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Chairman Bost Leads Hearing on Legacy Bill to Increase Benefits for Veterans’ Survivors and Catastrophically Disabled Veterans

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the full committee’s legislative hearing to discuss H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, landmark legislation that would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) monthly compensation benefit for…

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Organizations Sound Support for Rep. Barrett, House Republicans’ Veterans and Survivors Legacy Benefits Increase Bill

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In November, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), and Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Chairman Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), introduced H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits…

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Holds Hearing to Explore Veteran Employment and Training Opportunities to Build the American Economy

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Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to explore different pathways for veterans to find meaningful careers to enter into non-traditional, high paying industries to boost the veteran…

Disability Assistance Chairman Luttrell Delivers Remarks at Hearing on Improving Accuracy, Accountability, and Positive Outcomes for Veterans at Oversight Hearing on VA’s Medical Disability Examination Office

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 Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to look at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Disability Examination Office’s (MDEO) financial incentive…

House Sends Annual Veterans’ Cost-Of-Living Adjustment to President Trump’s Desk

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed S. 2392, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025, this week.   “After over 40 days of the Democrats – led by Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries – holding the government and the benefits and services veteran families rely on…

Rep. Barrett, Chairman Bost, House Republicans Introduce Legacy Survivor and Catastrophically Disabled Veterans Benefits Expansion Bill

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Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson and family

Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), and Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Chairman Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), released the following statements after they introduced H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley…

Chairman Bost Statement on Ending Democrat Shutdown, MilCon/VA Bill Passage

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after House Republicans sent a package of funding bills to President Trump’s desk, including a continuing resolution (CR) to end the Democrat Shutdown, as well as legislation to fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Fiscal Year 2026.   “For 43 days Democrats…

Chairman Bost’s Statement on Report Regarding Veteran Homelessness Shortfalls at West LA VA Campus

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a Congressionally Mandated Report (CMR) regarding shortfalls in the delivery of services to veterans in the West Los Angeles region.   “For far too long, homeless veterans at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center have…

Chairman Bost: “It's not a game. This shutdown affects real people – veterans and servicemembers – lives.”

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), to discuss the need for Democrats to end the pain they've inflicted on the American people – and America’s veterans – by shutting down the…

Chairman Bost Slams Democrats for Government Shutdown Impact on Veterans, Servicemembers, Families

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), appeared on Bloomberg’s Balance of Power to discuss how Democrats are holding the government hostage by shutting down the government and impacting the delivery of vitally important support, services, and grant programs for veterans across the country. Chairman Bost underscored how mental health programs,…

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