yesterday in North Korea should alarm all Americans; but North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and hostile actions are hardly a new threat. And yet, after years of sanctions, talks, and standoffs, no effective strategy has emerged to address their obstinate ways. Our policymakers…
CVA Statement: President Demands Debt Ceiling Increase Without Change
Our national debt nears a historic high of $16.5 trillion, with no end in sight—if that’s not a debt crisis, I don’t know what is. Yet astonishingly, President Obama is now demanding that we raise the limit on the nation’s credit card so he can pile on more spending, rather than showing leadership to address that crisis through spending reform.
CVA Opposes the Nomination of Jack Lew to Serve as Treasury Secretary
With the United States facing what looks increasingly like a permanent fiscal crisis, it is past time for President Obama to show leadership in addressing the federal government’s runaway spending. Unfortunately, his nomination of Jack Lew to serve as Treasury Secretary indicates that the president is not serious about, or interested in, meeting that challenge.
Concerned Veterans for America Statement on December 2012 Unemployment Rate
When President Obama entered office in January 2009, the unemployment rate clocked in at 7.8 percent. Four years later, as the president prepares for his second inauguration, the unemployment rate is unchanged at 7.8 percent. This is what a stagnant economy looks like.
Fiscal Cliff Deal: D.C. Dysfunction Shows 2013 Will Resemble 2012
We may have avoided the so-called fiscal cliff, but we’ve set the stage for a forthcoming fiscal avalanche that is likely to be even worse.