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Senator Murray Advances Legislation That Opens the VA to All Veterans

June 27, 2007

Legislation restores access to VA services for 242,000 veterans who had been carved out of the system four years ago.

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) helped pass legislation that makes all veterans eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare through the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee. The legislation, S.1233 – [...]

Access to Chiropractic in VA System

Action alert from: American Chiropractic Association

Type of Action: Letter to Senator

On May 23rd, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1470, a bill introduced by Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner (D-CA-51) requiring the VA to phase-in availability of chiropractic care at all major VA medical centers within the next four years. Specifically, [...]

Beirut Peacekeeping Stamp Initiative

Action alert from: Beirut Stamp Initiative

Type of Action: Petition

On Sunday October 23rd,1983 at approximately 6:20am Lebanese time over 241 U.S. Marines,Sailors and Soldiers were killed,hundreds were wounded or disabled. This was the result of a suicide driven truck laden with over 12,000 pounds of explosives that detonated in the BLT 1/8 24th MAU headquarters [...]

Don’t ‘Shortchange’ Our Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

Action alert from: Disabled American Veterans

Action Type: Letter to Representative.

In the final hours of last year’s session, the 109th Congress passed its major benefits bill for the year, which became Public Law 109-461. Despite strong objections by the DAV and other veterans organizations, Senator Larry Craig used his position as then Chairman of the Senate [...]