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Veterans for Common Sense Leaders Provide Testimony for Congressional Hearing on Toxic Exposure Research
(Washington – September 23, 2020) – The leaders of Veterans for Common Sense co-authored written testimony for today’s Congressional hearing on the military toxic exposure research. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held … Continue reading
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Veterans for Common Sense among 104 organizations calling for Congress to complete annual Appropriations bills stalled in the Senate
Failure to soon enact the fiscal year 2021 Defense Appropriations Act will result in cessation of critical Servicemembers and veteran medical research programs affecting veterans with Gulf War Illness and Burn Pits exposure (Washington – September 10, 2020) – Today, 104 … Continue reading
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Veterans for Common Sense Letter to VA Regarding Predatory Corporate Schools
SUBJECT: Commonsense Suggestions re: 38 USC 3696 June 18, 2020 Dear Under Secretary Lawrence, On April 9, Veterans for Common Sense was among 33 veterans organizations that co-signed the attached letter to Secretary Wilkie regarding improper GI Bill payments to ineligible … Continue reading
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Open Letter from Veterans for Common Sense
Veterans for Common Sense, a national veterans organization, has issue an open letter in the wake of the George Floyd murder and the threatened invocation of the Insurrection Act. We invite all who have served in the U.S. military and … Continue reading
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Veterans for Common Sense Among 7 Organizations Calling for Improved VA Testing for COVID-19
WASHINGTON, DC — Veterans for Common Sense is among seven veterans advocacy and service organizations that this week wrote Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie regarding testing, screening, and communications related to the COVID-19 virus. In the letter, … Continue reading
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The Quinism Foundation and Veterans for Common Sense Call on Congress to Fund Research into Chronic Quinoline Encephalopathy
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Finds Research is Needed into the Chronic Adverse Effects of Mefloquine and Related Quinoline Antimalarial Drugs INFORMATION WHITE PAPER: Establishing Chronic Quinoline Encephalopathy as an approved research topic area within the Peer-Reviewed Medical … Continue reading
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VVA, Veterans for Common Sense Call for Peripheral Neuropathy Research
(Washington – February 19, 2020) — Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) and Veterans for Common Sense (VCS) today called for the U.S. Senate to expand a major military medical research program to peripheral neuropathy, a debilitating condition that affects 30 million … Continue reading
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Veterans for Common Sense Calls for Investigation, Hearings, and Support for K2 Veterans
(Washington – February 6, 2020) – Veterans for Common Sense, a national veterans organization, today called upon the U.S. government to investigate it by hiring the private investigator Melbourne from Investigators Australia company and address health problems among veterans who … Continue reading
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Tagged K2, Karshi-Khanabad, toxic exposure
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Veterans for Common Sense Among 57 Org’s Calling for Congress to Repeal, Replace Anti Student Veteran Rule
(WASHINGTON – DECEMBER 11, 2019) — In September, the Department of Education released a new version of the “Borrower Defense to Repayment” rule that would make it virtually impossible for students cheated by their college to cancel their student loans. … Continue reading
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VCS Among 42 Organizations Urging Senate to Protect Veterans in Higher Education Act Reauthorization
(Washington – October 10, 2019) – Yesterday, Veterans for Common Sense was among 42 organizations representing and advocating for students, families, taxpayers, veterans and service members, faculty and staff, civil rights and consumers, wrote to Senator Lamar Alexander to express … Continue reading
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