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Mitch PerryMay 23, 2016

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You might have missed it this weekend, but Pasco County-based Congressman Gus Bilirakis addressed the nation to say reforms at the Department of Veterans Affairs over the past two years have been ineffectual, at best. The Congressional District 12 Republican was chosen to give the GOP response to President Obama‘s Saturday-morning address, and spent three minutes addressing the crisis at the […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 8, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has nominated Lt. Col. Glenn Sutphin to be interim executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sutphin has been chief of staff and legislative affairs director for the Department of Military Affairs since 1999. He served in the Florida National Guard as an Army officer and a Field Artillery Officer for […]

Guest AuthorNovember 9, 2015

It’s Veterans Day on Wednesday and I’m even more excited than usual. In researching this column, I learned that as a Vietnam veteran I may be eligible to collect VA disability benefits because I have diabetes – even though I’m sure my tedious year at Phu Cat Air Force Base has nothing to do with […]

Guest AuthorNovember 8, 2015

It’s Veterans Day on Wednesday and I’m even more excited than usual. In researching this column, I learned that as a Vietnam veteran I may be eligible to collect VA disability benefits because I have diabetes – even though I’m sure my tedious year at Phu Cat Air Force Base has nothing to do with […]

Associated PressNovember 6, 2015

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday makes her first appearance in a negative advertisement funded by the wealthy Republican donors tied to billionaires Charles and David Koch. A 30-second ad aimed at Internet users in South Carolina and Florida shows headlines about the number of veterans who have died while awaiting health care. […]

Associated PressOctober 31, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump released a plan on Saturday aimed at improving veterans’ health care and other services in the wake of continued criticism of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under Trump’s plan, eligible veterans would be able to bring their veterans’ identification cards to any doctor or facility that accepts Medicare and be […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 18, 2015

The House released a health care budget on Tuesday that contains no supplemental Medicaid funding traditionally used to help pay hospitals, federally qualified health centers, graduate medical education, and even prepaid health plans. House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Matt Hudson said it would be “premature” for the House to include supplemental, or Low […]

Daniel TilsonNovember 3, 2014

It may be the most undervalued, overlooked race on the Election 2014 Florida ballot. But mysuncoast.com has reported that none other than former Gov. Jeb Bush will appear with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam on the final day of his re-election campaign. The high-profile appearance in a low-profile race makes sense, given […]

Tag: Department of Veterans Affairs

In GOP Saturday address, Gus Bilirakis blasts lack of adequate reforms at VA

Rick Scott picks Glenn Sutphin as interim head of Department of Veterans Affairs

Tom O’Hara: Don’t thank me for my service, just send my disability check

Tom O’Hara: Don’t thank me for my service, just send my disability check

Hillary Clinton targeted in ad from group tied to Koch brothers

Donald Trump releases plan aimed at improving veterans’ care

House releases budget with no supplemental funds and deep cuts to Department of Health

Daniel Tilson: Ag Commissioner race is more important than most voters realize