Press Releases

Today, Chairman Jeff Miller introduced H.R. 4810, the Veterans Access to Care Act, emergency legislation aimed at helping veterans receive timely access to medical care. After introducing the bill, Chairman Miller released the following statement:   “The news about VA’s delays in care crisis just keeps getting worse. The recent deaths of at least 23 veterans have been… Read more »

After the release of VA’s internal audit of scheduling practices at VHA facilities nationwide, Chairman Jeff Miller issued the following statement: “Today's report is more disturbing proof that corruption is ingrained in many parts of the VA health care system. The only way to rid the department of this widespread dishonesty and duplicity is to pull it out by the roots.… Read more »

After writing Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson regarding VA’s repeated failure to comply fully with an HVAC-issued subpoena, Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement.   “Today’s VA is a case study in how to stonewall the press, the public and Congress. And as we found out last week, often times officials from across the department have routinely sought… Read more »

Following the announcement of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki’s resignation, Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement. "Everybody knows Eric Shinseki is an honorable man whose dedication to our country is beyond reproach. I thank him for his legacy of service to our nation. Unfortunately, Shinseki's tenure at the Department of Veterans Affairs will forever be… Read more »

Following the release of the VA Inspector General’s interim report on VHA patient wait times, Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement: “Today the inspector general confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt what was becoming more obvious by the day: wait time schemes and data manipulation are systemic throughout VA and are putting veterans at risk in Phoenix and… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller wrote to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki yesterday urging immediate VA action to ensure veterans who may have been affected by possible appointment manipulation schemes and delays in care around the country get the medical attention they need. VA already has the legal authority required to provide veterans with non-VA medical care if the department does not… Read more »

Following House passage of H.R. 4031, the Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act, Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement: “The House has voted to take an important first step toward ending the culture of complacency that is jeopardizing patient safety within the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system. VA’s widespread and systemic… Read more »

Following President Obama’s comments on the VA scandal, Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement: “I couldn’t have been more disappointed with President Obama’s remarks. VA is in the middle of the biggest health care scandal in its history. At least 26 VA facilities are under investigation, and by the department’s own count at least 23 veterans are… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement today regarding VA’s response to a subpoena from the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.   “VA’s response to the committee’s subpoena is clearly inadequate and makes me suspicious that the department has something to hide. The subpoena sought e-mails and documents to or from more than two dozen VA… Read more »

Following VA’s claims of Under Secretary for Health Robert Petzel’s “resignation,” Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement regarding Petzel’s retirement, which has been planned since September 2013.   “Today’s announcement from VA regarding Undersecretary for Health Robert Petzel’s ‘resignation’ is the pinnacle of… Read more »