Veterans

Rep. Dunn's transplants for vets bill passes House Lake City Reporter By Carl McKinney Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, in a win for veterans across the country, the House passed Congressman Neal Dunn’s (FL-02) legislation to expand veterans’ access to organ transplants. Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Neal Dunn’s (FL-02) bill to expand organ transplant care for veterans passed the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee today with bipartisan support. Read more »

From his perch on the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn,  R-Fla., who served more than a decade as an Army surgeon, will get a chance to focus on his “Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act” this week.  Dunn’s proposal would give veterans needing organ transplants more access, allowing those who… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, October 24th, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a legislative hearing on Congressman Neal Dunn’s (FL-02) legislation to improve veterans’ access to organ transplants. Read more »

Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (FL-02), issued the following statement after passage of the House budget resolution, H. Con. Res. 71, Building A Better America.  H. Con. Res. 71 balances the budget within 10 years without raising taxes. It will achieve $6.5 trillion in total deficit reduction over the next 10 years and also produce a $9 billion surplus in the fiscal year 2027.… Read more »

The bill seeks to connect Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health providers to a national network of state-based prescription drug monitoring programs to help identify and prevent opioid abuse. As an opioid crisis continues to grip the nation, Rep. Neal Dunn has joined the battle to end the epidemic. Dunn, R-Panama City, on Sept. 26 filed the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act, HR… Read more »

Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (FL-02), today introduced the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act, an important step in the fight against the nation’s opioid epidemic. Dunn’s bill directs Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin to connect VA health care providers to a national network of state-based prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). PDMPs track… Read more »

A Florida congressman is taking a step towards helping American veterans fight back against opioid abuse. On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., introduced the Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act to combat a growing issue for some of the country’s most heroic citizens.  Opioids have become an unprecedented problem in America, but one group in particular -- veterans, many… Read more »

The U.S. House is taking steps to make it easier for veteran owned businesses to get contracts with the Veterans Administration.  Panama City Republican Neal Dunn sponsored the legislation. Federal law already directs the VA to give preference to veteran owned businesses when it comes to contracts.  But like many large institutions the VA works through subcontractors, and some… Read more »