Posts Tagged ‘Claims’

No Wonder Why Claims With Veterans Affairs Take Several Hundred Days to Process

As uncovered in investigations conducted by PBS Frontline and the Center for Investigative Reporting, the backlog at the Veterans Affairs Department has reached unbelievable levels. The average wait time for a veteran’s claim for benefits is 273 days, but the waits can go on for much, much, much longer. The Center for Investigative Reporting’s Aaron [...]

Rubio claims pivot point on immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — Whatever immigration deal might be claimed by labor and business, or by Democrats and Republicans, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is serving notice it has to go through him. Tweet This Post

Progressive U.S. pro-Israel group claims Hagel fight as a victory

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – J Street, a liberal Jewish-American lobbying group barely five years old and once shunned by top Israeli officials, is claiming as a victory the fact that Chuck Hagel was confirmed as defense secretary despite opposition from more conservative Jewish groups. In the week when the most influential Jewish-American group, the American Israel [...]