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Mitch PerryNovember 3, 2015

Florida Democratic Senate candidate Alan Grayson has sent a mass e-mail to supporters, asking them to sign a petition denouncing GOP Senate candidate David Jolly for proposing to dismantle the Department of Veteran Affairs. “Say you won’t let him dishonor our veterans like this by adding your name to our petition right now,” the statement says, […]

Mitch PerryNovember 2, 2015

Doubling down on his previous critical remarks, Pinellas County GOP U.S. Rep. and 2016 U.S. Senate hopeful David Jolly now demands that Hillary Clinton formally retract her recent comments on the quality of care at Veterans Affairs facilities. While appearing on “The Rachel Maddow Show” Oct. 23, Clinton said she didn’t understand why there was a problem with […]

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 […]

Ryan RayOctober 26, 2015

U.S. Rep. David Jolly took his campaign for the Senate on the road Monday. Speaking with Boston Herald Radio, the Clearwater Republican urged members of Congress to get behind his so-called “Freedom Card” legislation to ease the path of military veterans seeking care from the Department of Veterans Affairs which has been beset by widespread reports […]

Melissa RossAugust 11, 2015

Rep. Ron DeSantis, a Naval Reserve Officer, has blasted out another email expressing frustration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, responding to reports that the VA has denied 35,093 combat veterans benefits due to an ongoing computer error. “Over 35,000 combat veterans have been stuck in limbo due to a computer glitch that could have easily […]

Melissa RossApril 21, 2015

Florida U.S. Reps. Patrick E. Murphy and Ted Yoho, in a joint news release, say they’ve joined 62 other members of Congress in sending a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, urging him to grant access to congressional constituent advocates for veterans’ electronic claims files. “Granting this access would allow Congressional offices to give better updates […]

Guest AuthorAugust 27, 2014

Much is made of the rise of the Tea Party and its continued hold on Republican politics nationwide, particularly after former GOP House leader Eric Cantor of Virginia was defeated. But just as much as the success of the Tea Party in converting the disgust of conservative voters with American politics into wins in primary […]

Bob SparksJune 10, 2014

Each week, state and federal courts in Florida process and adjudicate thousands of lawsuits. Some are frivolous while some have larger implications, or perhaps garner some national attention. With the ongoing tragedy, and that is precisely what it is, involving the U.S. Veterans Administration, expect courtrooms to be busy handling cases of veterans treated badly. […]

Tag: VA

Alan Grayson accuses David Jolly of wanting to “dismantle” the V.A.

David Jolly doubles down on Hillary Clinton over VA health service

Donald Trump releases plan aimed at improving veterans’ care

David Jolly touts “Freedom Card” VA plan, takes swipe at Hillary Clinton

Email insights: Ron Desantis says “no accountability” within the VA

Email insights: Patrick Murphy, Ted Yoho urge access to veterans’ claims

Steve Kurlander: Socialist Sanders can defeat Hillary for 2016 Democratic nomination

Bob Sparks: Is Florida’s lawsuit against the VA political? Who cares?