VFW Action Corps Weekly September 20, 2019 In This Issue: 1. National POW/MIA Recognition Day 2. VFW Testifies on Hearing to Review VA Debt Collection Process 3. VFW Testifies at Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearing 4. WWP Renews VFW Service Officer Grant 5. 2020 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship Application is Open 6. National Defense…
VFW Action Corps Weekly September 13, 2019 In This Issue: 1. VFW Remembers 9/11 2. VFW Statement on New Southern Border Initiative 3. VFW Statement on Wolfe v. Wilkie 4. VFW Fall Legislative Conference 5. A Day to Change Direction 6. Senate Passes Veterans COLA and TSA Pre-Check Bills 7. Senate Confirms Deputy Secretary of…
VFW Statement on New Southern Border Initiative WASHINGTON (September 12, 2019) – The Department of Defense announced plans last week to divert $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build or replace 175 miles of southern border fencing. The reprogramming of funds will significantly delay the start or completion of 127 military construction projects, half…
VFW Statement on Wolfe v. Wilkie WASHINGTON (September 12, 2019) – The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is applauding the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, who in a 2-1 decision Monday, correctly ruled for the plaintiffs in Wolfe v. Wilkie. The class action lawsuit was the result of the Department…
VFW Members Kick Off #SportClipsSalute Week Together with Sport Clips Haircuts, the VFW has awarded more than $6.5 million in veteran scholarships KANSAS CITY, Mo. (September 9, 2019) – Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliary will be out in force Sept. 15-21, 2019, in an effort to show…
