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Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Oversight Hearing on the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on Servicemembers and Veterans, Future of Care

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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 effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on active-duty servicemembers and then as they become veterans and the steps the Department of…

Oversight Chairwoman Jen Kiggans Leads Hearing on Implementation of the Dole Act to Benefit Veterans and Caregivers

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Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) progress in implementation of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and…

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Chairman Van Orden Leads Markup of 6 House GOP Bills to Modernize the GI Bill and Address Affordability for Disabled Veterans

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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 the subcommittee’s markup on 6 House Republican bills that seek to streamline the delivery of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits for veterans and their families by modernizing the…

On the Ground: Tech Subcommittee Chairman Tom Barrett Leads Key Oversight Trip to Michigan VA Facilities Ahead of New Electronic Health Record System Rollout

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Barrett in VA Detroit

 In case you missed it, last week Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, toured and met with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leadership, doctors, and nurses at both the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan and the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan to review…

Chairman Bost Kicks Off Markup of 4 House Republican Bills, Including Historic Increase in Legacy VA Benefits for Severely Disabled Veterans and Surviving Families

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Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson and family

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 markup of 5 bills, 4 of which are led by House Republicans, including H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, landmark legislation that would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

Democrats Vote Against House Republicans Bill to Provide the First Significant Increase in Legacy VA Benefits for Severely Disabled, Paralyzed, Nonverbal Veterans and the Surviving Families of Servicemembers Killed in Action in Decades

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Rep. Tom Barrett and Eric Edmundson

Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 5 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives, including Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) and House Republicans landmark bill, H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, top priority legislation that seeks to increase the…

Chairman Bost at VA Healthcare Restructuring Hearing with Secretary Collins: “Veterans should not have to win the geographic lottery to get quality care.”

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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 Full Committee’s oversight hearing to assess Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Colllins’ plans to reorganize and restructure certain aspects of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) – including VA’s VISN map – with the goal…

Tech Subcommittee Chairman Barrett, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Chairman Van Orden Lead Joint Oversight Hearing on Improving VA’s Digital G.I. Bill Program for Student Veterans

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Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start the subcommittee’s joint oversight hearing to examine how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Chairman Luttrell Holds Legislative Hearing on Proposed Bills to Improve VA Benefits Delivery

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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 to make sure veterans and their families can access the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

House Passes Major Veteran Education and Workforce Opportunity Reform Bills

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), released the following statements after the House passed two key, bipartisan bills: H.R. 980, The Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act, and H.R. 1458, The VETS Opportunity Act, both bills…

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