by Christian Southards | Jul 14, 2022
Among other critical findings, a July 11 Congressional hearing held by the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee unearthed a discrepancy in the percentage of veterans experiencing food insecurity reported by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S....
by Christian Southards | Jul 13, 2022
The U.S. House on Wednesday passed the Honoring Our PACT Act, which would grant extensive medical benefits to veterans exposed to toxins during their service. The bill will now go back to the Senate with some changes before being passed to President Joe Biden’s desk,...
by Christian Southards | Jul 6, 2022
In June, nonprofit organization Tunnel to Towers made a significant contribution to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs project to house homeless veterans as part of its ongoing plans to renovate its West Los Angeles Campus. Currently, construction efforts, which...
by Christian Southards | Jun 30, 2022
An updated U.S. Government Accountability Office report says the U.S. Department of Veterans has taken positive steps to improve “health outcomes” for LGBT veterans since the initial report was published in fall 2019. The original GAO report notes that LGBT veterans...
by Christian Southards | Jun 23, 2022
On June 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the STRONG Veterans Act, sending the bill to the Senate for further debate. The act, which is officially titled the Support the Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022, expands mental health care...
