Tag: military
Martha Roby: VA “Takeover” bill gets hearing
As someone who represents a district with a high concentration of veterans, an important part of my job in Congress is making sure national...
Alabama delegation honors America’s veterans this Veterans Day
There are 19.3 million veterans living in the United States and 409,997 of them call Alabama home.
Today, in honor of Veterans Day, members of the Alabama congressional...
For veterans, Birmingham ranked one of America’s worst cities
Veterans Day is just around the corner, where America will stop and salute all of those who have served proudly — our veterans.
But pride...
Mike Rogers: Honoring America’s veterans
Each year on Nov. 11, we honor those brave men and women who have served our country in uniform and those who have paid...
Bradley Byrne: House acts to stop Iran deal
There is no greater responsibility of Congress than to ensure for the safety and security of the American people. With that in mind, last...
Terri Sewell visit Alabama troops in Iraq
Next week she heads back to Capitol Hill, this week Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07), a second-term member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, took time...
Martha Roby: Strides taken at VA, but long road remains
This past week marked one year since the director of the Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHCS) was removed from his post when a...
Top secret Hillary Clinton emails include drone talk
The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed "top secret" include a discussion of a news article detailing a...
Martha Roby: Breaking the bureaucracy
This week the U.S. House passed H.R. 1994, the VA Accountability Act, to empower the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the legal authority to...
Martha Roby, “tired of asking” for veteran care reform, calls for...
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Martha Roby introduced a bill that would force the federal Veterans' Administration to do something she has asked them to do...
