Policy Committees

Legislative Chair: Representative Juanita Head Walton (MO)

Private Sector Chair: Joe Violante, Disabled American Veterans

NFWL's Veterans Affairs Policy Committee has worked on a variety of issues including increasing veterans' healthcare benefits, boosting morale of active-duty troops by creating Valentines for Veterans, and partnering to reduce youth drug use through the "Stay on Track - Drug Free Starts with Me" program.

Committee Initiatives:

• Securing Federal funding for the implementation of a Reintegration Program for returning National Guard airman and soldiers who have served in Iraq
• Raising public awareness about the importance of honoring and recognizing all veterans who have served, through projects like Valentines for Veterans and the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project, in addition to frequent press events
• Calling upon states to conduct audits of their Medicaid roles to identify veterans who could receive medical care more economically through federal veterans' programs
• Recognizing the importance and contribution of volunteers and their service to veterans through the Disabled American Veterans and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service programs
• Partnerships with the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), National Guard, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)