Tag: Veterans

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio argued for more public oversight of the VA. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Rubio campaigns with brother, touts VA reform

Al Weaver · December 10, 2015 6:02 pm

Hero Dogs: Serving those who served

Lisa Ruhl · December 10, 2015 4:05 pm

VA admits: ‘Accountability’ doesn’t mean firing anyone

Pete Kasperowicz · December 9, 2015 6:04 pm

Unemployment among veterans plummets

Anna Giaritelli · December 8, 2015 11:53 pm

Pearl Harbor is one of the few relatively modern battlegrounds on American soil. (AP file photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Visiting Pearl Harbor, 74 years later

Jason Russell · December 7, 2015 6:40 pm

In the week since the Washington Examiner ran an article about nonprofit Wreaths Across America's shortage of 30,000 wreaths to adorn graves at the national military cemetery, public support for the project has been "tremendous," the group said. (AP Photo)

Merry Christmas for Arlington cemetery

Anna Giaritelli · December 4, 2015 11:47 pm

Both Kimberly Graves and Diana Rubens pleaded the Fifth in a congressional hearing last month and refused to answer questions about their alleged fraud. (AP Photos)

Paperwork error spares VA fraudsters from punishment

Sarah Bedford · December 3, 2015 8:26 pm

This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs confirmed that at least 29,000 American combat veterans are being prevented from obtaining their health care benefits. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

It’s time to fix the issues plaguing the VA

Thom Tillis · December 3, 2015 5:03 am

Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kansas, questions VA Secretary Robert McDonald during a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, July 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The VA isn’t fooling anyone with its excuses

Rep Tim Huelskamp · December 1, 2015 5:02 am

The first step that must be taken at the VA is sweeping reforms throughout the entire process. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Here’s how to keep the VA accountable

Lee Zeldin · November 30, 2015 5:02 am

Trump is also weighing the creation of an advisory committee on VA reform. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Holding the VA accountable

Gus Bilirakis · November 28, 2015 5:01 am

Even now, the VA claims that it does not have the authority to enroll backlogged combat veterans into the benefit programs they have earned. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Yet another Veterans Affairs backlog

Rep. Doug Lamborn · November 27, 2015 5:02 am