Press Releases

Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement today in honor of Memorial Day 2015: “Since the birth of our Nation, our sons and daughters have been willing to fight for what this country stands for. They stood tall against the strongest military in the world and won our freedom. They defeated fascism in Europe and imperialism in the Pacific. They countered communism in… Read more »

Today House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Johnny Isakson released the following statement regarding the replacement Denver Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center construction project. “The Department of Veterans Affairs replacement Denver VA Medical Center is the biggest construction… Read more »

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 »