Military caregivers are America's next great bipartisan win
Key takeaways
- Jerry Moran, R-Kan., left, and ranking member Sen.
- They are military and veteran family caregivers — 5.5 percent of all U.S. adults.
- Supporting them is not a political calculation but a necessity.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Jerry Moran, R-Kan., left, and ranking member Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., center, greet Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins during a Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing to examine veterans at the forefront, focusing on the future at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) Every day, 14.3 million Americans are providing care to a wounded, ill, or injured service member or veteran. They manage medications, navigate broken bureaucracies, absorb the invisible wounds of war, and quietly sacrifice their own careers, health, and futures — not for a paycheck, but out of love.
They are military and veteran family caregivers — 5.5 percent of all U.S. adults. And as Elizabeth Dole Foundation Caregiver Fellows from across America walk the halls of Congress this week, they carry one message: Like their loved ones, they have answered every call.
Now it is Washington s turn. Supporting them is not a political calculation but a necessity. Few issues before Congress today offer a more natural bipartisan win for lawmakers on both sides, and for the families who have earned it.