Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) released the following letter he led with 30 Republican colleagues to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough. The letter raises concerns about VA’s apparent decision to violate its own policy by permitting social movement flags, such as the Pride flag, to be flown in place of traditional flags,… 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 regarding the Department’s process to document ethics recusals of senior officials, particularly Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer Kurt DelBene, who was previously an… 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 opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s Joint Oversight Hearing with the Subcommittee on Health to assess recruitment and retention of staff within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), released the following statements in regard to a recent letter the Members sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough requesting answers on a situation at the Loma Linda VA Medical Center (VAMC) where a supervisory employee continues to be employed by the… 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 requesting more information on the way in which VA spent the supplemental funding they were given throughout the COVID pandemic. The Chairman’s letter also requests clarity on the roughly $4.5 billion that remain… Read more »
In honor of Women’s History Month, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), reauthorized the bipartisan Women Veteran Task Force (WVTF), with Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa) serving as Chairman and Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) serving as Co-Chair. The Members released the following statements in… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), released the following statements after they sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding a recent Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) decision impacting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) removal of hybrid… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after he announced the five Subcommittee chairs for the 118th Congress:
“I am proud to announce that over half of our subcommittee chairs for this Congress are veterans themselves. We have a big agenda ahead of us, but I know these men and women are up to the task.… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021:
“I am disappointed that House Democrats ignored Republicans’ sincere concerns with the bill they forced through the House at the last minute today. We can all agree that the Secretary’s… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Committee reported 13 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“The 13 bills the Committee passed today will help servicemembers, veterans, and military families across the country. I was proud to support most of these proposals, including… Read more »
