Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees:
“I trust that my friend Secretary Collins is doing the right thing for veterans and taxpayers to effectively right size and reorganize the agency to work better… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement following his first official meeting with recently confirmed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary, Doug Collins.
“I was honored to sit down with my old friend and former House colleague, newly confirmed VA Secretary Doug Collins today to discuss our shared priorities and… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement following a meeting with Mr. Darin Selnick, Senior Advisor to Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth and Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness:
“Under my leadership, we have made clear that our nation’s fighting force has… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Senate voted 77-23 to confirm President Trump’s nomination, the Honorable Douglas A. Collins, to serve as the twelfth Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):
“I served with my friend from Georgia and fellow veteran Doug Collins in the House, and I know he… Read more »
Today, following convening the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for its official Organizational Meeting for the 119th Congress, Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), issued the following statement announcing the Committee’s full membership, five subcommittee chair assignments, and subcommittee membership assignments for the 119th Congress:
“The legacy of the Biden-Harris administration is… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), alongside lawmakers in both the House and the Senate, introduced legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) authority to hold poor-performing employees accountable.
In 2017, Congress passed the VA Accountability and… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), published the below opinion piece in Military Times to show his support for incoming President Trump’s nomination of Navy and Air Force veteran, and former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins to serve as the twelfth Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) during the incoming Trump administration. Tomorrow,… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after he announced the Republican Members who will serve on the Committee for the 119th Congress:
“Whether it’s their own military service to experience in small business ownership, healthcare, and local government, I have no doubt that our Republican Committee Members for the… 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 final oversight hearing of the 118th Congress on restoring congressional power over the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) following the Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo:
The Committee will… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), published the below opinion piece in the Eastern Arizona Courier to highlight the impact House Republicans flagship, bipartisan, bicameral veterans’ package for the 118th Congress, The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, would have on… Read more »
