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Ranking Member Bost Delivers Opening Remarks at Committee Markup of 17 Bills

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Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee markup of 17 bills, including 6 Republican-led proposals: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Before getting started this morning, I want to acknowledge some heartbreaking news in the veteran community today – the…

Ranking Member Bost Applauds Committee’s Passage of 17 Proposals, Calls for Consideration of Bills to Help Toxic-Exposed Veterans Immediately

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Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Committee reported 17 bills with strong bipartisan support to be considered on the House Floor: “I am thrilled that we passed 17 bills, including 6 Republican-led bills, out of the VA Committee today. These proposals would improve the delivery of…

Ranking Member Bost Slams Democrats’ Witch Hunt to Stigmatize Veterans as Domestic Violent Extremists

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Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, during the Committee’s hearing entitled, “Helping Veterans Thrive: The Importance of Peer Support in Preventing Domestic Violent Extremism:” Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And, welcome to our witnesses and Committee Members. Today’s…

Ranking Member Bost Encourages Committee Refocus on Real-Life Problems Veterans Face

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Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Committee held the second Committee hearing in five months on veterans’ involvement in domestic violent extremism: “Veterans are among the best of us, not the worst. Yet, for the second time in just a few short months, Democrats on the House…

ICYMI: Major VSO’s Agree: It’s Time for Congress to Protect Veterans’ 2nd Amendment Rights

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During the joint House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearings with the nation’s leading Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mike Bost (R-Ill.) asked VSO’s Disabled American Veterans (DAV), The American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), about what Congress should do to ensure that veterans’ Second Amendment…

ICYMI: Ranking Member Bost During Full Committee Hearing on VA Staffing: “In any organization, your people are your most precious resource.”

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Yesterday, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, during the Committee’s hearing to assess the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system staffing levels: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the opportunity today to discuss the staffing and hiring challenges V.A.…

Ranking Member Bost’s Statement on VA’s Recommendations for the AIR Commission

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Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced their recommendations for the VA medical facilities that should be modernized, realigned, or closed under the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act: “For far too long, VA’s infrastructure has been…

Bost Statement on the President’s Nominees for Undersecretary for Health, Benefits, and the AIR Commission

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Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the White House announced the President’s nominees for VA Undersecretary for Health and Undersecretary for Benefits, as well as for the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission, to consider changes to VA's health care infrastructure…

Ranking Member Bost, Dr. Miller-Meeks Call on Congress to Deliver Real Results for Toxic-Exposed Veterans

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Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), a Member of the Subcommittee on Health, released the following statements after the House voted on H.R. 3967, the PACT Act: “I regret that the House did not do right by post-9/11 veterans and pass the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act today.…

Ranking Member Bost: “Every day that the House fails to send the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act to the President is another day that a sick veteran doesn’t get the care they need.”

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Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, during the Rules Committee hearing on H.R. 3967, the Honoring Our PACT Act: Thank you, Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole. For the second time this year, I am testifying today in opposition to a veterans’ bill. I would prefer…

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