Live video of a joint Concerned Veterans for America/THE WEEKLY STANDARD event:
Concerned Veterans for America is demanding reform and accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs, especially regarding the massive disability claims “backlog.” Veterans waiting in line for claims–sometimes for years–is utterly unacceptable.
How do we transform a bureaucratic VA culture into a service-oriented agency that gets results? On June 20, Concerned Veterans for America will sponsor a Weekly Standard -hosted event to answer this urgent question.
Keynoting this event will be:
The Honorable Anthony Principi
Former Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
Senator Richard Burr (North Carolina)
Ranking Member, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Representative Jeff Miller (Florida – 1)
Chairman, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Moderated by Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard,the panel will include:
How do we transform a bureaucratic VA culture into a service-oriented agency that gets results? On June 20, Concerned Veterans for America will sponsor a Weekly Standard -hosted event to answer this urgent question.
Keynoting this event will be:
The Honorable Anthony Principi
Former Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs
Senator Richard Burr (North Carolina)
Ranking Member, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Representative Jeff Miller (Florida – 1)
Chairman, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Moderated by Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard,the panel will include:
Darin Selnick , Organizing Committee Member for CVA
Tom Tarantino, Chief Policy Officer for IAVA
Mark Flatten,Investigative Reporter for The Washington Examiner
Stewart Hickey, Executive Director of AMVETS
Peter Gaytan, Executive Director of the American Legion
EVENT: Reforming Veterans Affairs: Preserving Promises to Those Who Serve
DATE : Thursday, June 20, 2013
TIME: Registration beings at 7:30am. Event will run from 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. ET
