America's Veterans Deserve Better: 5 Priorities to Fix VA

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May 30, 2014 America's Veterans Deserve Better: 5 Priorities to Fix VA All Washington is speculating on when—not if—U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki will have to step down. And once that happens, all the chatter will turn immediately to who gets to take the hot seat next. In many ways, that’s the wrong question. Washington is ever fixated on who’s in and who’s out. But the most important question here is: How can we build a more effective and efficient Department of Veterans Affairs? So rather than start with names, we have identified five fixes all of Washington needs to pursue to get VA right. >>> Click here to read more Navy Vet Montel Williams: 'How Dare This Nation Treat Us This Way?' Two Presidents, Two Very Different 'Today' Show Segments Quick Hits How much is Obamanomics costing your family? We ran the numbers. Speed cameras are making a comeback in this state capital. Tax policies can create prosperity in states and lead to a healthier nation, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback said at Heritage yesterday. Why gun control won't end mass shootings. House Republican leaders promised a vote on an alternative to Obamacare. Now several House lawmakers have upped the pressure for that vote to happen. The Heritage Foundation | 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE | Washington, D.C. 20002 | (800) 546-2843 Donate to The Heritage Foundation Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.