By Leo Shane III
When staffers from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America meet with presidential campaigns later today, they won’t just be urging them to talk about veterans issues. They’ll also handĀ them a playbook on how to do it.
The advocacy group released its latest policy agenda this week, a 71-page document detailing the top priorities of its membership, including calls for better mental health care, more resources for female veteransĀ and improved accountability for Department ofĀ Veterans Affairs employees.
IAVA hopes the work will serveĀ not only as a road map for lawmakers on Capitol Hill but also an inspiration point for the presidential candidates, fewer than half of whom have a veterans issues page listed on their campaign websites.
āWeāve been constantly hammering away at the need for the people who want to be commander in chief to address how theyāll care for troops on the back end if theyāre committing them to battle on the front end,ā Matthew Miller, IAVA’s chief policy officer, said.
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