September 18, 2017
Vietnam Veterans of America Legislative Update September 30, 2017 Thank you for contacting your Member of Congress in support of passage of H.R. 299 and S.422, The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of…
May 19, 2017
Several plans are underway to improve the experience at the VA throughout the country. (more…)
April 7, 2017
On December 16, 2016, the President signed into law H.R. 6416, the Jeff Miller/Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care/Benefits Improvement Act of 2016, language from S.901, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015, VVA highest legislative…
March 7, 2017
Vietnam Veterans of America March 7, 2017 On Thursday, March 9, 2017, VVA National President John Rowan will testify before a joint session of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees, regarding our Legislative…
November 29, 2016
November 30th, 2016 Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 Honorable Donald J. Trump President-elect of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear…
September 23, 2016
Both major party candidates vying for the presidency have outlined their goals, and the actions they say they will take, to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs and improve health care and other services and…
September 7, 2016
To the House Veterans Committee for September 7th hearing regarding: “From Tumult to Transformation: The Commission Care and the Future of the VA Health Care System”.
June 3, 2016
(Washington, D.C.) – “We are encouraged by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’s recent policy directive aimed at increasing protections for Sailors and Marines suffering as a result of the service--from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic…
March 17, 2016
G-7 Service Connection for Hepatitis C: There has been little that the committee can do to promote this. However, they have fought for VA funding to purchase the new drug, Harvoni, so that hundreds, if not thousands,…
March 14, 2016
Rick Weidman continues to be one of the most respected veteran advocates on Capitol Hill. As a co-founder of the Vietnam Veterans of America, and its primary spokesperson in Washington, D.C., Mr. Weidman has long…