VoteVets statement on Robert O'Brien being named national security adviser
"Our fear is that Donald Trump ran to find the person so weak that he will just rubber stamp Trump’s every crazy whim that is destabilizing the world" WASHINGTON, DC - Will Goodwin, Army veteran and Director of Government Re...
VoteVets Endorses Jennifer Riley Collins for Attorney General in Mississippi
JACKSON, MS – VoteVets, on behalf of its 600,000 veterans, military families and civilian supporters, is today endorsing Jennifer Riley Collins, a fellow veteran, for Attorney General in Mississippi. “Jennifer has a strong sp...
Ten Retired High-Ranking Officers Urge Congress to Stop War With Iran
“America's service members and their families would sacrifice greatly in a war against Iran. That’s why we believe it’s past time for Congress to step in and stop Trump’s constitutionally unsupported march ...
VoteVets Endorses Mackler for Senate
NASHVILLE, TN – Representing over 600,000 veterans, military families, and civilian supporters, VoteVets PAC today is endorsing Iraq War Veteran James Mackler for Senate, to fill the seat currently held by Lamar Alexander. “H...
VoteVets Responds to Trump Admin Changing Citizenship Requirements for Military Families
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a confusing new guidance that made clear that children of US Servicemembers born overseas on military bases are no longer granted automatic citizenship. ...
VoteVets PAC on Trump Rally in NC
Fayetteville, NC -- VoteVets PAC, which has endorsed veteran Dan McCready for Congress in the 9th District of North Carolina, released the following statement regarding Donald Trump's newly announced rally in Fayetteville, the day befor...
VoteVets Endorses Nikki Foster for Congress, in Ohio
MASON, OH – The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Nikki Foster, to be the next Congressmember from the 1st District of Ohio. “The thing that strikes us so much about Nikki F...
VoteVets Releases Ad in NC-09 Special Election
Former Army Trauma Surgeon says: "Dan Bishop's allegiance to special interests doesn't work for families around here." Charlotte, NC - The national veterans organization, VoteVets Action Fund, is up on the air today, for one week, with ...
VoteVets Slams Trump for Raiding Troops' Retirement Appropriation to Fund Wall
WASHINGTON, DC -- Will Goodwin, Army Veteran and Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, released the following statement on the decision of the Trump administration to take money from troops' retirement funding, and reprogram it...
After 2 Decades, Democrats Still Don’t Agree on When to Leave Afghanistan
By Dan Spinelli · Mother Jones ·But two veterans have promised to withdraw during their first year in office. Two Democratic candidates who served in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq made unambiguous pledges during this week’s debates: They promised to bring home...
VoteVets Endorses Amy McGrath for US Senate in Kentucky
Lexington, KY – VoteVets PAC, representing over 600,000 veterans, military family members, and civilian supporters, is today endorsing Amy McGrath for US Senate. “Amy is the real deal,” said Dan Helmer, Iraq and Afgh...
VoteVets Cheers Passage of Khanna-Gaetz Amendment on Iran
Veterans group worked House hard to ensure passage WASHINGTON, DC – The first and largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets, is cheering passage of a bipartisan House amendment to the National Defense Authori...
The transpartisan revolt against America’s endless wars
By Katrina vanden Heuvel · Washington Post ·Last week, mostly lost amid the deafening din of President Trump’s serial outrages, the House of Representatives finally began asserting common sense and the congressional prerogative over war and peace. By passing a series of amen...
House Passes $733 Billion Defense Bill Checking Trump’s War Powers
By Catie Edmondson · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval Friday to a defense bill that would put a liberal stamp on military policy by shackling President Trump’s ability to wage war in Iran and Yemen, restricting the use of military funds...
VoteVets Raises $100,000 Online for Amy McGrath
More than 7,500 veterans, military family members and VoteVets' supporters have contributed since launch LEXINGTON, KY – The first and largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is announcing that its online f...
A Majority of Military Veterans Think the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq Were a Mistake
By Dan Spinelli · Mother Jones ·It’s not just a majority of Americans who think the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were a catastrophic mistake. Military veterans now increasingly say the Bush-era conflicts were not worth it, according to a Pew Research Ce...
Some members of Congress are finally realizing that authorizing wars without end is really bad
By Jeff Schogol · Task & Purpose ·A small group of lawmakers is arguing that President Donald Trump does not have the power to launch a new war against Iran without first getting permission from Congress. Chief among them is Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), who was one of si...
Amy McGrath Opens Campaign to Oust Mitch McConnell in Kentucky
By Jennifer Steinhauer · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — Amy McGrath, a retired Marine lieutenant colonel and combat pilot whose star power in the Democratic Party in 2018 failed to capture her a House seat in Kentucky, announced Tuesday that she would seek to challenge Sena...
https://www.newsweek.com/meghan-mccain-excited-see-patriots-wearing-uss-john-mccain-shirts-trumps-4th-july-event-1447603
By Jenni Fink · Newsweek ·The View co-host Meghan McCain kicked off the Fourth of July with a message of gratitude for two veterans organizations and expressed her excitement for people to be wearing t-shirts honoring her father at President Donald Trump's e...
Meghan McCain dons 'Big Bad John McCain' shirt as veterans troll Trump's July 4 parade
By BrieAnna J. Frank · AZ Central ·Meghan McCain on Thursday posted a picture of herself wearing a shirt in honor of her late father John McCain that is being handed out by veterans at President Donald Trump's Fourth of July celebration in Washington,...
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NBC 4 Washington ·Volunteers handed out 5,000 free T-shirts emblazoned with "USS John McCain" ahead of President Donald Trump's "Salute to America" celebrations on the National Mall. VoteVets, a left-leaning group founded by veterans, teamed with Rags of ...
Tanks, Flyovers And Heightened Security: Trump's 4th Of July Ups Taxpayer Cost
By Claudia Grisales · NPR ·American taxpayers are looking at a bigger bill for this year's Independence Day party in the nation's capital. For this Fourth of July, President Trump has added an address from the Lincoln Memorial, tanks stationed in the area, an exte...
Veterans to hand out John McCain shirts at July Fourth celebration in DC
By Nikki Wentling · Stars and Stripes ·WASHINGTON — A group of veterans plans to hand out thousands of T-shirts during President Donald Trump’s Fourth of July event in Washington that feature one of Trump’s political rivals — the late Sen. John McCain....
Veterans will give out USS John McCain T-shirts at Trump's July 4th event
By Jason Silverstein · CBS News ·Before President Trump holds his Fourth of July "Salute to America" celebration on the National Mall — complete with tanks and military aircraft flying overhead — a veterans group will hand out thousands o...
Joint Statement of VoteVets and Concerned Veterans for America, on Senate Vote on Iran War
"We have come a very long way from the days of blank checks, that wrongly used the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force as an excuse to send troops all around the world, at any given time." WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U...
VoteVets Endorses Kim Olson for Congress
Addison, TX – The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Kim Olson for Congress. “Everyone was blown away by Kim’s campaign announcement video, but that...
Strong Opposition to Iran War, Support for Complete Repeal of 2001 AUMF, New Joint Poll From Conservative, Progressive Veterans’ Groups Finds
Survey of diverse states, including early Democratic primary states, and key Congressional district, show a public united in its desire for public officials to stop march to more war WASHINGTON, DC -- A new poll across five 2020 swing s...
VoteVets Endorses Jackie Gordon for Congress
Copiague, NY – The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Jackie Gordon for Congress. “Jackie’s life is about service to others, which is something we need a lot more of, i...
VoteVets Endorses RD Huffstetler for Congress
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - VoteVets is today endorsing Roger Dean Huffstetler in his campaign for Congress. "RD is the kind of forward thinker that we need in Congress, right now,” said Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVe...
VoteVets Applauds Passage of Repeal of 2001 AUMF in House of Representatives
WASHINGTON, DC - In a huge shift in the debate over war powers, the House of Representatives, today, voted to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, passed after 9/11. The Authorization has been used to send troo...
VoteVets Endorses Cal Cunningham for Senate
RALEIGH, NC – The national veterans group VoteVets PAC is endorsing Cal Cunningham for Senate, today. “Washington is broken, and is in desperate need of bold, strong leadership,” said Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and...
CVA, VoteVets applaud formation of bipartisan War Powers Caucus
Traditionally opposed veterans groups encouraged by progress to reassert Congressional role in foreign policy ARLINGTON, Va.—Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) and VoteVets on Tuesday commended the formation of the bipartisan War...
VoteVets Endorses Scott Cooper for Congress
Wake Forest, NC – The national veterans group, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Scott Cooper for North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District seat. “Scott has a deeper understanding of what service to others means, havin...
VoteVets Endorses Senator Gary Peters for Re-Election
“Veterans and working families need Gary Peters in Washington” LANSING, MI – The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Gary Peters for re-election. “There’s pl...
Would Trump Send Muslim Countries Aid After Natural Disaster?
An MSNBC guest questioned during a segment on MSNBC Live with Stephanie Ruhle on Thursday whether President Donald Trump would send the military to bring aid to Muslim-majority countries after a natural disaster. Host Stephani...
Gold Star Families to Congress: Do your jobs, on Iran
WASHINGTON, DC - Nearly two dozen Gold Star families are writing an open letter to Congress, today, urging them to reassert their power to slow the march to war with Iran. The letter, signed by families who lost loves ones from Wo...
Conservative and liberal veterans groups launch lobbying campaign to end the 'forever wars'
By James Clark · Task & Purpose ·On Tuesday, two political veterans groups, one on the left, the other on the right, announced a new lobbying campaign aimed at ending America's 'forever wars.' In a video tied to the announcement, Dan Caldwell, the senior adviser t...
C-SPAN: Dan Caldwell and Jon Soltz on Veterans' Issues
By Washington Jounal · C-SPAN ·Concerned Veterans for America’s Dan Caldwell and Vote Vets' Jon Soltz talked about veterans issues and their collaboration on changes to war authorization measures in Congress.
VOTEVETS ENDORSES GINA ORTIZ JONES FOR CONGRESS
San Antonio, TX – The largest progressive group of veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Gina Ortiz Jones for Congress. The group backed her previous campaign for Congress, in 2018, which went down to the wire. &...
Statement of Retired Major General Paul D. Eaton, Former Iraq War Commander, on Rumors of Iran War Planning
WASHINGTON, DC - Following reports last evening that the White House has begun planning potential military operations against Iran, including sending 120,000 troops to the region, former Iraq War commander, and senior adviser to VoteVet...
VoteVets Statement on Shanahan Nomination
WASHINGTON, DC - Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets, released the following statement on the nomination of Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to be the Secretary of Defense: “Donald Trump wants nothing m...
Statement of Retired Major General Eaton, on Potential Military Action Against Iran
WASHINGTON, DC - Senior Adviser to VoteVets, and former Iraq War commander, retired Major General Paul D. Eaton is releasing the following statement on the Trump administration's threatened military action against Iran, last night: "...
VoteVets Goes for Kelly In Arizona Senate Race
PHOENIX, AZ – VoteVets PAC, the first and largest progressive group of veterans in America, is today endorsing Mark Kelly for US Senate in Arizona. “Mark is someone we have worked with for a long time, and we know he’s ...
Statement of Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chair of VoteVets, on Trump Veto of Yemen War Bill
“Once again, Donald Trump has shown that his campaign was a sham, and his promises were about as good as the promises he made to contractors he stiffed, as a businessman. Donald Trump campaigned on ending American involvemen...
VoteVets Cheers Passage of Yemen Resolution
Veterans Group Had Been Lobbying for Passage of Clean Measure Washington, DC - VoteVets, the largest progressive group of veterans in America, with over 600,000 veterans, military families, and civilian supporters, is cheering the...
VoteVets PAC Endorses Richard Bew in North Carolina’s Third District Race
KINSTON, NC – VoteVets PAC, on behalf of its over 600,000 veterans, military families, and civilian supporters, is today endorsing Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, Richard Bew for Congress, in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressi...
Two Veterans Groups, Left and Right, Join Forces Against the Forever Wars
By Jennifer Steinhauer · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — The relationship began in the most Washington way ever: on the set of C-Span. Will Fischer, then the director of government relations for VoteVets, the liberal political action committee, was tapped to face off&nb...
VoteVets Statement on "National Emergency" Declared by Trump
Military members and their families will be the ones to pay for an unconstitutional move; VoteVets urges Congressional action Washington, DC - The following is the statement of Jon Soltz, Iraq War veteran and Chair of VoteVets, on D...
These Female Veterans Reached Congress. Now They Want to Recruit Others.
By Jennifer Steinhauer · New York Times ·WASHINGTON — Marrying the growing political muscle of women and veterans in American politics, a group of female freshman lawmakers who served in the military and intelligence agencies are helping recruit more like them to run for ...
Statement of Will Fischer, Iraq War Veteran and Director of Government Relations for VoteVets, on House Vote to Revoke Support for Saudi War in Yemen
“Finally, because of the leadership of the House Democrats, and a handful of responsible Republicans who joined them, Congress is on its way to revoking support for the horrific Saudi war in Yemen. The US support of this hum...