Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released a recent letter he and House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Chairman John Carter (R-Texas), sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding the Veterans Health Administration’s reported $12 billion dollar… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report this afternoon titled, “Leaders Failed to Address Community Care Consult Delays Despite Staff’s Advocacy Efforts at VA Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo.” The report found… 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 Committee’s oversight hearing entitled, “Everyday Heroes: Supporting the Veteran Caregiver Community.”
Good morning.
The Committee will come to order.
I want to welcome all the witnesses to our hearing.
Before we get started, I’d… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health’s oversight hearing entitled, “Dial 988 +1: Examining the Operations of the Veterans Crisis Line:”
We will now get right into our oversight hearing today on the Veterans Crisis Line.
Before we dive into the substance… Read more »
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 on 16 bills which would enhance the delivery of healthcare and services to veterans:
Good morning.
This legislative hearing of the Subcommittee on… 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 Committee’s oversight hearing entitled, “Accountable or Absent?: Examining VA Leadership Under the Biden-Harris Administration,” which will discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) accountability culture. Including, whether VA leaders… Read more »
Today, House Appropriations Committee Member Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.), joined by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), Appropriations Committee Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Rep. Judge Carter (R-Texas), Appropriations Committee Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Member Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), and House… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to express his disappointment in the Department’s failure to fully participate in the Committee’s recent oversight hearing on VA healthcare and benefits needs for veterans living with from spinal cord injuries and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – 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 hearing to assess challenges in VA’s current VISN (Veterans Integrated Service Networks) structure:
Good morning. This oversight hearing for… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. 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 Full Committee’s oversight hearing to explore methods to improve the delivery of care and services to the catastrophically disabled veteran community living with spinal cord injuries and disorders:… Read more »