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Senate to extend Buy American laws for Navy ships
The Senate unanimously passed legislation that will eventually require components for all Navy ships to be made in the United States.
After losing her legs in Iraq, senator hopes to take her daughters there one day
Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth recently made her first visit back to Iraq since her injury.
US Air Force defends F-15X buy to skeptical Inhofe, Reed
U.S. Air Force officials are defending their reversal to pursue Boeing’s F-15X, a fourth-generation fighter jet, saying it will not derail plans to buy F-35 jets.
By Joe Gould
No delay for new veterans community care rules, despite concerns from advocates
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said the changes expanding private-sector care for vets will move ahead in June. Lawmakers still have doubts.
This Iraq vet turned Democratic senator wants her party to pay more attention to national security
“We need a platform that balances investing in our weaponry with investing in our citizenry, investing in our economy.”
George H.W. Bush, Bob Woodward among this year’s HillVets honorees
The annual HillVets list highlights active-duty personnel, veterans and military advocates who have proven themselves to be invaluable members of the military community.
By Joshua Axelrod
Bankrupt vets can lose their disability benefits. This new effort would protect them.
The HAVEN Act is trying to create immunity in bankruptcy cases for benefits provided by the VA and Department of Defense for disabled veterans or their surviving spouses.
By Joshua Axelrod
This new law gives vet small business owners surplus federal equipment — for free
The Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act allows veteran small business owners to acquire surplus federal equipment, effectively free of charge.
By Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Lawmakers urge Trump to protect Kurds after US withdrawal
Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Marsha Blackburn want Kurdish allies protected after U.S. troops leave Syria.
By Joe Gould
Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP
Both current and former female service members were more likely to vote in the 2018 midterm elections for Democrats than Republicans, 60 percent to 36 percent, according to the data from VoteCast.
VA researchers named most influential people in health care by TIME magazine
VA researchers in Boston and California have been named to TIME magazine’s Health Care 50 list, which also includes Iraq veteran and Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth.
By Natalie Gross