Press Releases

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 »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement following VA’s announcement that VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Director Terry Gerigk Wolf has been fired. “Given that Wolf’s firing comes two years after the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Legionnaires’ disease outbreak ended, it’s obvious VA had no interest in holding her accountable initially and was… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement today after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced its plan for organizational restructuring: “New plans, initiatives and organizational structures are all well and good, but they will not produce their intended results until VA rids itself of the employees who have shaken veterans’ trust in the system. So far VA… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day 2014: “The America we know – the greatest nation in the world – didn’t come without great sacrifice. The long difficult road to where we are today was paved by our men and women in uniform. Their courage and selflessness are a source of pride for all Americans. And while Veterans… Read more »