Press Releases

Congressman Jon Runyan (NJ-3), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (DAMA) of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, visited Arlington National Cemetery yesterday to receive a status report regarding ongoing efforts by the Department of the Army to rectify mismanagement at the Cemetery, including lax management and oversight, damaged graves,… Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Ann Marie Buerkle (NY-25), held an oversight hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) implementation plan of the caregiver assistance law. “I recognize that no matter how good a health care system is, it can only go so far,” commented Chairwoman Buerkle.  “We… Read more »

Leaders of the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee sent a bi-partisan, bi-cameral letter to President Barack Obama yesterday calling on him to ensure that eligibility for a law Congress passed to support veterans caregivers is not limited and that the law is implemented in a timely manner. In the letter, the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Congressional Committees that… Read more »

Today, the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held an oversight hearing on the FY2012 budget for the Veterans Employment and Training Service.  Chairman Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) made the following opening statement:  “Good morning.  We are here today to examine the FY 2012 budget for the Department of Labor’s… Read more »

Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Jeff Miller (FL01), made the following statement regarding the death yesterday of Mr. Frank Woodruff Buckles, who was believed to be America’s last remaining World War I veteran: “It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Mr. Buckles.  As the last surviving veteran of the First… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Jeff Miller (FL-01) made the following statement at a Full Committee Hearing on the FY2012 Budget for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: “Welcome, Secretary Shinseki, to you and your team.  Thank you for being here today to present the President’s fiscal year 2012 budget request for the… Read more »

Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Jeff Miller (FL-01) made the following statement in response to the announcement by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank of its new program for servicemembers and veterans, following the company’s testimony before the Committee in a February 9th hearing:   “I am encouraged that J.P. Morgan Chase has… Read more »

: Congressman Dan Benishek (MI-01) today made the following statement in reaction to JP Morgan Chase’s new military and veteran programs: “I commend JP Morgan Chase for launching new programs aimed at our military service people and our veterans.  As a member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, I recently learned of serious gaps in the bank’s basic… Read more »

Today, Jeff Miller (FL-01), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, expressed frustration with the release of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implementation plan for veteran caregiver assistance, required by Public Law 111-163.   “Family caregivers often drive the recovery of our wounded warriors, and have already waited way too long for the… Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a full committee oversight hearing on mortgage-related violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.   In the hearing, a bank representative admitted that the bank violated the SCRA by improperly charging interest on some 4,500 active duty servicemembers’ mortgages beyond the 6%… Read more »