News Blog Tag: Congress

Veterans Support ‘Remove the Stain’ Act

August 30, 2019

The bipartisan bill, introduced on June 25, addresses the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 and rescinds 20 Medals of Honor that were awarded to members of the Seventh Cavalry Regiment for acts committed during the massacre.

VFP Testifies at Budget Committee with Poor People's Campaign

August 09, 2019

House Budget Committee - Poverty in America: Economic Realities of Struggling Families

Chris Overfelt, a representative of Veterans For Peace from Kansas, as part of the Poor People's Campaign, gave his testimony during a hearing on poverty in America and the economic realities of struggling families.

Take Action on Venezuela

May 03, 2019

Call Congress and tell them to take action to prevent yet another war waged by the U.S. for private gain and to end the devastating sanctions on Venezuela.

Take Action: Tell your Reps to Create a GAO Investigation Before Another Base Is Built in Okinawa

January 23, 2019

VFP-ROCK has been carrying out a campaign, based on a resolution passed at last year's VFP Convention, to persuade the Government Accountability Office to do an investigation of the Henoko project.

Press Conference on Resolution to Require Congressional Approval of War

July 11, 2018

Next week, Representatives Walter B. Jones (NC-3) and Tulsi Gabbard (HI-2), along with retired U.S. Marine Captain Matthew Hoh and constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein, will host a press conference announcing their introduction of H.Res. 922, a resolution that would define presidential wars not declared by Congress as impeachable “high crimes and misdemeanors.”

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