This week, Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) hosted a roundtable discussion with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs). Bost, Emmer, and Johnson affirmed House Republicans’ commitment to supporting our nation’s veterans and their families in a way that best meets their needs as leaders from VSOs… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after he led a letter with 18 House Republicans to call on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to hold VA attorney Ms. Shekeba Morrad accountable for the video she posted online mocking Israelis who are asking for the return of hostages taken… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s oversight hearing to examine the success of the SSG Fox Grant Program in eliminating veteran suicide:
Good afternoon. This oversight hearing for the Subcommittee on… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations Chairwoman Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), released the following statements after the House passed her bill, H.R. 3581, the Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement (COPE) Act, vitally important legislation to create a Department of Veterans Affairs… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans, (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s oversight hearing to examine VA’s background check process for new employees of the Department:
Good morning.
The subcommittee will… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) introduced H.R. 6538, the VA Correct Compensation Act, which would amend existing law to allow for certain healthcare providers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to grieve errors in their compensation.
“As a proud former union firefighter, I… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee reported out 11 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“Today, our Committee passed 11 eleven bills to deliver on our promise of improving the Transition Assistance Program, bolstering veteran and transitioning servicemember mental… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), and Rep. Lori Chavez DeRemer (R-Ore.), released the following statements after the House passed three bipartisan veterans’ bills, including Rep. Chavez-DeRemer’s bill, H.R. 3848, comprehensive legislation to improve… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale, (R-Mont.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s second Oversight Hearing to assess the overall instability of the VA.gov website.
Good afternoon. The Subcommittee will come to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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 remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s Oversight Hearing to ensure high quality decision-making for veterans’ claims on appeal:
The subcommittee will come to… Read more »