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Chairman Bost: “Veterans are not political pawns to advance a political agenda.”

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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.…

Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano introduce House Bill to Comprehensively Address Troubled EHRM Program

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This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.) introduced H.R. 2809, House companion legislation to Senator Tester’s EHR Program RESET Act of 2023 to begin negotiations between the House and Senate to address longstanding issues with the management and delivery of VA’s ongoing Electronic Health Record Modernization.…

Chairman Bost, Rosendale Statement on VA Electronic Health Record Halt

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WASHINGTON, DC – 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 future deployments of the Oracle Cerner Electronic Health Record (EHR) will be halted while the…

House Republicans Shred Democrats' Veteran Benefit Cuts Fear Mongering with Limit, Save, Grow Act

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after House Republicans introduced the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, the House Republican plan of action to responsibly raise the debt ceiling: “For months, Democrats have spread false claims that House Republicans would cut veterans’ benefits to get our fiscal…

MEDIA ADVISORY: Chairman Bost Heads to Southern Border to Visit with Veteran CBP Agents, Discuss VA Vet Center Efforts

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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…

Health Chairwoman Miller-Meeks Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on Substance Abuse Treatment for Veterans

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Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to discuss providing veterans with access to life-saving substance abuse disorder treatment as substance abuse and overdose deaths continue to be at…

Chairman Bost, Rep. Obernolte Demand Answers From VA on Employee Misconduct Case

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), released the following statements in regard to a recent letter the Members sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough requesting answers on a situation at the Loma Linda VA Medical Center (VAMC) where a supervisory employee continues to be employed by the…

Chairman Bost, Rosendale Issue Joint Statement on Latest VA Electronic Health Record Pause

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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…

Chairman Bost, Van Orden Issue Joint Statement on VA Payment Delays for Student Veterans

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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…

Chairman Bost Requests More Transparency from VA on Spent and Unspent COVID Dollars

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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…

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