U.S. Sen. Richard Burr to Keynote NC Event: "Reforming Veterans Affairs"

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Apr 22, 2014, 08:30 ET

RALEIGH, N.C., April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, April 23, The Weekly Standard will partner with Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) to host "Reforming Veterans Affairs: Preserving Promises to North Carolina's Veterans," with keynote address by U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and moderated by Weekly Standard Senior Writer Stephen F. Hayes.

At the Winston-Salem Regional Benefit Office in North Carolina, an estimated 30,537 veterans are awaiting their Veterans Affairs disability compensation claims, with 63.6 percent backlogged for more than 125 days. It also takes an average of 339.6 days to complete the claim. Nationally, this number is even more staggering with 619,290 veterans waiting and 55.5 percent backlogged 125 days. Our veterans deserve better.

WHAT:	Event–"Reforming Veterans Affairs: Preserving Promises to North Carolina's Veterans"
WHO:	U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC)
	Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America
	Ilario Pantao, Director of North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs
	Darin Selnick, Military Advisor to Concerned Veterans for America and former assistant to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
	Stephen F. Hayes, Senior Writer, The Weekly Standard
DATE:	Wednesday, April 23, 2014
TIME:	11:30 am ET – 1:00 pm (registration begins at 11:00 am)
LOCATION:	Raleigh Marriott City Center, 500 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC
TO REGISTER:	Registration is free and a complimentary lunch will be served. RSVP HERE.

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