Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to discuss House Republicans plans to reform and improve interagency coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Defense (Do... Read More »
Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to examine improvements to inoperability between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA’s) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) and community care prov... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced that in response to President Trump’s recent executive order, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” VA will phase out medical treatments for gender dy... Read More »
Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisc.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s first legislative hearing to discuss legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Readiness Employment (VR&E) program, protect the VA Home Loan, expand... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s legislative hearing to discuss potential legislation to enhance public-private partnerships to develop Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, ensure veterans with TBI/PTSD ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s legislative hearing to discuss potential legislation related to improving services offered by private companies and organizations that assist veterans with f... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after an internal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) memorandum leaked, detailing discussions surrounding potential reductions in force (RIF) at VA: “No one can argue with the fact that we want to see veterans, their families, and their survivors have access to the care and benefits they have... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the second of three annual joint House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs veteran service organization (VSO) hearings to discuss the organization’s legislative priorities, concerns, and initiatives on behalf of veterans, their families, and their sur... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the first of three annual joint House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs veteran service organization (VSO) hearings to discuss the organization’s legislative priorities, concerns, and initiatives on behalf of veterans, their families, and their surv... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Full Committee’s legislative hearing on the following key bill priorities for House Republicans: H.R. 472 The Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 1041 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; and H.R. 740, Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025. The followi... Read More »
Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s first oversight hearing to examine the consistent problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA’s) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Program and what needs to b... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees: “I trust that my friend Secretary Collins is doing the right thing for veterans and taxpayers to effectively right size and reorganize the agency to work better for the men an... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement following his first official meeting with recently confirmed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, Doug Collins. “I was honored to sit down with my old friend and former House colleague, newly confirmed VA Secretary Doug Collins today to discuss our shared priorities and veteran first... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to discuss the roles and responsibilities of different parties in administering the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care Program to protect healthcar... Read More »
Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s first oversight hearing to examine the current state of Education Services at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the delivery of benefits is streamlined, effe... Read More »
