Rep. Ted Budd to Pelosi: VA Should Recognize Tie Between Burn Pit Exposure and Sick Veterans
Budd sent a letter to Pelosi urging her to stand up for veterans by requiring the VA acknowledge illnesses caused by burn pits.
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Massachusetts Veteran Found Dead in VA Staircase After Month-Long Search
A veteran’s decayed body was located just 60 feet from his bedroom in an emergency stairwell of a Massachusetts VA after he had been missing for a month.
Taxpayers Will Now Pay for Transgender Veterans’ ‘Gender Reassignment’ Surgery
Veteran Affairs Sec. Denis McDonough said the Department of Veteran Affairs will make “gender reassignment” surgery available to veterans.
Pinkerton: Five Takeaways from the Senate’s Stalled Effort to Undo Obamacare
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to delay his chamber’s vote on the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA)—that being the Senate’s companion bill to the House’s repeal-and-replace bill—caused shock waves in Washington. Here are five takeaways.
Jerry Boykin: ‘Rather Odd’ Someone Inside ‘Abysmal’ Department of Veterans Affairs Chosen for Secretary
On Friday’s Breitbart News Daily, SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam asked retired Lt. General Jerry Boykin about defense secretary nominee James Mattis’ advice during Thursday’s confirmation hearings to “confront” Russia. Kassam wondered what sort of confrontation Mattis had in mind.
Bob Carey: Veterans Voted in ‘Record Numbers’ for Trump
Bob Carey, director of Military Affairs and Veterans Engagement for the Republican National Committee, joined SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Wednesday’s Breitbart News Daily to talk about the record support of military veterans for Donald Trump during the 2016 election.
Report: VA Hospital Left Body of Veteran ‘Unattended’ in Shower Room for 9 Hours
Some employees at the hospice unit of the Veterans Affairs medical center (VAMC) in Bay Pines, Florida, attempted to cover up the mistake of leaving a deceased veteran in a shower room for more than nine hours, reports the Tampa Bay Times, citing a hospital investigation.
Gen. Allen: Hillary ‘Knows How to Use All Instruments of American Power’
PHILADELPHIA — Retired U.S. Marine Corps four-star Gen. John Allen delivered a speech praising presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the Democratic National Convention in the voice of a military drill instructor, saying she will defeat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and take care of veterans.
VA Secretary’s Disney Remarks Draw Bipartisan Ire from Lawmakers: ‘I Got Pissed Off’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats and Republican lawmakers alike are lambasting Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald for playing down the fatal impact of the wait times at VA medical centers by comparing them to lines at Disneyland.
Texans Give Homeless Veteran Dignity of Proper Funeral
Texas veterans made sure that a homeless veteran received the dignity of a proper funeral. The troubled veteran had died alone.
Obama’s VA Facility Bans ‘Merry Christmas’
President Barack Obama’s Department of Veterans Affairs has banned employees at its facility in Salem, Virginia, from saying “Merry Christmas” to veterans.
Cleveland VA Medical Center Opens First Veterans’ Transgender Clinic
On Thursday the Cleveland VA Medical Center is opening the nation’s first VA clinic dedicated to providing for the healthcare needs of transgender veterans.
PTSD Service Dog Comforts Family of Military Vet Owner Who Committed Suicide by Cop
The family of a U.S. Army Gulf War veteran who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and committed suicide by cop is being consoled by his service dog.
Veterans Challenge Trump to Hike with Them in Underwear
Combat veterans have challenged Donald Trump to join them in their march in Trump’s hometown of New York on August 22nd. The attire for the march – only underwear. The marches began in July and are designed to bring awareness to the 22 veterans who kill themselves every day.
