GRAND LEDGE, MI – Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s field hearing at the Grand Ledge Army Aviation Support Facility in Michigan entitled, “Delivering Quality and Modern Healthcare to Michigan's Veterans… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), today released the following statements announcing comprehensive, sweeping legislation to pass the Major Richard Star Act – as well as over 60 bipartisan bills – through a negotiated veterans’ package between the House and the Senate in… Read more »
In case you missed it, last week Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, toured and met with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leadership, doctors, and nurses at both the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan and the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan to review… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 5 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives, including Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) and House Republicans landmark bill, H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, top priority legislation that seeks to increase the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start the subcommittee’s joint oversight hearing to examine how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)… Read more »
Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to evaluate the current readiness of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM ) program prior to go-live at… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed 14 bipartisan veterans’ bills this week:
“Fourteen bills mean fourteen wins for veterans and their families. The bills the House passed this week address a range of issues from: improving education and job training benefits, expanding access to health… Read more »
Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) could transform healthcare delivery for veterans, streamline Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) services,… Read more »
Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s field hearing entitled, “Beyond the City Limits: Delivering for Rural Veterans,” to examine the role of technology in delivering wraparound VA healthcare services to… Read more »
Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 25 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives. Remarks on each of these bills can be found here.
“From ending the Biden-era control over veterans’ healthcare choice, to modernizing the VA disability compensation benefits and appeals process, to… Read more »
