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Special Election
Nominations are open for several Board positions. For more info, click here!
Please email your nominations to cdpveteranscaucus@gmail.com and to robeleahy@me.com
Nominations are open for several Board positions. For more info, click here!
Please email your nominations to cdpveteranscaucus@gmail.com and to robeleahy@me.com
Yes..that's Tulsi Gabbard speaking to our Veterans Caucus!
Tulsi Gabbard speaking at our 2018 Convention General Meeting
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This is the official page of the Veterans Caucus of the California Democratic Party! The California Democratic Party (CDP) Veterans Caucus, established in July 2000, is tasked with representing the issues specific to our membership within CDP’s structure and function. Specifically, we ensure Veterans' issues remain on the forefront of those working with our party to make California the greatest and bluest state in our nation.Below are some quick links to help you navigate while we're in the process of updating our website. We welcome all suggestions/comments, so feel free to contact us at cdpvetcaucus@gmail.com |
The story behind this powerful photo of deported military veterans saluting the U.S. flag
The men stood on a concrete island in the middle of Cordova International Bridge, where people leaving the Mexican city of Juarez cross the border to El Paso. It was Memorial Day, when U.S. soldiers honor fallen service members by kneeling in front of a battlefield memorial — a symbolic cross formed with the soldier’s helmet, rifle, boots and, sometimes, dog tags. The six men standing a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border did the same May 29, albeit a bit differently: They didn’t have a helmet or a rifle, so they improvised using a U.S. flag perched on a concrete cylinder. A pair of desert combat boots was also on the concrete block. Read the rest of the story here. |
An Insulting Promotion at Veterans Affairs
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VA Healthcare Alert
Veterans Affairs exploring idea of merging health system with Pentagon |
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For years, Coloradans have endured shame and embarrassment over the enormous cost overruns and the continued delayed opening of the new veterans hospital in Aurora. Comprehensive investigative reports from The Denver Post and documented findings of shortcomings by federal watchdogs have offered details meant to explain the many lapses that swelled the hospital’s expected cost by more than $1 billion. But at the gut-level understanding that many understandably rely on, we would guess that readers see the construction project as simply another crown jewel among examples of government incompetence at its finest. Story continued.... |
WASHINGTON — As part of its effort to expand private health care, the Department of Veterans Affairs is exploring the possibility of merging its health system with the Pentagon’s, a cost-saving measure that veterans groups say could threaten the viability of VA hospitals and clinics. VA spokesman Curt Cashour called the plan a potential “game-changer” that would “provide better care for veterans at a lower cost to taxpayers,” but he provided no specific details. Read the rest of the story here. |
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