Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following opinion piece in The Ripon Society in honor of Veterans Day.
Read the article here and below:
Burn Pits Cannot be the Next Agent Orange
By Mike Bost
The Ripon Forum
Volume 55, No. 5
Veterans Day 2021
“Every day I wonder, ‘is today the day that toxic exposure… Read more »
Last night, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during the Rules Committee hearing on the Committee Print to replace H.R. 5376, the Democrats’ secretive spending spree bill:
Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole, thank you for giving me the opportunity to testify today.
I am here… 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 held a markup of 18 bills:
“At a time when Washington Democrats’ liberal spending is out-of-control, I am disappointed that several of the bills that were passed out of our Committee tonight come with high costs and zero stakeholder views… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) introduced the VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021 or the VIPER Act. This important legislation will give the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) critical tools and resources to further improve its groundbreaking research program. This will not only help… Read more »
This morning, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of today’s Committee hearing on violent domestic extremist groups and the recruitment of veterans:
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
And, welcome to our witnesses.
We are here today to discuss violent extremism among… 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 held a hearing to discuss violent extremist groups' recruitment of veterans:
“The Chairman’s hearing today revealed exactly what we already knew – that violent extremism is a serious problem and that, anecdotally, very few veterans take… Read more »
This morning, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, at the start of today’s Committee hearing on veteran suicide prevention and mental health initiatives at the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA):
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I appreciate the opportunity today to discuss the… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) along with Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) released the following statements after the House passed S. 189, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021, introduced by Subcommittee… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following opening statement, as prepared, at the start of the Committee’s markup of the Democrats’ partisan reconciliation package – which includes an additional $18 billion dollars for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
This is the second… 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’s markup of the Democrats’ partisan reconciliation package containing $18 billion dollars for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):
“House Democrats’ blatant disregard for the crisis the Biden White House created in Afghanistan and the… Read more »
