Press Releases

Today Chairman Miller released the following statement regarding Senate passage of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act (Clay Hunt SAV Act): “The Senate did the right thing today by passing the Clay Hunt SAV Act. The bill is an important step toward helping stop the epidemic of veteran suicides. It provides comprehensive, new ideas aimed at improving the… Read more »

Today Chairman Miller released the following statement regarding President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 VA budget request. “I am committed to providing the Department of Veterans Affairs with the resources it needs to take care of our nation’s veterans. But if there’s one thing we’ve learned over the last year, it’s that VA’s numbers cannot be… Read more »

Yesterday Chairman Miller introduced the Veterans Affairs Retaliation Prevention Act of 2015. The bill would provide VA whistleblowers with a means to solve problems at the lowest level possible, while offering them protection from reprisals and real accountability for those who reprise against them.   Specifically, the bill would: Establish a new system employees could use… Read more »

Bill Would Give VA Secretary Authority to Reduce Corrupt Execs’ Pensions Today Chairman Miller introduced the Increasing VA Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015. The bill would give the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary more authority to hold corrupt executives accountable, limit the amount of time VA senior executive service (SES) employees can spend on paid… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement today ahead of President Obama’s State of the Union address. “After President Obama’s motorcade drove directly past the epicenter of the biggest scandal in VA history –  the Phoenix VA Health Care System – earlier this month without even bothering to stop, many are wondering if he will ever give his… Read more »

Chairman Miller introduced legislation yesterday that would give the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary the authority to recoup for cause bonuses paid to VA employees. In scandal after scandal at one VA facility after another across the country, VA executives who presided over mismanagement and negligence are often more likely to have received a bonus than any sort of punishment.… Read more »

Today, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (Clay Hunt SAV) Act passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was introduced last week by Chairman Jeff Miller and Reps. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and named in honor of the late Iraq and Afghanistan veteran and veterans advocate Clay Hunt. The bill now moves to the Senate for… Read more »

Today, Chairman Jeff Miller announced his selections of House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee chairmen for the 114th Congress and released the following statement. “Whether providing much-needed oversight to the Department of Veterans Affairs or championing legislation designed to improve the care and benefits America’s returning heroes have earned, our… Read more »

Today, the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (Clay Hunt SAV) Act passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was introduced by Chairman Jeff Miller and Reps. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and named in honor of the late Iraq and Afghanistan veteran and veterans advocate Clay Hunt. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. Following House… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement following VA’s announcement that Phoenix VA Health Care System Director Sharon Helman has been fired. “VA will never regain the trust of America’s veterans and American taxpayers until all of the corrupt senior executives who created the biggest scandal in the department’s history are held accountable to the… Read more »