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Legislature Passes Stolen Valor Law

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, April 16, the Alabama Legislature passed HB2, the Stolen Valor bill, sponsored by State Representative Steve Clouse (R-Ozark). The Alabama House of Representatives passed the bill early in the session.  On Thursday it also passed the Senate with some changes.  The House then voted 100 to 0 to … Continued
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April 21, 2015

Byrne Supports Changes to Veteran Choice Card Program

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, March 24, 2015, US Representative Bradley Byrne (R-Montrose) applauded the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for changing a rule that was restricting veteran access to private medical care.  Congressman Byrne has been an advocate for giving veterans greater access to private care. Congressman Byrne said: “Last summer … Continued
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March 25, 2015

Shelby Meets WWII and Korean War Honor Flight Vets

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R from Alabama) released a written statement after meeting with World War II and Korean War veterans from Tuscaloosa participating in their Honor Flight to Washington D.C. Senator Shelby said, “It was an honor to meet with several World War II and Korean War veterans … Continued
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October 3, 2014

Heads Roll at CAVHCS: Roby and Shelby Praise Decision

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVCHS) Director James Talton and Chief of Staff Dr. Cliff Robinson have both been removed from their positions at the very troubled Montgomery VA facility. U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery and U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama both applauded the … Continued
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August 22, 2014

Roby Responds to VA Crackhouse Story

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Everyone in this country, who is paying attention, understands that the private sector can do just about anything better than the public sector, and that is doubly true for the notoriously inefficient federal government. What we have learned about the troubled U.S. Veterans Administration chain of hospitals takes that … Continued
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August 20, 2014

Roby Updates Constituents on VA Scandal

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, July 5, U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery emailed constituents an update on the growing VA scandal concerning bureaucrats and other VA employees systematically falsifying records while denying veterans the care that they were due as a benefit for their service. Congresswoman Roby said in her … Continued
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July 7, 2014

VA Scandal Comes Home to Alabama

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Weeks ago, we learned that American veterans in Arizona were systematically being denied care by career bureaucrats within the U.S. Veterans Administration.  Since then the true breadth of the scandal has begun to trickle out.  On Monday, June 9, a report will be released revealing misconduct at the Central … Continued
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June 9, 2014

Roby Says Obama Should Fire VA Secretary

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery said in a written statement that President Barack Hussein Obama (D) should fire Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, to send the message that clear mismanagement of the Veterans Healthcare System truly won’t be tolerated. Representative Martha Roby said, “Secretary Shinseki … Continued
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May 30, 2014

Roby and Rogers Critical of VA Backlog

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, May 2, Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery released a statement concerning the backlog situation at the Veterans Administration and efforts to correct the abusive system which has seen some veterans die while waiting for medical care; care that was promised to them when they enlisted.  Congressman … Continued
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May 6, 2014