Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), published the below opinion piece in Military Times in response to the Biden administration and extreme Democrats continued spread of false claims and misinformation that the Limit, Save, Grow Act would somehow cut or impact the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) delivery of… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during debate on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023, vitally important legislation to fix the Biden administration’s southern border disaster and support the dedicated men and women of our Customs & Border Patrol, thousands of which are veterans:
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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee reported 7 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“This morning, under my leadership, our Committee successfully reported seven bipartisan bills to be considered by the full House during our first markup of the 118th Congress. Each of these proposals will… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during debate on H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, in response to Democrats’ continued spread of false claims that this bill will impact the delivery of VA healthcare and cut veterans’ benefits:
Thank you, Chairman Smith.
And thank you, Mr.… Read more »
For planning purposes, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) will head to the southern U.S.-Mexico border for an oversight visit to meet with veteran Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents, visit the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Readjustment Counseling Service (Vet Center) resources in Laredo and Eagle Pass, TX and assess the impact President Biden’s… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Chairman Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), issued the following joint statement in response to the announcement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that they will continue a pause on future deployments of the Oracle Cerner electronic health record system:
“We… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), issued the following joint statement in response to the announcement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that hundreds of student veterans failed to receive their GI Bill monthly housing stipend this morning:
“We were… 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, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee’s oversight hearing to assess the Biden administration’s FY 2024 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Budget and FY 2025 Advance Appropriations Request:
Good morning.
The Committee will come to order.
I want… Read more »
