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Disability Assistance Chairman Luttrell Pushes for Efficient Delivery of VA’s Pension, Fiduciary, and Life Insurance Programs for Veterans and Their Families

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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 delivery of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) pension, fiduciary, and life insurance benefit programs…

Chairman Bost Applauds Trump Administration Move to Restore Veterans’ Constitutional Due Process Rights

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This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) confirmed that veterans with fiduciaries who, due to seeking help managing their VA benefits, were previously automatically added to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System…

Chairman Bost Delivers Remarks at Hearing on Trump Administration’s Work to Reduce the Disability Claims Backlog, Get Veterans their VA Benefits Faster

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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 discuss how under the leadership of Secretary Collins,  the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) has made landmark progress in reducing the VA disability compensation benefits backlog – which has…

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Luttrell Leads Markup of Proposed House GOP Bills to Promote Accountability in VA Benefits Administration, Meet the Needs of Veterans and their Families

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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 the subcommittee’s markup on 7 proposed bills that seek to promote better tracking and bring back accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Board of…

Chairman Bost and General Bergman Applaud Trump Administration’s Multimillion Dollar Investment in Fox Grant Program to Expand Mental Health Reach for Veterans

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 Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), released the following joint statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced that the agency will offer $112 million dollars in grants for organizations through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program in…

Landmark VA Reauthorization Bills Reviewed at Key Hearing

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee held a legislative hearing to discuss the 27 bills as part of the Committee’s reauthorization initiative to review, improve, and reauthorize specific programs and sectors at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – many of which have not been comprehensively…

Chairman Bost Kicks Off Markup of 4 House Republican Bills, Including Historic Increase in Legacy VA Benefits for Severely Disabled Veterans and Surviving Families

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Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson and family

Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee’s markup of 5 bills, 4 of which are led by House Republicans, including H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, landmark legislation that would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

Democrats Vote Against House Republicans Bill to Provide the First Significant Increase in Legacy VA Benefits for Severely Disabled, Paralyzed, Nonverbal Veterans and the Surviving Families of Servicemembers Killed in Action in Decades

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Rep. Tom Barrett and Eric Edmundson

Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 5 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives, including Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) and House Republicans landmark bill, H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, top priority legislation that seeks to increase the…

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Chairman Luttrell Holds Legislative Hearing on Proposed Bills to Improve VA Benefits Delivery

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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 legislative hearing to discuss potential legislation to make sure veterans and their families can access the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

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…

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