Expressing support for policies that maintain a robust, fully funded and staffed Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs and do not jeopardize care for veterans by moving essential resources to the for-profit private sector.

supports policies to provide necessary resources to serve veterans by maintaining a robust Veterans Health Administration;

opposes policies that would jeopardize care for veterans by moving essential resources and veterans away from the Veterans Health Administration and into the for-profit private sector;

supports policies that would create integrated health care networks for veterans with the Veterans Health Administration serving as the coordinator and primary provider of care, and selected high-quality non-VA partners providing care when and where needed to ensure timely and convenient access for all enrolled veterans, including those who reside in rural areas;

supports the right of all Americans to form, join, and operate independent labor unions at all government levels and in the private sector; and

opposes any efforts against unionizing and collective bargaining procedures.