Republican presidential candidate and former governor of Florida Jeb Bush announced on July 28 that he would be attending the upcoming Veterans and Military Town Hall. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Aug. 17 in Columbia, South Carolina. The main issues that will be covered will include veterans' health care, federal spending reform, veterans' homelessness and VA reform. Bush is just one of the policy makers expected to lead the discussions at the town hall. The presidential hopeful is expected to discuss his statements regarding the privatization of some veteran health care.
The event was organized by The Concerned Veterans for America. This organization defines itself as "advocates for policies that – and support policymakers who – preserve the freedom and prosperity that veterans and their families so proudly served to defend." The CVA works to make positive changes for veterans through grassroots campaigns and public forums. The organization also works to gain a representative voice for veterans when it comes to military decision-making in Washington, D.C. The Veterans and Military Town Hall is part of the CVA's ongoing Defend and Reform Policy Series, a veterans advocacy movement that began in 2012.
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