As first reported by CNN, Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, and Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, wrote to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to ensure VA is terminating its reliance on the Chinese Communist Party for medical supplies that are critical for the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans, (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s oversight hearing to take a closer look at accountability at VA and how to better protect whistleblowers:
Good morning.
The Committee will come to… Read more »
This week, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for answers on their misguided use of a critical skill incentive (CSI) authority in the PACT Act.
“We write to express… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans, (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s Oversight Hearing to shed light on VA’s compliance with Buy American legislation:
Good afternoon.
Thank you all for being here today as this subcommittee… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) led his Republican House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs colleagues in a letter to Department of Veterans of Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough following concerns that the Biden administration is falling short in its duty to support domestic producers and serve America’s veterans with American made goods.
“The… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after his oversight staff met with numerous whistleblowers from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loma Linda Healthcare System in California.
This trip comes as Chairman Bost and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) continue to ask VA Secretary Denis McDonough why failing… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), released the following letter they sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough in response to the Secretary’s lackluster response to their April letter regarding a situation at the Loma Linda VA Medical Center (VAMC) where a supervisory… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee reported 11 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“To close out the summer session, our Committee reported eleven bills out to effectively address veteran homelessness, continue our commitment to improving TAP, expand access to home based care for aging… Read more »
Today, Chairman 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 Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations' legislative hearing on pending legislation, including Chairman Bost's H.R. 4278, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act:
Thank you,… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), released the following statements after they introduced the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability Act to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs… Read more »
