updated Wed. January 3, 2024
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Sarasota Herald-Tribune
February 18, 2018
... corruption in the Pentagon, which is compounded by the money wasted on perpetual, counterproductive wars. Let's take a long, hard look at how the Pentagon spends our tax dollars and at the wars we are fighting. Gene Jones is president of Florida Veterans for Common Sense Inc. He lives in Sarasota.
Bradenton Herald
October 25, 2017
Over the clatter of forks and knifes on plates, members of the Manatee County Bar Association heard the latest on a specialized docket in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court geared toward helping veterans navigate the criminal justice system during their luncheon meeting. The docket allows judges to betterÃâà...
Sunshine State News
October 12, 2017
... Dennis Ross and Ted Yoho, and Democrats U.S. Reps. Ted Deutch and Alcee Hastings. The bill has also won the backing of veterans groups including AMVETS and Veterans for Common Sense (VCS). Miller and Crenshaw retired from Congress in 2016 while Brown and Jolly were turned out of office.
KTVN
October 4, 2017
"Anybody, a known terrorist, a convicted violent felon, anybody can walk into a gun show here in Las Vegas and purchase an arsenal of assault weapons," Matthew De Falco of Nevada Veterans for Common Sense said during a press conference for gun reform. Gun control advocates rallied in Las Vegas,Ãâà...
Healthline
July 24, 2017
Thomas Bandzul, a veteran and veterans' advocate, who is legislative counsel for Veterans and Military Families for Progress, and past associate counsel for Veterans for Common Sense, said McCain has not supported his fellow veterans as much as he should have. “Many veterans have told me aboutÃâà...
MyStatesman.com
July 20, 2017
Anthony Hardie, a Gulf War veteran and director of Veterans for Common Sense, said it was troubling that the six offices that handled the most Gulf War claims, including Waco, also are the least likely to approve claims. Hardie told a congressional committee last week that he believes the VA might beÃâà...
WBFO
July 19, 2017
Frustrated with the care she received, Cole co-founded the Veterans for Common Sense advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. and plans to fight for better veteran health benefits if elected to Congress. “Here I am, 21 years old, a combat veteran and a woman," Cole recalled her experience in 1992.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
July 18, 2017
Included among the organizations are Veterans for Common Sense, Student Veterans of America, The American Legion and Blue Star Families. Individual military veterans are also weighing in on the matter. “It is not often that the Education Department draws the ire of veterans and military service leaders,Ãâà...
Government Technology
June 9, 2017
... kinds of errors and oversights that cause wounded ex-warriors to get inaccurate disability ratings, denying them vital compensation. “The ASPIRE report is just a very nice way to summarize some of the top-level data,” said Anthony Hardie, director of the D.C. advocacy group Veterans for Common Sense.
PJ Media
December 31, 1999
... American Military Retirees Association, AMVETS, DisabledVeterans.org, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., Military-Veterans Advocacy, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, The Retired Enlisted Association, United States Army Warrant Officers Association, Veterans for Common Sense,Ãâà...
