Congressional Testimony

Apr 17 2018

H.R. 1506, H.R. 2322, H.R. 3832, H.R. 4334, H.R. 4635; and Draft Legislation

Statement of Kayda Keleher, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health With Respect To H.R. 1506, H.R. 2322, H.R. 3832, H.R. 4334, H.R. 4635; and Draft Legislation WASHINGTON, DC Chairman Wenstrup, Ranking Member Brownley and members of the S...

Mar 21 2018

Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Veterans' Programs and Fiscal Year 2020 Advance Appropriations Request

Joint Statement of The Co-Authors of The Independent Budget: Disabled American Veterans Paralyzed Veterans of America Veterans of Foreign Wars Before Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate With Respect To “Fiscal Year 2019 Budget for Veterans' Programs and Fiscal Year 2020 Advance Appropriations Request” Chairman Isakson, Ranking Member Tester, and members of the committee, on beha...

Mar 20 2018

H.R. 888, H.R. 4335, H.R. 4910, and H.R. 4958

Statement of Carlos Fuentes, Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs With Respect To H.R. 888, H.R. 4335, H.R. 4910, and H.R. 4958 WASHINGTON, DC Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Esty and members of the Subcommittee, ...

Mar 15 2018

The Independent Budget and the Department of Veterans Affairs Budget

Joint Statement of The Co-Authors of The Independent Budget Disabled American Veterans Paralyzed Veterans of America Veterans of Foreign Wars For the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health Concerning The Independent Budget and the Department of Veterans Affairs Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 and Fiscal Year 2019 Chairman Wenstrup, Ranking Member Brownley, and members of the Su...

Mar 08 2018

Arlington National Cemetery – Preserving the Promise

Statement of John Towles, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee on Armed Services United States House of Representatives With Respect To “Arlington National Cemetery – Preserving the Promise” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Coffman, Ranking Member Speier, and members of the subcommittee, on...

Mar 07 2018

Pending Legislation

Statement of Ken Wiseman, Associate Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives With Respect To “Pending Legislation” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Bergman, Ranking Member Kuster, and Members of the Subcommittee, on behalf of the men ...

Mar 07 2018

Congressional Statement of VFW National Commander Keith E. Harman

Statement of Keith E. Harman Commander-in-Chief Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Before the Joint Hearing Committees on Veterans' Affairs United States Senate and United States House of Representatives WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairmen Isakson and Roe, Ranking Members Tester and Walz, Members of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, it is my honor to represent the nearly 1.7 ...

Feb 06 2018

VA Caregiver Support Program: Correcting Course for Veteran Caregivers

Statement of Kayda Keleher, 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 With Respect To “VA Caregiver Support Program: Correcting Course for Veteran Caregivers” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Roe, Ranking Member Walz and members of the committee, on behalf of the wo...

Jan 30 2018

Appeals Reform: Will VA's Implementation Effectively Serve Veterans?

Statement of John Towles, Deputy Director National Legislative Service Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States For the Record United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs With Respect to “Appeals Reform: Will VA’s Implementation Effectively Serve Veterans?” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairman Roe, Ranking Member Walz and members of the committee, on behalf of the men and ...

Jan 18 2018

Addressing Veteran Homelessness: Current Position; Future Course

Statement of Kayda Keleher, 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 Subcommittees on Health And Economic Opportunity With Respect To “Addressing Veteran Homelessness: Current Position; Future Course” WASHINGTON, D.C. Chairmen Arrington and Wenstrup, Ranking...