Press Releases

Today Chairman Miller will introduce the VA Accountability Act, which would give the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary sweeping new authority to fire corrupt or incompetent employees for cause. The bill comes in response to VA’s long and well documented history of not holding problem employees accountable. This trend is underscored by the fact that in response to the VA… Read more »

Chairman Miller released the following statement today regarding the first anniversary of the VA scandal, which was made public at an April 9, 2014, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs hearing.   “I think Sec. McDonald is doing his best to correct VA’s course, but enormous challenges remain. VA’s chief problem – a widespread lack of accountability… Read more »

Chairman Miller released the following statement today regarding the retirement with full benefits of VA construction chief Glenn Haggstrom. “Though Glenn Haggstrom may have tried to do a good job at VA, he certainly did not succeed. What’s most disappointing about this situation, however, is that Haggstrom left on his own terms – with a lifetime pension – even… Read more »

Chairman Miller released the following statement today regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ announcement to change to the Veterans Choice Program's “40-mile rule.” “This is a welcome, commonsense change, which ideally would have occurred before VA attempted to take money away from the choice program, claiming a lack of interest among veterans. It will… Read more »

Chairman Miller released the following statement today regarding the biggest construction failure in VA history. “VA’s entire construction program is a disaster and has been for years. Nearly every major VA hospital construction project is behind schedule and hundreds of millions over budget. In Colorado, a replacement VA hospital is more than $1 billion over budget and… Read more »

Chairman Miller released the following statement today regarding the new $1.73 billion estimated cost for the replacement Denver VA Hospital. “The replacement Denver VA Medical Center is the biggest construction failure in VA history, and it just keeps getting worse. Since the project’s inception, the cost of the hospital has ballooned from $328 million to $1.73 billion. Yet… Read more »

Chairman Miller released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s Phoenix VA Health Care System visit. “Anytime the president devotes his time and personal attention to the issues plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs, it’s a good thing. But I’m concerned the administration’s decision to convene an advisory committee composed of… Read more »

Ahead of President Obama’s visit to the Phoenix VA Health Care System, Chairman Miller released the following statement. “President Obama’s visit to the epicenter of the VA scandal comes at an important time. Nearly a year after the nation was rocked by a scandal involving secret waiting lists at more than 100 VA facilities, not a single VA senior executive has been… Read more »

Leaders of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs this week called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to address the ongoing problems that have plagued the replacement Denver VA Medical Center hospital, including mismanagement that has led to hundreds of millions in cost overruns and repeated delays. In a letter to VA Secretary Robert McDonald, Sens. Johnny… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two veterans related bills: ·         H.R. 280, introduced by Chairman Jeff Miller, would give the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary the authority to recoup for cause bonuses paid to VA employees. ·         H.R. 294, introduced by Chairman… Read more »