Press Releases

Today, Chairman Miller released the following statement regarding the VA secretary’s refusal to punish confirmed whistleblower retaliation at the heart of the VA scandal in Phoenix. “VA’s routine and pervasive refusal to seriously discipline employees who have engaged in proven incompetence, corruption and malfeasance is contributing to all of the department’s… Read more »

Today, Chairman Miller released the following statement regarding VA’s admission that it botched the disciplinary process for Diana Rubens and Kimberly Graves: “It seems VA’s incompetence knows no bounds. After VA Dep. Sec. Sloan Gibson repeatedly expressed concerns that our committee’s legitimate oversight efforts could jeopardize these disciplinary proceedings,… Read more »

Yesterday Chairman Miller wrote to VA Sec. Robert McDonald, urging him reconsider VA’s refusal to recoup more than $400,000 that two VA employees defrauded from the government. Today, Chairman Miller released the letter along with the following statement: “VA’s handling of this situation effectively gives corruption and fraud among department employees an official VA… Read more »

Today Chairman Miller released the below statement regarding the lack of serious accountability for VA employees Diana Rubens and Kimberly Graves. The VA inspector general made criminal referrals regarding Rubens and Graves after it found they had abused their authority, enabling them to rake in a total of more than $400,000 in taxpayer-funded relocation benefits. “For those… Read more »

On Thursday, November 19, 2015, at 12:00 P.M. in room 334 of the Cannon House Office Building, Chairman Jeff Miller will host a screening of the 30-minute film “Warriors Return” by Marcia Rock. “Warriors Return” tells the story of five Navajo Veterans who served our country during World War II, Vietnam and Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom. They encountered… Read more »

Today the House passed two House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs-originated bills: H.R. 1338, the Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015, would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study and report back to Congress on the problem of unclaimed remains of deceased veterans and also place a $2 million cap on Fiscal Year 2016 bonuses for VA senior… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller today released the following statement in honor of Veterans Day: Read more »

Chairman Miller today released the following statement regarding attempts to downplay the VA scandal. “Whether it’s continued delays in veterans’ medical care, the blatant waste of billions of taxpayer dollars or a rampant lack of accountability throughout every corner of the organization, there is simply no denying that the problems at the Department of Veterans… Read more »

Following the resignation of Department of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Benefits Allison Hickey, Chairman Miller released the below statement. “Although Allison Hickey deserves credit for her military service and willingness to work on behalf of our nation’s veterans, she was not cut out for the job of VA Under Secretary for Benefits. She leaves the department amid a… Read more »

Following the release of a new Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General report documenting additional delays in medical care at the Phoenix VA Health Care System that may have contributed to patient harm, Chairman Miller released the below statement. “Nearly 18 months after the nation first learned of the delays in care crisis at the Phoenix VA Health Care… Read more »