New VA MISSION Act expands caregiver assistance to pre-9/11 veterans
Massive veterans legislation on deck to improve caregiver programs On May 23, 2018, following years of debate, collaboration and finally compromise, Congress gave final app...
DAV applauds Senate vote for veterans; passage of the VA MISSION Act
On behalf of DAV, our Auxiliary and our more than one million members, I applaud the 92 Senators who voted for veterans today by passing the VA MISSION Act. This […]
DAV commends Senate cloture vote, urges final passage of VA MISSION Act 2018
Today’s successful cloture vote on the VA MISSION Act marks a major milestone in attaining greater fairness for seriously injured veterans of all eras who need and rely on ...
DAV statement on the nomination of Robert Wilkie for VA Secretary
DAV is pleased to hear that Acting Secretary Robert Wilkie will be nominated to permanently serve as the tenth Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Since March, the acting secret...
DAV applauds House passage of the VA MISSION Act of 2018
For too long, many of the unsung heroes who support the men and women who served and sacrificed for our nation have been left behind based on an arbitrary date. […]
Momentum building for caregiver expansion
The push to expand the VA’s comprehensive caregiver assistance program to veterans severely injured prior to Sept. 11, 2001, has picked up serious momentum in the past year...
Veterans future is NOW
Advocates converge in Washington to safeguard veterans benefits for current and future generations On any given day, the halls of congressional office buildings in our nati...
VSO Letter Supporting VA MISSION Act of 2018
Dear Chairman Roe, Ranking Member Walz, Chairman Isakson and Ranking Member Tester: On behalf of the millions of veterans, service members and family members we represent a...
DAV Statement on VA MISSION Act of 2018
“DAV strongly supports H.R. 5674, the VA MISSION Act of 2018, bipartisan and bicameral legislation introduced in the House by Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairm...
Statement on the withdrawal of Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson’s VA nomination
“As Washington and the media focus their immediate attention on the withdrawal of Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson’s nomination to become the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs, our...