Terry Moakley on Capitol Hill. Terry serves as the chair of the VetsFirst committee. I recently returned from a day of meetings with Congressional representatives in Washington, DC who have the power and the opportunity to pass
Starting today, a conference committee begins hammering out a final agreement on a VA health care reform bill. Over the last few weeks, both the House and Senate have passed bills that seek to make improvements to the troubled agency. Several Members of both
June 17, 2014 Chairman Sanders, Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Burr, Ranking Member Michaud: As leaders of the veterans community and on behalf of our memberships, we write to offer some common views regarding legislation recently passed in the Senate
With preliminary findings confirming initial reports of wrong doing by VA employees and a rising chorus calling for his resignation, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki submitted his resignation to President Obama on Friday. Although VetsFirst had not called for his resignation, we believe
VetsFirst was on Capitol Hill last week when VA Secretary Eric Shinseki faced tough questions from the Senate VA Committee about mounting allegations of delayed health care for veterans. The next day, the Secretary accepted the resignation of Health Under Secretary Robert
At the end of April, my spouse and I took a ride down I-95 to attend a meeting of Congressional representatives and spokespersons for accredited veterans service organizations. This meeting was led by Congressman Jeff Miller from Florida, who is
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee conducted several hearings last week on pending veterans legislation. VetsFirst actively engaged the Committee and supported key bills that aim to improve services at VA for disabled veterans. One of the bills supported by
I have written previously for the VetsFirst website about how critically important my family caregiver is for my continuing health and well-being. In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, it’s time to write about some of the more important
There are many individuals who reach out to VetsFirst for assistance that are unaware of VA benefits they or their loved ones are entitled to. This is especially the case for Vietnam Vets, who may have been exposed to
United Spinal Association's program VetsFirst, will host two free webinars in November on accessible housing for disabled vets and non-service connected disability pension benefits provided by the VA. The first webinar Increasing Access to Accessible Housing for Disabled Veterans,