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Press Releases
May 8, 2013
Chairman Miller Offers Amendment to Ban VA Executive Bonuses for Five Years
Today, Chairman Jeff Miller (FL-01) will introduce an amendment to the GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013 that would put a five year moratorium...
May 2, 2013
Chairman Miller, Commander Koutz Condemn VA Exec’s $62,895 Bonus After Patient Deaths
Today, Chairman Jeff Miller (FL-01) and American Legion National Commander James Koutz made the following statements in response to Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 4 Director Michael Moreland’s $62,895 bonus in the wake of patient deaths at a hospital he oversees.
Apr 19, 2013
Vietnam Veterans of America Honors HVAC Staffer
Today, the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) awarded its House Staffer of the Year Award to House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Staff Director Mike Brinck...
Apr 19, 2013
Chairman Miller Statement on VA Plan to Expedite Claims Decisions for Veterans Who Have Waited a Year or More
Today, Chairman Jeff Miller (FL-01) made the following statement regarding the new Department of Veterans Affairs initiative to expedite compensation claims decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer...
Apr 16, 2013
HVAC Members Push DoD on VA Claims Backlog “Game-Changer”
Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs sent a bipartisan letter to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Chuck Hagel urging him to follow through on a February 2013 plan to improve disability benefits claims...
Apr 16, 2013
Chairman Miller Hosts Veterans Service Organization Roundtable
Today, Chairman Jeff Miller (FL-01) hosted the first HVAC Veterans Service Organization Roundtable of the 113th Congress...
Apr 11, 2013
Miller Bill Aims to Protect Veterans Privacy
Today, Chairman Jeff Miller (FL-01) introduced the Veterans’ Privacy Act, which would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to obtain the personal consent of patients before installing cameras in any VA medical center treatment rooms.
Feb 26, 2013
Miller, Michaud Aim to Fund Entire Veterans Budget One Year In Advance
Yesterday, Chairman Jeff Miller (FL-01) and Ranking Member Mike Michaud (Maine-02) introduced the Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013...
Feb 12, 2013
Chairman Miller Statement Regarding President Obama's 2013 SOTU Address
Today, Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement ahead of President Obama’s State of the Union address...
Feb 6, 2013
Senate and House Veterans’ Committee Leaders Fault VA and DoD on Integrated Health Record System
he chairmen and ranking members of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs today faulted the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs for backing off...
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