Veterans
I am proud to represent more than 120,000 veterans in Florida’s Third District. We need to roll out the red carpet for our veterans, because they deserve the very best.
We need to keep our promise to our veterans by making sure they have access to the healthcare they need. I do not support changes to TRICARE that would result in a decrease in services, including new enrollment fees.
The best way we can honor the sacrifices made by our veterans is by governing responsibly. We must stop harming our national security by adding to our national debt. The more we owe to other nations, the more vulnerable we are as a free people. Our veterans remind us how precious that freedom is.
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AMERICUS, Ga. — The surprise was evident on Ralph Lamb’s face Friday when he walked into the Storm Dome at Georgia Southwestern State University for “The Ride Home,” an annual event celebrating National POW/MIA Recognition Day. There to greet Lamb were his son, Ralph “Buddy,” and his granddaughter, Debbie Marshall. That was just the beginning of the surprises in store for Lamb, who served in the U.S.
Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho presented medals to hundreds of Florida's military veterans
in a ceremony Monday at a Westside National Guard armory.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
Hundreds of veterans in our area were honored for their service Monday morning at a National Guard armory on Jacksonville's Westside.
Washington, DC - Today Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL-03) voted in favor of H.R. 3230 - Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014. Yoho gave the following statement after his vote:
A rally in support of military veterans on Saturday evening drew speaker after speaker raving about the local veteran community and the need for local veterans to be active politically.
The Concerned Veterans for America organized the “Honoring Our Veterans” rally at the Gainesville Harley-Davidson dealership on Northwest 97th Boulevard. Radio personality Bob Rose addressed the crowd throughout the evening and introduced several of the guest speakers.
“We are grateful to you and your families,” Rose told the veterans and their families about an hour into the rally.
On June 6th, 1944— 195,000 allied sailors, 160,000 allied troops, 12,000 aircraft, and 7,000 naval vessels began the largest invasion in history.
"The sea covered with boats, ships of all sizes and airplanes… you couldn't see the sky," Lionel Capoldo, with the U.S. Navy, said. "We had orders not to fire on any airplane that was flying towards France but any airplane flying the other way was fair game," he added.
Washington D.C. – Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL-03) released the following statement after the announcement that Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Shinseki, resigned:
Washington D.C. – Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL-03) sent a letter to Secretary Eric Shinseki of the Department of Veterans Affairs asking him for his resignation. Congressman Yoho gave a brief statement following the mailing of the letter:
Washington D.C. – Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL-03) voted in favor of increasing accountability and oversight within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). H.R. 4031, the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014, aims to give the Secretary of Veterans Affairs greater authority to remove Senior Executive employees whose performances have been deemed unacceptable.
Washington D.C. – Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL-03) gave the following statement after the Gainesville Sun reported that three officials were suspended at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center for putting 200 patients, who were requesting treatment, on a secret waiting list.
Alexander “Sandy” Rulkiewicz Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps, even though he never knew him.
He joined the Army and served with the 1st Special Forces Group in Vietnam.
Rulkiewicz Sr., an Army infantryman in World War II, died shortly after the war in a car crash.
“He was just a small child when Daddy died,” his sister Barbra Kirkman said.