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Chairman Bost Delivers Remarks at Hearing on Next Generation of Health Care Access for Millions of 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 oversight hearing to examine the planning and management of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) impending trillion-dollar Community Care Network Next Generation (CCN-Next Gen) contract to ensure that it effectively…

Chairman Barrett Holds Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing to Discuss House GOP Bills to Expand the American Dream for Veterans

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Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), 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 on Economic Opportunity’s legislative hearing to discuss potential legislation to expand the American Dream for veterans through education, job training, and home…

House Passes Crucial Veteran Scam and Fraud Safety Bill

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1663, The Veteran Scam and Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) Act, crucial legislation led by Rep. Calvert to establish an office within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would be responsible for providing consistent scam…

Disability Assistance Chairman Luttrell Holds Second Hearing on Modernizing VA Disability Compensation Benefits Structure for Veterans

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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 examine the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VARSD) to discuss modernizing the system to…

Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Legislative Hearing on Key Republican Bills to Expand Access to Mental Health Care for Veterans, Modernize Care

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Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s legislative hearing to discuss potential legislation to ensure veterans – no matter their zip code, get the quality health care and services they need. A full list of the…

Chairman Bost, House Republicans Introduce Veteran Education and Workforce Reforms, Acquisition Improvements through Reauthorization Strategy

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), alongside Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (Wis.), Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Chairman Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), and Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.), introduced a third series of bills as part of the Chairman’s broader reauthorization…

Subcommittee Chairman Tom Barrett Leads Economic Opportunity Hearing on GI Bill Payment Delays for Veterans’ Dependents

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Yesterday, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), 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 on Economic Opportunity’s oversight hearing to examine how payment failures in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Digital GI Bill (DGIB) program originated, which…

Chairman Bost, House Republicans Spearhead VA Accountability Reforms in Committee’s Reauthorization Strategy

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), alongside Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), and Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.), introduced a second series of bills as part of the Chairman’s broader reauthorization strategy to soundly reauthorize and reform specific programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the 21st century of care and…

Technology Modernization Chairman Tom Barrett Leads Oversight Hearing on VA EHRM Program, Readiness for 2026

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Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), 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 oversight hearing to evaluate the current readiness of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM ) program prior to go-live at…

Chairman Bost Statement on VHA Reorganization Plan

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced VA’s plans to reorganize and restructure certain aspects of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA):   “I support the intent of Secretary Collins’ plan to break new ground and restructure the agency to…

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