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Chairman Miller, Acting Ranking Member Takano, HVAC Members Ask DOJ to Investigate VA Officials for Perjury

September 22, 2016 | Posted in Press Releases

Today, Chairman Miller, Acting Ranking Member Takano and members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs wrote to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, asking the Department of Justice to conduct an investigation into whether former VA construction chief Glenn Haggstrom and other VA officials may have committed perjury in their statements to Congress regarding cost overruns at the replacement Denver VA medical center.

Chairman Miller Statement on Biggest Construction Failure in VA History

September 21, 2016 | Posted in Press Releases

Today, Chairman Miller released the below statement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General report on the replacement Denver VA medical center, the biggest construction failure in VA History.

In Bipartisan Vote, House Passes VA Accountability, Appeals Reform

September 14, 2016 | Posted in Press Releases

Today the House passed H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016, by a bipartisan vote of 310-116 that included the support of 69 Democrats.

Miller Commends House Passage of Veterans Bills

September 12, 2016 | Posted in Press Releases

Today the House passed three veterans-related bills.

Union Bosses, VA Bosses Rigging System for Failure

September 5, 2016 | Posted in Media Advisories

In an expletive-laden rant delivered earlier this year, a belligerent American Federation of Government Employees President J. David Cox threatened Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald with physical violence.

No Excuse for VAs Litany of Excuses

August 21, 2016 | Posted in Media Advisories

Apparently, Department of Veterans Affairs officials haven’t learned much from the wait-time scandal that shook VA to its foundations and forced the resignation of former Secretary Eric Shinseki.

Miller Statement on President Obamas Speech to DAV

August 1, 2016 | Posted in Press Releases

Today, Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement regarding President Obama’s speech at the Disabled American Veterans national convention.

The VAs Strained Relationship With The Truth

July 12, 2016 | Posted in Media Advisories

The Denver Post, by Chairman Jeff Miller

Miller Statement on Latest Veteran Suicide Data

July 7, 2016 | Posted in Press Releases

Today, Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement regarding the latest veteran suicide data from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Miller Bill Would Enable Real Accountability for All VA Employees, Reform Appeals Process

July 6, 2016 | Posted in Press Releases

Yesterday, Chairman Jeff Miller introduced H.R. 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016. The bill would strengthen protections for whistleblowers and help fix the Department of Veterans Affairs’ biggest problem – its pervasive lack of accountability for misbehaving employees. Additionally, the bill would reform the department’s disability benefits appeals process – a top priority for VA leaders and many veterans service organizations. Specifically, the bill would: