Supporting our veterans

greg stanton is working to make sure america keeps its promises to our veterans.

Greg Stanton’s commitment to veterans starts close to home. His father served in the Army, came home, raised his family in Phoenix and lived the kind of quiet service that defines the Greatest Generation: do your duty, help your neighbors, don’t seek applause, and don’t ask what you get in return.

Greg has tried to bring that same sense of responsibility to public service. As mayor, he made ending veteran homelessness a major priority because he believed Phoenix had no business calling itself a great city while men and women who served this country were sleeping on its streets. That work helped Phoenix become the first major U.S. city to end chronic veteran homelessness

In Congress, Greg has kept pressing for the same basic standard: veterans should not be forced to fight a broken system after they have already served their country. He helped pass the PACT Act for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, Agent Orange and other dangerous substances. He fought proposed staffing cuts at the Phoenix VA, pushed for shorter mental health wait times, and demanded accountability after a veteran died outside the Phoenix VA.

Greg’s commitment is practical, personal and relentless. He fights for stronger VA care, faster access to benefits, better support for caregivers and surviving spouses, protection from scammers, and housing for veterans who have nowhere else to turn.

Arizona’s veterans kept their promise to us. Greg Stanton will keep fighting to make sure America keeps its promise to them.

Greg’s record

• Made ending veteran homelessness a major priority as Phoenix mayor, helping Phoenix become the first major U.S. city to end chronic veteran homelessness.

• Helped pass the PACT Act of 2022, expanding VA health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange and other toxic substances.

• Led the Arizona delegation in demanding changes after a veteran died outside the Phoenix VA, pressing VA leadership to improve emergency response, training and access to lifesaving equipment.

• Supported VA abortion counseling and limited abortion care protections, including care when a veteran’s life or health is at risk or when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest.

• Helped repeal the military “widow tax,” ending an unfair rule that reduced survivor benefits for military spouses whose loved ones died from service-connected injuries or illnesses.

• Led bipartisan amendments to improve care for Native American veterans, including mobile clinics, rural health access and targeted staffing for Tribal veterans.

• Pushed for culturally competent VA care for Tribal veterans, recognizing that Native veterans often face long travel distances, staffing shortages, and barriers to benefits.

• Secured language to help noncitizen servicemembers understand naturalization options, so those who serve can access information about citizenship resources earned through military service.

• Cosponsored the Veteran Service Recognition Act, helping protect eligible noncitizen veterans who served the United States from deportation.

• Supported protections for DACA and TPS servicemembers, preventing qualified servicemembers from being involuntarily separated from the military because of immigration status.

• Helped protect housing for nearly 200 formerly homeless veterans at US VETS-Phoenix, working with local leaders to secure a new facility when veterans were at risk of displacement.

• Maintains a Veterans Advisory Council in his congressional office, giving Arizona veterans and service organizations a direct line into his office on VA care, benefits and legislation.