Veteran Action
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Veterans organization fighting for America First policies that support our warfighters and veterans. Media: [email protected] Founded by @MarkLucasUSA.
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Veteran Action Calls for Full, Transparent Investigation of VA Response in San Carlos Deaths Veteran Action calls on the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a full and transparent investigation into the care Navy veteran David Voight sought the day before he, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter were found dead in their San Carlos home. If that investigation finds that VA staff failed to follow law or policy, Veteran Action demands accountability. San Diego police identify the victims as David Voight, his wife, Amy Voight, and their daughter, Mya. Police continue to investigate. Family members tell FOX 5 San Diego that David Voight served about 30 years in the Navy, including explosive ordnance disposal work and deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. Relatives say he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and that his symptoms had recently worsened. According to Amy Voight's parents, she took her husband to a VA clinic on Sept. 15 and asked staff whether they could help him calm down, citing anxiety, depression and frustration. The family says staff told them counselors were busy and that he needed an appointment. The VA disputes the family's account. It cites privacy rules in declining to discuss the case and says all VA facilities offer same-day mental health care to veterans who request it. "This is a tragedy beyond words," said Mark Lucas, founder and president of Veteran Action. "A veteran in crisis needs care immediately, whether at the VA or in the community. The public still does not have a complete account of what happened at that clinic. That is why a full investigation is necessary." Federal law sets clear requirements when a veteran is in acute suicidal crisis. The COMPACT Act allows an eligible veteran in acute suicidal crisis to receive emergency care at a VA or non-VA facility at no cost, whether or not the veteran is enrolled in VA health care. Covered care can include up to 30 days of inpatient or crisis residential treatment and up to 90 days of related outpatient care. Separately, the MISSION Act makes a veteran eligible for community care when the VA cannot meet its access standards, including a 20-day wait-time standard for mental health care from the date of request, unless the veteran agrees to a later date. Veteran Action advocates for better mental health access through the Take Care of America's Veterans Act and the Veterans' ACCESS Act. The Take Care of America's Veterans Act packages more than 60 bipartisan veterans' bills, including the ACCESS Act, and would build on the MISSION Act to strengthen veterans' ability to obtain timely care inside or outside the VA. About Veteran Action Veteran Action advocates for America First policies that strengthen national security and support America's veterans. ###
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Veterans were denied access to healthcare by career VA bureaucrats emboldened under Joe Biden. They are now undermining President Trump and VA Secretary Doug Collins. Tom Sauer is a community care provider on the front lines saving veterans' lives. He says this scandal could be worse than the infamous Phoenix VA Scandal where dozens of veterans died on secret waitlists.
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🚨 NEW AD VA Secretary Doug Collins Doug Collins opposes President Trump's veterans agenda. Trump signed historic veteran reforms, saving lives. The Take Care of America's Veterans Act protects these reforms. House Republicans blame Collins for killing the bill. A White House official calls it "a self-inflicted loss at the hands of the VA secretary." Trump delivers. Collins does not.
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Veteran Action Endorses Sen. Dan Sullivan, Launches Video Campaign on His Record for Veterans Veteran Action endorses U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) for reelection and launches a new video campaign spotlighting his work on behalf of America's veterans. Sullivan served 30 years in the Marine Corps, including recalls to active duty, and retired as a colonel. "Veteran Action endorses Dan Sullivan because he leads from the front on veterans policy," said Mark Lucas, founder and president of Veteran Action. "As a Marine, he never stopped serving." Sullivan cosponsors the Veterans' ACCESS Act, which guarantees veterans can see a community care provider when the VA cannot deliver timely care. He also cosponsors the Veterans' Bill of Rights Act, which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to clearly inform veterans of their rights to care, benefits, dignity and informed consent. Voters in both parties back these bills. A national Honest Poll survey of 1,633 registered voters, commissioned by Veteran Action, finds 85% of voters support the Veterans' ACCESS Act and 83% support the Veterans' Bill of Rights Act. Support tops 80% among both Republicans and Democrats for each bill. Among veterans and service members, support reaches 86% for the ACCESS Act and 88% for the Bill of Rights Act. The video urges viewers to call Sullivan's office at 202-224-3004 and thank him for his work for veterans. About Veteran Action Veteran Action is an organization that advocates for America First policies that strengthen national security and provide unwavering support for America's veterans.
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Veterans facing despair walk into the VA asking for help — only to be turned away by the very institution built to serve them. This is one of the greatest drivers of veteran suicide we see today. We need to pass the Veterans' ACCESS Act and the Veterans' Bill of Rights Act NOW to fix this crisis. 🇺🇸
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Scumbag Senator Ruben Gallego abandoned his 9-month-pregnant wife. It’s no surprise he’s now abandoning veterans. He voted against Sam Brown to be Secretary of Memorial Affairs for the VA. He’s working with other democrats to end veteran healthcare choice after eight years. Tell Gallego to stop abandoning veterans.
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Senator Sen. Marsha Blackburn keeps delivering for veterans. She introduced the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act which cuts red tape blocking community care. Her Veterans' Bill of Rights Act legally requires the VA to inform veterans of the rights they've earned. Now she pushes Congress to pass the Take Care of America's Veterans Act.
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Nobody fought harder for Veterans than Senator Sen. Marsha Blackburn did during the markup of the Veterans' ACCESS Act. She boldly called out the labor unions trying to protect their monopoly on Veteran healthcare. Unlike Democrats, she wants to make healthcare choice permanent in the Veterans' ACCESS Act.
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