Veterans
Honoring the veterans who have defended our nation is of the utmost importance. To sacrifice life and limb to defend our freedoms and way of life demands our gratitude and respect.
We must ensure we are keeping the promises made to veterans by protecting the benefits they have earned. Further, for those veterans who have recently transitioned back to the general workforce, we need to promote policies which make these men and women competitive in the private-sector economy.
With thousands of veterans in North Carolina’s 11th District, I look forward to supporting policies which preserve the benefits they have earned while fighting to protect our freedom.
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Hendersonville, NC— Last week, Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) hosted three Veteran’s Solutions Seminars across the 11th District to provide practical assistance to veterans on issues ranging from driver’s license renewal to assistance with Veterans Affairs (VA) claims.
More than 100 soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard's 211th Military Police Company, based in Clyde, received a hero's welcome home from the leaders and citizens of Haywood County on Sunday afternoon.
A parade down Main Street and an official ceremony took place at the Waynesville Courthouse, with nearly 100 residents gathered around in support of the troops
The unit recently returned from a year-long mission in Afghanistan, making Sunday an emotional day for many. The troops have been deployed since Sept. 24, 2013.
Hendersonville, NC— On Thursday,Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC) announced a series of Veterans’ Solutions Seminars to provide practical assistance to veterans in Western North Carolina.
Three U.S. House members from Western North Carolina, all whom having cast dozens of votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act in recent years, approved a Republican measure Wednesday to sue President Barack Obama for circumventing Congress in last year’s decision to delay one of the law’s key provisions.
Today, I was proud to join my colleagues in the House in voting for a bipartisan Veterans Affairs (VA) reform bill that will address the many issues plaguing the VA. Ensuring that veterans and their families in Western North Carolina receive the proper care they deserve is one of my highest priorities. This bill will go a long way in reforming the deep, systemic issues within the VA and I’m grateful to my colleague, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), for leading the charge on it.
Today, I was proud to join my colleagues in the House in voting for a bipartisan Veterans Affairs (VA) reform bill that will address the many issues plaguing the VA. Ensuring that veterans and their families in Western North Carolina receive the proper care they deserve is one of my highest priorities. This bill will go a long way in reforming the deep, systemic issues within the VA and I’m grateful to my colleague, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), for leading the charge on it.
North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows and Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., introduced a bill on Tuesday to allow U.S.-educated foreign doctors to get visas to practice at VA hospitals to ease a shortage of doctors.
The bill, called the Doctors Helping Heroes Act, attempts to help fix a widespread problem in the Veterans Administration health care system. Audits have revealed a high percentage of veterans in multiple states who have to wait 30 days or more for appointments with the VA.
U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Glenville, has teamed up with a Democratic legislator to introduce a bill designed to shorten wait times at Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide.
The Doctors Helping Heroes Act would allow foreign doctors trained in the United States to get visas to practice at VA hospitals, according to Meadows’ office. The country has a projected shortage of 63,000 doctors by 2015 and more than 130,000 by 2025, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
The shortage is especially pronounced in rural areas and VA hospital, Meadows said.
On Tuesday, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) joined Ami Bera (D-CA) in introducing the Doctors Helping Heroes Act, a bipartisan bill to help shorten wait times at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide by addressing the shortage of doctors they are facing. The bill would allow foreign doctors trained in the U.S. to get visas to practice at VA hospitals where they are sorely needed.
Currently, there is a projected shortage of 63,000 doctors by 2015 and more than 130,000 by 2025, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.