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The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is relieved that Congress finally did what they were elected to do and passed an emergency funding bill at the last minute to help the Department of Veterans Affairs overcome a nationwide crisis in care and confidence. The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed H.R. 3230, the Veterans A...
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, ...
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs launched#VetQ, a new initiative that will provide quick and credible information and vast resources to any veteran, service member or family member seeking answers on a wide array of service-related questions. The VFW was the first veterans service organization to join VA as an official partner to its lates...
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States thanks the leadership of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees for reaching a compromise agreement to begin fixing the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, which for months has been inundated with confirmed allegations of unofficial patient waiting lists, whistleblower retal...
ST. LOUIS — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is demanding that Congress immediately pass a compromise bill to help fix the Department of Veterans Affairs before they adjourn for five weeks at the end of the month. "Pass a bill or don’t come back from recess,” said VFW National Commander William A. Thien, of George...
Take Action! Background: As a result of the recent VA health care crisis, both Chambers of Congress passed legislation designed to improve timely access for veterans waiting for care. On June 24, a Conference Committee was formed to iron out differences between the two bills. Today, the bill is stalled in a political discussion about cost. Th...
The VFW will stream its 115th National Convention on www.vfw.org, live from the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis. Live streaming is set to begin with the annual Memorial Service beginning at 8:30 a.m. (CDT) on July 20. The stream will pick back up with the call to order of the VFW/VFW Ladies Auxiliary Joint Opening Sess...
WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is calling for a nationwide boycott of Mexican products and travel until Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi is released from a Mexican jail. “This combat Marine has been languishing away since he was arrested March 31 for allegedly crossing the border accidentally with three perso...
On Monday, national leadership and representatives from the VFW held two separate town hall meetings in an effort to gain more insight into the issues veterans are facing at local Baltimore and Kansas City VA medical centers by hearing directly from veterans who rely on them for care. More than 100 veterans attended each town hall and though ...
WASHINGTON (June 6, 2014) — The commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States wrote President Obama today to urge his personal involvement to get Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi released from a Mexican jail. Text from the letter by William A. Thien is below, and a PDF copy is available here. Dear Mr. President: ...
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