Twenty veterans a day die by suicide. The president needs to guarantee the men and women of our forces are taken care of, both during and after their service.
There was much debate this month regarding President Trump's decision to change the nature of our nation's traditional Independence Day celebration in Washington, DC and instead host an exhibition featuring military hardware and personnel, and a speech by the Commander in Chief himself.
"Americans always take care of each other. That love and unity held together the first pilgrims, it forged communities on the Great Plains, it inspired Clara Barton to found the Red Cross, and it keeps our nation thriving today," the president said during his 4Now the president needs to lead our nation's government, in conjunction with a rallying cry to all of America, to truly take care of our veterans. We have the plans and the resources to do so.
Signed by President Trump last year, the directives of the bipartisan MISSION Act went into effect last month. Designed to improve veteran access to timely and quality health care by, among other items, streamlining access to care outside of the VA system, the MISSION Act received qualified support from veteran organizations, as many fear that it could result in unnecessary outsourcing of health care to the private sector at the expense of core VA capabilities.
On this issue as well, IAVA worked with Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Brian Mast , and Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Dan Sullivan , to get bipartisan legislation introduced - the- to improve the science needed to treat exposed veterans and to ensure their exposures are recorded. The vocal support of the President, DOD and VA would get it approved.
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