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On the Ground: Chairman Bost’s Team Meets with VA Loma Linda Whistleblowers

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after his oversight staff met with numerous whistleblowers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loma Linda Healthcare System in California. This trip comes as Chairman Bost and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) continue to ask VA Secretary Denis McDonough why failing…

Disability Assistance Chairman Luttrell: “Veterans deserve timely and high-quality [disability exam] decisions, and that starts at the top.”

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Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell, (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s oversight hearing to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability exams contracting process, particularly following…

Committee Passes 11 Bills, Including Key VA Accountability Legislation

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee reported 11 bills to be considered on the House Floor: “To close out the summer session, our Committee reported eleven bills out to effectively address veteran homelessness, continue our commitment to improving TAP, expand access to home based care for aging…

Chairman Bost’s Amendment to Protect Veterans’ Constitutional Rights Included in FY24 VA Appropriations Bill

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during debate on amendments to H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, legislation to fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Fiscal Year 2024. Chairman Bost offered an amendment to prohibit the VA…

Technology Modernization Chairman Rosendale Presses VA on Contracting Ethics During Oversight Hearing

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Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale, (R-Mont.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s Joint Oversight Hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to examine challenges in competition and conflicts of interest in VA…

HVAC Subcommittees Forward 26 Bills

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This week, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a number of subcommittee markups to consider various pieces of legislation to improve the delivery of care, benefits, and services to veterans. The following bills were forwarded out of the subcommittees and are now eligible for consideration at the full committee level:   Subcommittee on Health Markup: H.R. 3520,…

Chairman Bost Delivers Remarks on His Bill to Establish Due Process For Veterans

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Today, Chairman Mike Bost, (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Full Committee's legislative hearing on veterans’ benefits legislation, including H.R. 705, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act:    I am proud to have introduced my bill H.R. 705, the…

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden: "Time and time again, student veterans are being left in limbo because of VA’s failures."

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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 joint oversight hearing with Technology Modernization on the Digital G.I. Bill Program. Good afternoon. This joint oversight hearing of the…

Chairman Bost Delivers Opening Remarks at Oversight and Investigations Legislative Hearing On Restore VA Accountability Act

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Today, Chairman Mike Bost, (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations' legislative hearing on pending legislation, including Chairman Bost's H.R. 4278, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act:  Thank you,…

ICYMI: Chairman Bost Leads Bipartisan CODEL Overseas

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During the July recess, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), led his first international Congressional Delegation (CODEL) as Chairman to Europe to visit and pay respects at American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) memorials and cemeteries, as this year marks their centennial anniversary and ABMC is funded by Congress. The CODEL then visited with active-duty…

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