Legislative staff are attending a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing: “Between Peril and Promise: Facing the Dangers of VA’s Skyrocketing Use of Prescription Painkillers to Treat Veterans.”
Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Division staff are meeting with Steve Muro, VA’s under secretary for memorial affairs, for a discussion of veterans’ burial benefits.
Peter Gaytan, executive director in Washington, is hosting a meeting with Soldiers for Life representatives at The American Legion’s Washington office.
The Department of Veterans Affairs progress toward a paperless records system was halted Oct. 8 when the partial federal government shutdown stopped all software development by the department. The latest negative impact on the nation’s veterans prompted a strong response from American Legion National Commander Daniel Dellinger.
The leader of the nation’s largest veterans service organization is praising a handful of schools who are suspending tuition fees for active-duty servicemember students supported by Department of Defense’s Military Tuition Assistance (TA) while the current government shutdown continues.
