Last week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), sent the following letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding Chairman Bost’s frustration with the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) lack of timely action to provide veterans with the community healthcare access they have earned.
The Chairman’s letter was sent after… Read more »
This week, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) introduced H.R. 3848, the Housing Our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act, which builds on the investments Congress has made to combat veteran homelessness by ensuring that veterans experiencing homelessness are able to access and receive the care and resources they need. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.)… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) released the following letter he led with 30 Republican colleagues to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough. The letter raises concerns about VA’s apparent decision to violate its own policy by permitting social movement flags, such as the Pride flag, to be flown in place of traditional flags,… Read more »
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell, (R-Texas.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s Joint Oversight Hearing with the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization to examine potential improvements to the Department of Veterans… 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 regarding the Department’s process to document ethics recusals of senior officials, particularly Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer Kurt DelBene, who was previously an… Read more »
In advance of Memorial Day, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), was honored to join PepsiCo and the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation during their Rolling Remembrance stop in our nation’s capital as they made their 8,000+ mile long relay of an American flag from Seattle to New York in honor of military families. The Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Technology Modernization Subcommittee Chairman Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of today’s oversight hearing on VA IT contracting:
Good morning.
The Subcommittee will come to order.
We are here today to discuss the underlying trends that make the Department of Veterans… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed three veterans’ bills this week:
“I’m thrilled to see these three bills move through the House this week, bringing them that much closer to having a positive impact on the lives of our veterans and their families.
“Including Rep. Ciscomani’s… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of today’s oversight hearing to review the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) spending of the COVID supplemental funding they were given by Congress during the public health emergency and whether or not it protected and improved veteran care… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans, (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s Joint Oversight Hearing with the Subcommittee on Health to assess recruitment and retention of staff within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare… Read more »
