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Chairman Bost and CVA in The Hill: Make 2026 the year veterans have more control of their health care

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This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Executive Director at Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) John Vick, published the below joint opinion piece in The Hill to discuss House and Senate Republicans bill, H.R. 740, the Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act, commonsense legislation to build on the…

Chairman Bost and Chairman Hill: Progress, Not Politics, for Our Veterans

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), published the below opinion piece in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette ahead of Veterans Day to highlight how House Republicans are working hard to modernize how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) delivers care and benefits through…

Chairman Bost and Whip Emmer for Stars & Stripes: Democrats must stop playing politics with America’s veterans and reopen the government

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), published the below opinion piece in Stars and Stripes to detail the impacts of the Democrat-led government shutdown on America’s veterans and to urge Senate Democrats to reopen the government by passing the clean, House-passed continuing resolution (CR) funding…

Chairman Bost for the Daily Caller: Time To Restore Veterans’ Constitutional Rights

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This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), published the below opinion piece in the Daily Caller to discuss Republicans’ plan to cement the constitutional rights of veterans with fiduciaries through HR 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, which Chairman Bost introduced earlier this year alongside Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman…

Chairman Bost for the Washington Examiner: Republicans must change the way VA health care works for veterans

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This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), published the below opinion piece in the Washington Examiner to discuss Republicans’ plans to reform, improve, and expand the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Care program to ensure that veterans can have access to the health care options that work best for them, close to home, and without delays…

Chairman Bost for Military Times: America’s Veterans Have Earned Doug Collins

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), published the below opinion piece in Military Times to show his support for incoming President Trump’s nomination of Navy and Air Force veteran, and former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins to serve as the twelfth Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the incoming Trump administration. Tomorrow,…

Chairman Bost and Rep. Ciscomani: “We are committed to continue pursuing efforts that empower our veteran community as they transition back into civilian life and beyond – the Dole Act is a result of that work.”

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), published the below opinion piece in the Eastern Arizona Courier to highlight the impact House Republicans flagship, bipartisan, bicameral veterans’ package for the 118th Congress, The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, would have on…

Chairman Bost and Ranking Member Takano: Working Across the Aisle for America’s Veterans

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), published the below bipartisan opinion piece in the Ripon Forum to mark Veterans Day this year: Working Across the Aisle for America’s Veterans By Rep. Mike Bost & Rep. Mark Takano Veterans Day 2023 Since the founding of our great nation, selfless men and women…

Chairman Bost and Whip Emmer: Democrat Efforts to Lie to Veterans are Shameful

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), published the below opinion piece in Military Times in response to the Biden administration and extreme Democrats continued spread of false claims and misinformation that the Limit, Save, Grow Act would somehow cut or impact the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) delivery of…

Ranking Member Bost, Former HHS Deputy Secretary Hargan: A Mission to Save More Veteran Lives

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Last week, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and former Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Eric Hargan, released the following joint opinion piece in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, this joint op-ed originally appeared in Real Clear Health. Read the op-ed here and below: A Mission…

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