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The PACT Act – What Does it Do?
Veterans for Common Sense was honored to be among the invitees at the White House when President Joe Biden signed into law the historic, bipartisan, Honoring Our PACT Act on August 10, 2022. This expansive law includes many complex provisions. … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Legislative News, Toxic Wounds, Uncategorized, VA Claims Updates, VCS Fact Sheets and Reports
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Veterans for Common Sense provides Testimony to Congress for Hearings on Pending Legislation
Veterans for Common Sense provided the written testimony, below, to the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for a May 5, 2021 hearing on pending toxic exposures-related legislation. Veterans for Common Sense also provided another statement for the record upon invitation of … 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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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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Congress Pushes to Expand, Focus Burn Pits Treatment Research
(Washington – May 3, 2019) – A bipartisan group of Congressional representatives has called for the creation of a new treatment research program relevant to veterans with toxic wounds resulting from exposure to massive open-air burn pits in Iraq, Afghanistan, … Continue reading
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80 Organizations urge U.S. Dept. of Education to implement a strong borrower defense rule
(Washington, DC – August 31, 2018) — Yesterday, 80 organizations and advocates working on behalf of student servicemembers and veterans submitted joint comments to the U.S. Department of Education on the proposed negotiated rulemaking to rewrite the borrower defense rule. The … Continue reading
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Veterans for Common Sense Opposes Torture, Haspel Nomination
(Washington – May 8, 2018) – Veterans for Common Sense, a national veterans organization, today released the following letter opposing torture and the nomination of Gina Haspel to serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: ***** May 8, … Continue reading
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VCS Statement on Veterans Affairs Secretary
VCS Statement on Veterans Affairs Secretary (Washington – March 22, 2018) – Veterans for Common Sense, a Washington, DC-based veterans organization, today released the following 500-word statement in response to current public discussion regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs … Continue reading
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81 Organizations Tell Congress They Oppose Attacks on Protections for Students and Taxpayers in House PROSPER Act
81 Organizations Tell Congress They Oppose Attacks on Protections for Students and Taxpayers in House PROSPER Act On Friday, February 23, eighty-one organizations — representing students, consumers, veterans, servicemembers, faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access — including Veterans … Continue reading
New analysis by Brown University: Iraq War cost $5.6 trillion
An article by Brown University Costs of War project director Stephanie Savell reports a new comprehensive estimate for how much the war on terrorism has cost the U.S.: $5.6 trillion, “a counterpoint to the relatively limited estimates issued by the Pentagon…”
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