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Chairman Bost Announces 119th Congress Subcommittee Chairs, Committee Membership, Veteran First Agenda for Veterans and their Families

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Today, following convening the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for its official Organizational Meeting for the 119th Congress, Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), issued the following statement announcing the Committee’s full membership, five subcommittee chair assignments, and subcommittee membership assignments for the 119th Congress: “The legacy of the Biden-Harris administration is…

Chairmen Bost, Moran Lead Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Restore Accountability at VA

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), alongside lawmakers in both the House and the Senate, introduced legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) authority to hold poor-performing employees accountable. In 2017, Congress passed the VA Accountability and…

Chairman Bost Announces Senior Leadership Team for 119th Congress

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), announced the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs senior staff that will serve in the 119th Congress. Full Committee: Jon Clark – Staff Director Steve Gonzalez – Deputy Staff Director & Director of Member Services Katy Flynn – General Counsel Kathleen McCarthy – Communications Director Noah Barger –…

Chairman Bost Welcomes Republican Committee Members for the 119th Congress

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after he announced the Republican Members who will serve on the Committee for the 119th Congress: “Whether it’s their own military service to experience in small business ownership, healthcare, and local government, I have no doubt that our Republican Committee Members for the…

Chairman Bost’s Statement on President Biden Signing Landmark Dole Act into Law

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after President Biden officially signed S. 141, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, into law. In the House, Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), led the Committee’s bipartisan, bicameral flagship veterans’ package for the 118th…

Chairman Bost Leads Final Oversight Hearing of 118th Congress on Restoring Congressional Power over VA

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee’s final oversight hearing of the 118th Congress on restoring congressional power over the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) following the Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: The Committee will…

House Sends Bipartisan Dole Act to the President’s Desk

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), released the following statements after the House voted 382-12 to send the bipartisan, bicameral Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, to the president’s desk to be signed into law: “There is no better way to close out the Congress…

Tech Mod Chairman Rosendale Caps Subcommittee’s 118th Congress Work with Hearing on Future of VA IT Modernization

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Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), 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 final oversight hearing of this Congress entitled, “Modernizing VA: Lessons Learned in the 118th Congress:” Good morning. The Subcommittee will come to…

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Opens Hearing on VA’s VR&E Program Wait Times and Shortcomings

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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 hearing to examine the effectiveness of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Program: Good morning. The…

Chairman Bost Reappointed to Serve as VA Committee Chairman for the 119th Congress

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after being reappointed by the Republican Steering Committee to continue serving as Committee Chairman for the 119th Congress: “It is a deep honor to have the trust of my colleagues to continue leading the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs in the 119th Congress,” said Chairman…

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