Veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs are still at odds over community care.  On a recent episode of the American Potential podcast, Jeff Crank spoke with veteran Chris Enget, who shared his challenging experience with the VA and his advocacy for community care.   Chris, who was injured by an RPG in Afghanistan, faced difficulties... Read more »

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In 2014, the Phoenix Veterans Affairs hospital was exposed for manipulating and hiding veterans’ medical appointment wait times. Thousands of veterans were found on secret wait lists that covered up the extended weeks and months veterans were waiting for care. Veterans were even dying while waiting on those secret lists.  Nine years later, veterans in... Read more »

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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 »

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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 »

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PTSD is a signature wound of war that many veterans deal with. Because it is so common, it’s all the more important for veterans to have options over where they get mental health treatment, whether at the VA or from a provider in the community. We asked veterans to share their PTSD experiences and tell... Read more »

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For many Americans, September 11, 2001, is a clear memory. We remember exactly where we were and what we were doing when we heard the sobering news that planes had hit both towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and had crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. We watched with horror and deep... Read more »

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Concerned Veterans for America has a grassroots army advocating the freedom and prosperity America’s veterans fought for. Those veterans and military families have joined us over the years to partner on the issues that matter most to them, and many have been in our ranks for years. But John Byrnes has been with CVA longer... Read more »

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This weekend, our country pauses to honor those who lost their lives in service to our nation. Their sacrifices have ensured we can live in freedom here at home. In a new video, our Executive Director Nate Anderson reflects on the meaning of Memorial Day: This Memorial Day, we at Concerned Veterans for America are... Read more »

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Josh Stanwitz has worked for Concerned Veterans for America for years, first as a volunteer and then as field director and coalitions director in Arizona. But he recently became our national grassroots liaison, a position vital to ensuring we, and our grassroots army around the country, are able to continue our mission: defending the freedoms... Read more »

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A key component of the VA MISSION Act is coming up on a deadline. Commissioners for the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission are to be nominated by the president by the end of May. If that deadline is not met, the process for establishing the commission will be thrown off course. The AIR Commission and... Read more »

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