Latest Promises In Veterans

Donald Trump

End veteran homelessness

January 19, 2025

Joe Biden

Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation

Joe Biden compromises on promise to protect military personnel and veterans from deportation | December 30, 2024

Joe Biden

Create national center to reduce veteran suicide

New programs, but no new center, for veteran suicide prevention | December 4, 2024

Joe Biden

Increase access to VA care beyond 5-year eligibility for combat veterans

Biden kept promise on increasing access to care for veterans | December 16, 2022

Donald Trump

Increase veterans’ health care

More money and more options for veterans | July 15, 2020

Donald Trump

Create private White House veterans hotline

Trump administration launched its ‘White House’ veterans hotline, based in West Virginia | August 9, 2018

Barack Obama

Reduce the Veterans Benefits Administration claims backlog

Veterans benefits claim backlog dropped in Obama’s second term | December 29, 2016

Barack Obama

Make the Veterans Administration a national leader in health reform

VA: Progress on some fronts but not all | December 5, 2016

Barack Obama

Establish standards of care for traumatic brain injury treatment

Treatment of traumatic brain injury: better, but still flawed | December 19, 2012

Barack Obama

Institute electronic record-keeping for the Veterans Benefits Administration

Benefit claims are going digital, slowly | October 22, 2012

Barack Obama

Launch a supportive services-housing program for veterans to prevent homelessness

Homeless prevention program launched | January 30, 2012

Barack Obama

Expand Veterans Centers in rural areas

More Veterans Centers in rural areas | December 9, 2011

Barack Obama

Expand housing vouchers program for homeless veterans

Vouchers increasing by fits and starts | November 3, 2011

Barack Obama

Fully fund the Veterans Administration

New law for Veterans Administration mandates advanced appropriations; more money in budgets | June 24, 2010

Barack Obama

Expand the Veterans Administration’s number of “centers of excellence” in specialty care

An increase in funding | May 19, 2010

Barack Obama

Increase the Veterans Administration budget to recruit and retain more mental health professionals

Funding bill signed into law | April 5, 2010

Barack Obama

Create a ‘Green Vet Initiative’ to promote environmental jobs for veterans

Two programs accomplish the goal | January 7, 2010

Barack Obama

Assure that the Veterans Administration budget is prepared as ‘must-pass’ legislation

Bill signed by Obama makes sure vets get money on time | October 23, 2009

Barack Obama

Allow all veterans back into the Veterans Administration

Strides, yes; executive order, no | October 20, 2009