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5/24/2016 - STATEMENT OF CARLOS FUENTES, SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSOCIATE NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SERVICE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE WITH RESPECT TO Pending Legislation WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Isakson, Ranking Member Blumenthal and members of the Committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Ve...

7/30/2014 - WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 3230 today by a vote of 420-5, paving the way to provide more than $15 billion in emergency funding to help the Department of Veterans Affairs overcome the crisis in care and confidence veterans have in their VA. In a letter to Congress this morning, John W. Stroud, the national commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, urged every member of the House and Senate to ...

2/8/2022 - Statement of Kristina Keenan, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To Honoring Our Promise: Reviewing the Effectiveness of Services for Dependents and Survivors Washington, D.C. Chair Luria, Ranking Member Nehls, and members of the subcommittee, on b...

5/13/2015 - STATEMENT OF CARLOS FUENTES, SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ASSOCIATE NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE SERVICE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS WITH RESPECT TO Assessing the Promise and Progress of the Choice Program WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Brown and members of the Committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United Stat...

8/13/2025 - The VFW Action Corps is our national grassroots advocacy network comprised of more than 300,000 VFW members and patriotic supporters of veterans. This group stays up-to-date on the issues facing our veterans, our military and their families, standing ready to email, write, call and visit our nation’s lawmakers to make their voices heard. The VFW Action Corps is free and open to all patriotic Americans who care about the military and veterans’ communities. Join the VFW Ac...

9/25/2014 - On the evening of September 29, 1899, thirteen men — veterans who had fought on Cuba during the Spanish-American War — gathered at a tailor shop in Columbus, Ohio. They shared their accounts of what was then, the most popular war in America’s history, but further, to discuss how they could assist their fellow veterans and the dependents of their fallen comrades. These men could not have known then what would grow from such humble beginnings. The simple and self...

9/12/2014 - WASHINGTON — Ending sequestration again tops the list of critical issues for the fall legislative conference of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. “In the six months of forced sequestration last year, all military training was virtually eliminated in order to support the war effort,” said VFW National Commander John W. Stroud, who arrives this weekend along with more than 70 members of the VFW Legislative Committee, who will be meeting with every member o...

8/20/2014 - America promises to take care of its veterans, but too often, many of them fall on hard times following their service. When that happens, the VFW is ready to step in and take action. After suffering an injury during a temporary duty assignment for the Army, Richard Sanders lost his civilian job. Unable to make ends meet, he took on other work to supplement his income, but it wasn’t enough. Running out of options, he resorted to selling his personal items to cover basic n...

1/31/2014 - Take Action! Background: For the last year, the VFW and its partners have pushed Congress to offer in-state tuition protection for student veterans attending public colleges and universities. Next week, the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on its veterans’ in-state tuition bill, H.R. 357, which means we may be one step closer to ensuring our student veterans have access to the quality, cost-effective education we promised them. In 2008, the VFW and its part...

1/9/2014 - This year promises to be a momentous one for America’s veterans and its warriors. Issues affecting those in and out of uniform will be on the front burner on Capitol Hill. Two events in 2014 will no doubt put veterans and the armed forces in the national limelight: congressional elections and withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. The ending of a war is always a watershed in history, and this one should be no exception. Achieving such a milestone will at...