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Oversight and Investigations Chairwoman Kiggans Leads Oversight Hearing on Bringing Accountability Back to VA during Trump Administration

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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 first oversight hearing to examine the Biden-Harris administration’s legacy of failure to hold bad Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees accountable,…

House and Senate Republicans Lead Bills to Protect Due Process and Second Amendment Rights for Veterans

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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.), Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Chairman Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), and Senator John Kennedy (R-La.) – alongside 40 cosponsors in the House, introduced legislation to cement the due process rights of veterans with…

Chairman Bost Meets with DoD Advisor Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to Discuss VA/DoD Partnership, Agenda for Improvements to the Transition Assistance Program

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Chairman Bost and Mr. Darin Selnick

Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement following a meeting with Mr. Darin Selnick, Senior Advisor to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth and Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness: “Under my leadership, we have made clear that our nation’s fighting force has…

Chairman Bost Congratulates Doug Collins on Confirmation to Serve as VA Secretary

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Senate voted 77-23 to confirm President Trump’s nomination, the Honorable Douglas A. Collins, to serve as the twelfth Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): “I served with my friend from Georgia and fellow veteran Doug Collins in the House, and I know he…

Chairmen Bost, Moran Introduce Legislation to Improve Access to Care for Veterans

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), introduced legislation to increase access to care for veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) providers in the community. The Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025 would…

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Chairman Luttrell Leads Oversight Hearing on VA’s Failure to Afford Veterans their Constitutional Due Process and Second Amendment Rights

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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 first oversight hearing to examine the VA’s failure to give veterans any due process before violating their Constitution right to bear arms. Good…

Chairman Bost Kicks Off First Oversight Hearing of 119th Congress with Clear Message: “Make no mistake: Community Care is VA 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 Committee’s oversight hearing entitled, “Restoring Focus: Putting Veterans First in Community Care,” to discuss the importance of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community-based healthcare program – created by the bipartisan MISSION Act…

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 –…

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