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Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, Russ Feingold differ over veterans health care

By Mark Sommerhauser  ·  TwinCities.com  ·  March 20, 2016

Sanderson, a farmer and middle school teacher, waded into the U.S. Senate race last month by voicing an ad for the progressive group VoteVets.org that criticized Johnson...

Trump's Kryptonite: Members and Veterans of the Military

By Jon Soltz  ·  Huffington Post  ·  March 11, 2016

Bullies, by nature, are loud and crude and target people they think they can bully. Donald Trump knows he can't do that to the men and women in the military.

Outside help for Duckworth

By Rick Pearson  ·  Chicago Tribune  ·  February 26, 2016

VoteVets — and its chairman, Jon Soltz — has long been a backer of Duckworth, supporting her appointment as an assistant secretary of Veterans Affairs and her subsequent election to Congress in 2012.

When It Comes To Veterans Care, Hillary, Bernie, and Rachel Get It

By Jon Soltz  ·  Huffinton Post  ·  February 05, 2016

Last evening's Democratic debate was full of fireworks. But, if you managed to stay tuned all the way to the end, you got to see Rachel Maddow ask the question that hasn't been asked in any Democratic debate, or Republican debate.

Veterans Groups Balk at Donald Trump's “Political Stunt”

By Emily Jane Fox  ·  Vanity Fair  ·  January 30, 2016

But some veterans groups are saying Trump shouldn’t bother. “Let me put this in language Donald Trump understands,” Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets.org and an Iraq war veteran

Donald Trump demanded $5 million donation to appear at Fox GOP debate

By Denis Slattery  ·  NY Daily News  ·  January 29, 2016

Another organization, VoteVets.org, said in statement that Trump should not “hide from Megyn Kelly behind us.”

Veterans groups object to being dragged into Trump-Fox feud

By Rebecca Kheel  ·  The Hill  ·  January 29, 2016

“You’re a loser. You’re a third-rate politician, who clearly doesn’t understand issues and is so scared of Megyn Kelly exposing it, that you’re looking to use veterans to protect you from facing her questions.”

Hottest Trend In GOP Presidential Politics: Using Veterans Charities For ‘Political Stunts’

By Alice Ollstein  ·  Think Progress  ·  January 29, 2016

The organization VoteVets, which represents thousands of U.S. veterans, blasted Trump for “using veterans as a prop to hide behind.”

Trump counter-debate event draws candidates Huckabee, Santorum

By Marilyn Malara  ·  UPI  ·  January 29, 2016

Absent from the recipients list were Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and VoteVets.org, both organizations that said Thursday they would not accept donations from Trump's foundation.

MSNBC Video: VoteVets chair: Trump 'really doesn't know our issues'

MSNBC  ·  January 28, 2016

Jon Soltz of votevets.org talks about Donald Trump's decision not to attend the Fox GOP debate and to hold a veterans event instead saying, "there's absolutely no substance behind him when it comes to helping veterans."