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 review the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ (VA) Specially Adapted Housing, Adaptive Automobile, and Adaptive Sports Programs to ensure these… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, which would create a partial claim program at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as part of the VA Home Loan program to allow… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter he sent to Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Pam Bondi urging DOJ to review the pattern of troubling actions taken by former Biden administration Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), released the following joint statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced that the agency will phase out the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program, which was created for political… Read more »
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 discuss House Republicans plans to reform and improve interagency coordination between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of… Read more »
Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisc.), 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 first legislative hearing to discuss legislation to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Readiness Employment (VR&E) program, protect the VA Home… Read more »
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 on the following key bill priorities for House Republicans: H.R. 472 The Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025; H.R. 1041 Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; and H.R. 740, Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025.… Read more »
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 first oversight hearing to examine the current state of Education Services at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the delivery of benefits is… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement following a meeting with Mr. Darin Selnick, Senior Advisor to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth and Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness:
“Under my leadership, we have made clear that our nation’s fighting force has… Read more »
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the seventh letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on the mismanagement by the Biden-Harris administration’s top leadership at the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Digital GI Bill (DGIB) program. The Digital GI Bill was intended to automate and streamline veterans’… Read more »
