This Independence Day, we have a lot to celebrate, including a major, historic congressional victory for veterans. Last week, the House of Representatives took decisive action by voting 409 to 1 for health care budget reform legislation that will strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system for...

Each year on Memorial Day we come together as a nation to pay tribute to the men and women who paid the ultimate price to protect our freedoms by laying wreaths at cemeteries, visiting memorials and participating in the national moment of remembrance. In addition to honoring our fallen service...

As Mothers Day approaches, many families are making plans to honor their mothers for the role they play at home. However, we also should recognize and honor the role many mothers have played and continue to play in our armed forces, serving our country in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the...

Dear Gen. Shinseki:

Congratulations on your nomination to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA needs a strong leader and veterans need a bold advocate who will begin to immediately and honestly address the critical challenges facing our wounded veterans and their families. Your leadership can begin today when...

While fixing the economy will be the dominant issue for both president-elect Obama and the new Congress, we hope, on this Veterans Day, that health care for our wounded warriors will be a top policy priority next year. Actually, we hope that the new Democratic majority spends more of its...