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Scott PowersAugust 17, 2016

Assailing Donald Trump as someone who’s offended veterans time and again, a union veterans council executive predicted he will not get the support of a majority of veterans this year. “Donald J. Trump, the GOP candidate for the president of the United States, will be the first Republican candidate … in modern political history to not […]

Staff ReportsAugust 8, 2016

Congressman Vern Buchanan today called for passage of whistleblower protection legislation, saying the Veterans Affairs scandal might have remained hidden if not for employees exposing government fraud. “We should reward people who disclose government abuse, not punish them,” Buchanan said. “Whistleblowers have saved lives by exposing gross negligence and misconduct at veterans’ hospitals, airports and hospitals, among […]

Scott PowersMay 31, 2016

A retired Air Force brigadier general and a retired Navy rear admiral both expressed strong confidence in Democrat Hillary Clinton and condemnation of Republican Donald Trump as possible presidents Tuesday. Retired Brig. Gen. John Douglass of Cocoa Beach and retired Rear Adm. Gene Kendall of Fernandina Beach aimed their opinions toward Florida voters Tuesday, in a press call organized by Clinton’s presidential campaign. They were […]

Associated PressDecember 22, 2015

A congressman says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is changing its procedures to avoid wrongly declaring veterans deceased and cutting off their benefits. U.S. Rep. David Jolly told The Associated Press on Tuesday that in response to a letter he sent in November, the VA said it erroneously stopped benefits to 115 people between […]

Phil AmmannDecember 4, 2015

Despite concerns on his questionable attendance record in the U.S. Senate, Marco Rubio has been busy helping thousands of Floridians solve a variety of problems with federal agencies. In a new Constituent Report released Friday, Rubio’s office says it has helped more than 30,000 individuals on everything from issues with the Department of Veterans Affairs […]

Mitch PerryNovember 4, 2015

Pinellas County GOP Representative David Jolly has written a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald, informing him that the VA’s recent declaration that former Navy veteran and current Pinellas County resident Michael Rieker is deceased is inaccurate, and that Rieker is “very much alive.” Mistakes can certainly happen, but Jolly notes in his letter that this […]

Tag: Veterans Affairs

Union veterans in Orlando bash Donald Trump, Marco Rubio

Vern Buchanan calls for federal whistleblower protections

Retired general officers urge support for Hillary Clinton, trash Donald Trump

Official: VA changes policy on declaring veterans dead

Blasted as a no-show, Marco Rubio Constituent Report says he’s helped thousands

VA mistakes 6th Tampa area vet as dead; David Jolly demands answers