News & Legislation

Anyone watching Thursday’s Republican debate in South Carolina could not help be notice the quick “rah rah” from the politicians about veterans. Every candidate seemed to strongly support spending for […]

Tuesday’s Senate hearing for Veterans Court judicial nominees was postponed indefinitely. In a “politics as usual” move, Senate Republican Richard Burr requested that the hearing for President Obama’s 3 judicial

By now the news of the Congressional Super Committee’s failure has probably reached you in some way.  The question remains, “What does this mean for our Veterans?” Unfortunately, with automatic

In our “Hold Them Accountable” survey, veterans in Texas participated in greater numbers than all of the other states.  Out of sheer curiosity, we decided to see how Texas veterans differed

Former head of Illinois Veterans Affairs, Lt. Col. Tammy Duckworth, finally voiced her concern about the budget being balanced on the backs of veterans. In a recent article “Duckworth fears

This past month, hundreds of veterans united to tell candidates and incumbents what to expect moving forward. From now on, veterans will not be easily divided and dismissed when it

(Also known as my “that’s f-ed up” blog post.) Last week I had a hellish Decision Review Officer hearing. This hearing told me what the DRO is actually looking for

As a disabled veteran and advocate, I’ve wrestled with those in Washington and the rules they make for nearly a decade. How in the name of all that is holy