Congress must take action this week to ensure our members of the Armed Forces are paid in the event of a government shutdown. Military personnel are vital to national security but they will be working without pay during the looming shutdown. This will place undue...

Immigrants have served and defended our great nation since the Revolutionary War. Citizenship for service is a privilege that every noncitizen veteran and servicemember should be granted for their honorable service. However, some face deportation because they are unable to...

Two years ago, our soldiers and Marines heroically evacuated tens of thousands of Afghan allies who fought with us against the Taliban. Since then, more than 70,000 at-risk Afghans have been relocated to the United States, where they have been in legal limbo. Despite...

Access to Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) and its tradition of bestowing full military honors during burials is currently under threat.  The Department of Defense (DoD) has proposed restricting Arlington eligibility primarily to recipients of awards such as the...

Coast Guard personnel are vital to national security, but they serve in the only military branch working without pay during government shutdowns. The Department of Homeland Security, not the Department of Defense, oversees the Coast Guard. That means that during shutdowns...

Recently, the Senate didn't get enough votes to pass the Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 2023, a package of bills that includes the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act - which means we need your voice more than ever to let the Senate know that we will not abandon our...

This year will mark the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War. Saddam Hussein and his Baathist regime are long gone and the conflict was declared over in 2011, but the law that authorized it is still on the books. On April 29th, the Senate voted 66-30 to pass S.316, ...

Federal laws and regulations prohibit anyone from charging a fee for assistance in preparation of VA benefits claims without accreditation from VA's Office of General Counsel. Unfortunately, VA and other federal agencies have been limited in their ability to enforce this...

Right now, VA deducts the retirement pay of veterans with a disability rating of less than 50%. These veterans who have been forced into medical retirement are being penalized for their injuries, and there is no excuse for it. Disability compensation and retirement pay are...