What’s been on Americans’ minds lately? (Statements, Op-Eds, Editorials, Letters to the Editor)
DA International Chair Statement Regarding House Passage of SAVE Act
VMF Chair Statement: Statement From The Chair
VMF Member Opinion: Trump’s Misguided Decision to Fire National Security Experts, Veterans, and Federal Workers
VMF Member Opinion: A Few Words on “Signalgate”
VMF Member Opinion: Grassroots Activists Made Significant Impact In Florida
Opinion: Our congressional delegation needs to meet with us and hear us
Opinion: Trump and Musk risk radicalizing veterans
Opinion: America's Transgender Veterans Abandoned by Trump and the VA
Opinion: Department of Defense schools move to make military kids into test subjects for Trump-approved education
Opinion: No longer leader of the free world
Opinion: There Is One Thing I Still Can’t Understand About Trump Followers
Opinion: I'm a veteran and I worked with USAID. It is essential to our national security.
Opinion: Fear and Chaos Hit Military Families After Sudden Firings of Top Leaders
Opinion: Laying off veterans not in the public interest
Opinion: Is this how we treat veterans?
Opinion: Chainsaw cuts to VA will hurt veterans
Opinion: ‘I am no longer proud of having worked at the VA’
Op-Ed: Deporting veterans is nothing to boast about
Opinion: Bring back checks and balances; Veterans deserve better
Opinion: All veterans deserve a “Forever G.I. Bill”
Op-Ed: Speak Up Before VA Health Care Is Gutted
Opinion: Trump Fears Protest Power. Here’s Why He Can’t Stop It
Opinion: Danger for Republicans as ‘DOGE’ bites veterans
Opinion: Rep. Andy Ogles' (R-TN-5) telephone town hall meeting stifled dialogue with constituents
Opinion: Rep. Bentz (R-OR-2) and spending cuts
Opinion: Deporting veterans betrays America’s promise
Op-Ed: Veterans VA Healthcare is Threatened
Op-Ed: Breathtaking breach of military secrecy by Trump officials has put U.S. lives at risk
Opinion: The Politics of Cleansing
Opinion: US in retreat as a global force for good
Opinion: A Reckoning at VA: Do Job Cuts Threaten Progress or Restore Balance?
Opinion: Open letter to Congressman Bergman (R-Mich.)
Opinion: Your constituents are counting on your choice, Rep. Newhouse
Opinion: Hypocrisy of the Trump administration
Opinion: American patriots awaken
Opinion: VA Secretary misrepresents state of veterans’ care
Opinion: Who’s suffering most from federal cuts? Our veterans
Opinion: [U.S. Sen.] Ernst [R-Iowa] must choose between veterans and DOGE
Opinion: Listen to the nurses. Trump’s cuts will hurt care at the VA Medical Center
Opinion: National debt should have no bearing on VA services
Opinion: Deporting veterans betrays America’s promise
Opinion: Virtual education provides stability for military-connected families
Op-Ed: Igniting The Spark Through Volunteering
Op-Ed: Instead of attacking universities, Trump should help veterans enroll
What else has been in the media lately?
Podcast: Pro-Veterans Non-Profit Common Defense Speaks With VMF
Podcast/Video: VMF Speaks with Filmmaker Frances Causey
Webinar: ICYMI: One of our Caucus' leaders, Dr. Robert Scott - a U.S. Army retiree and established scholar - recently spoke on a Democrats Abroad webinar on his experience over the years with DEI policies in the U.S. Department of Defense.
Fact Check: Can voters use Real ID to satisfy SAVE Act voting rules, as Byron Daniels said? Not in 44 states.
Article: Trump's war on the vulnerable has now reached military families
DoJ Press Release: Panamanian Doctor Pleads Guilty in Criminal Fraud Case [VA’s Foreign Medical Program] Expected to Save U.S. Government $25M
Letter: ACA writes to House Veterans Affairs Committee in support of H.R. 439
Article: With Trump’s executive order, thousands of military voters could see their rights curtailed
Article: Veterans History Project wants to hear from Vietnam veterans
ABMC Press Release: Normandy American Cemetery to implement visitor pre-registration
Press Release: Governor Polis Signs Bills into Law Supporting Military-Connected Families and Children With Disabilities; Supporting Colorado for All
Notice: May 25 Memorial Day Ceremonies at ABMC Cemeteries
List of Books Removed from U.S. Naval Academy Library
Article: Protesters gather on the southside to call out Congressman Juan Ciscomani
Article: Western Massachusetts veterans complain of disappearing doctors, threatened services
Article: VA is selectively enforcing Trump’s order stripping workers of union rights
Article: 'Those are the facts': Ex-NC gov slams 'fellow Republicans' for trying to 'spin' election results
Article: Families suing DOD over alleged whitewashing of curriculum at military schools
Article: US military families join Japanese school tradition near Yokota Air Base
Article: How to make your OCONUS duty stations unforgettable
Article: Pete Hegseth says all this chaos at the Pentagon is actually very good
Article: Rep. Nancy Mace [R-S.C.] Films Herself Saying 'F--- You' to Her Constituent During Store Run-In
Article: MAGA Congresswoman Booed, “So Unconstitutional It’s Almost Impressive” Says Dem Party Chairman
Article: What are the military bases in Germany?
Article: Army unveils new Mariner and Mountaineer Badges
Blog Post: Legislative Pushback: A look at Congressional Efforts to Curb Elon Musk's Influence
Article: Military health clinics overseas won’t provide rape test kits to most civilian workers, DOD memo states
Article: DoDEA students worldwide push back on DEI cuts with walkout demonstrations
Article: Military Met 2024 Recruit Contracting Goals, Plans for Repeat
Article: Tips for Supporting Military Spouses in Online Education
Article: Federal hiring freeze causes Fort Carson and Peterson to cut some military childcare services
Article: Students sue Defense Department over book bans in military schools
Article: 7 Medical Breakthroughs the VA Gave to the World
Article: 50 years later, Vietnam’s battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists
Article: Military’s use of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ leaves lasting scars
Article: Major Anti-Trump 'Hands Off' Protests Erupt Across Europe
Article: Navigating a Changing Military Recruitment Environment
Article: How AI is transforming work on Capitol Hill
Article: The US Army Is About To Get Smaller, Especially In Europe
Article: What is stopping Trump from exiling you to a foreign prison?
Article: In Ludlow, Rep. Neal [D-Mass.] hears from veterans, advocates as proposed VA staff reductions loom
Article: Rough Night for Republican at Town Hall in N.Y. Swing District
Article: Tariffs under Trump: how they are impacting each part of the military community
Article: Military Personnel Increasingly Targeted by Scams, New Report Finds
Article: Oregon veterans and VA staff fear Trump cuts could harm veteran benefits, health care
Article: Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), a Marine veteran, draws a red line over cuts to VA
Letter: House Democrats' Effort to Protect Reproductive Health Care Access for Veterans
Letter: Members of Congress ask SECDEF to explain reasoning for USAF policy change
Letter: Ranking Members Takano and Blumenthal Denounce VA Decision to End Program Helping Veterans Stay in Their Homes
Press Release: Ranking Member Takano condemns President Trump's actions throughout his first hundred days in second term
USPS Press Release: U.S. Postal Service Recommends New Prices for July
House Democratic Leader Press Release: Leader Jeffries Statement on Pete Hegseth Banning Books
VA Report on GI Bill users attending foreign schools (p. 162)
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Additional Message from VMF Member and Chair of the Democrats Abroad Equal Rights Amendment Task Force, Shari Temple
“Copies of the U.S. Constitution with the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment are now available – an A4-sized .pdf version and an 8 ½” x 11” .pdf version. Please print and share far and wide.”
See here.
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When filing VA Foreign Medical Program (FMP) claims, you may file your claim by e-mail to [email protected] or mail to: Department of Veterans Affairs, Attn: FMP Claims, PO Box 200, Spring City, PA 19475, or fax to +1 (303) 331-7803. PLEASE NOTE: these are updated phone numbers and addresses for FMP.
