06.18.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
multiple
news
outlets
reported
that
nearly
half
of
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
nursing
homes
received
VA’s
lowest
ranking
of
one
out
of
five
stars,
data
VA
purposefully
sought
to
keep
from
the
public:
“Widespread
underperformance
at
VA
nursing
homes
is
a
betrayal
of
veterans’
trust
and
wellbeing,”
said
Rep.
Walz.
“VA
concealing
this
data
from
the
… Read More
06.06.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
John
S.
McCain
III,
Daniel
K.
Akaka,
and
Samuel
R.
Johnson
VA
Maintaining
Internal
Systems
and
Strengthening
Integrated
Networks
Act
of
2018,
otherwise
known
as
the
VA
MISSION
Act
of
2018,
was
signed
into
law:
“Ensuring
veterans
have
access
to
high
quality
and
timely
healthcare
is
a
moral
obligation
we
all
share
in
this
country,”
said
Rep.
Walz.
“While
the
… Read More
05.21.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
of
Representatives
voted
to
pass
H.R.4245,
the
Veterans’
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
Oversight
Act
of
2017,
along
with
13
other
pieces
of
bipartisan
legislation
designed
to
honor
and
improve
the
lives
of
veterans
across
the
United
States.
The
VA
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
Oversight
Act,
which
is
sponsored
by
Ranking
Member
Walz,
… Read More
05.17.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Department
of
Veterans’
Affairs
(VA)
entered
into
a
contract
with
Cerner
Corporation
to
modernize
VA’s
electronic
health
record
(EHR)
system:
“Modernizing
VA’s
electronic
health
record
system
has
been
one
of
my
highest
priorities
since
coming
to
Congress,”
said
Rep.
Walz.
“For
too
long,
servicemembers
transitioning
from
the
Department
of
Defense
(DoD)
to
… Read More
05.16.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
S.
2372,
the
John
S.
McCain
III,
Daniel
K.
Akaka,
and
Samuel
R.
Johnson
VA
Maintaining
Internal
Systems
and
Strengthening
Integrated
Outside
Networks
(VA
MISSION)
Act
of
2018:
“If
we
are
to
fulfill
our
nation’s
moral
obligation
to
care
for
those
who
have
borne
the
battle,
then
it
is
our
duty
as
a
country
to
ensure
each
and
… Read More
05.08.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
voted
to
advance
multiple
pieces
of
legislation
to
the
House
floor,
among
them,
the
bipartisan
VA
Medicinal
Cannabis
Research
Act
of
2018,
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Veterans
Act
of
2018,
and
VA
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
Oversight
Act
of
2017:
“First
and
foremost,
I
would
like
to
thank
Chairman
Roe
for
including
so
many
great
pieces
of
bipartisan
… Read More
04.26.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
welcoming
Representative
Conor
Lamb
(D-PA)
to
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs:
“It
is
my
privilege
to
welcome
Representative
Conor
Lamb
to
serve
on
our
committee,”
said
Rep.
Walz.
“Rep.
Lamb’s
reputation
for
serving
our
nation’s
veterans
precedes
him.
I
am
confident
Rep.
Lamb,
who
is
currently
serving
in
the
United
States
Marine
Corps
Reserves,
will
be
a
… Read More
04.26.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement:
“It
was
the
right
decision
for
Adm.
Ronny
Jackson’s
to
remove
himself
as
the
nominee
to
be
Secretary
of
Veterans
Affairs,”
said
Rep.
Walz.
“Immediately
after
Adm.
Jackson
withdrew,
President
Trump
made
a
weak
attempt
to
blame
Senator
Tester
and
Senate
Democrats
for
obstructing
his
nominee
to
lead
VA.
In
reality,
this
had
nothing
to
do
with
Democrats
and
… Read More
04.26.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN),
alongside
Representatives
Lou
Correa
(D-CA)
and
Earl
Blumenauer
(D-OR),
welcomed
national
veterans
service
organizations
and
research
advocacy
groups
to
a
roundtable
in
support
of
H.R.
5520,
the
VA
Medicinal
Cannabis
Research
Act
of
2018.
Over
20
organizations
have
endorsed
the
bill.
The
legislation
will
authorize
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
to
advance
scientific
and
medical
research
… Read More
04.25.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement:
“In
light
of
the
serious
allegations
brought
to
the
attention
of
the
U.S.
Senate
against
Adm.
Ronny
Jackson
by
more
than
20
of
his
military
colleagues,
I
am
urging
Adm.
Jackson
to
remove
himself
as
the
nominee
to
be
Secretary
of
Veterans
Affairs,”
said
Rep.
Walz.
“Not
only
does
Adm.
Jackson
lack
the
management
experience
necessary
to
successfully
lead
the
… Read More
04.18.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement:
“President
Trump’s
naming
of
a
profoundly
inexperienced
campaign
staffer
accused
of
sexual
harassment
to
serve
as
VA’s
Chief
Information
Officer
is
disturbing,
unacceptable,
and
another
sad
illustration
of
this
Administration’s
disregard
for
our
nation’s
veterans”
said
Rep.
Walz,
the
highest
ranking
enlisted
servicemember
ever
to
serve
in
Congress.
“At
a
time
of
… Read More
04.17.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
and
Chairman
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-TN)
introduced
H.R.
5520,
the
VA
Medicinal
Cannabis
Research
Act
of
2018,
to
authorize
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
to
advance
scientific
and
medical
research
into
the
safety
and
efficacy
of
medicinal
cannabis
usage
by
veterans
with
diagnoses
such
as
post-traumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD)
and
chronic
pain.
Upon
introduction,
the
legislation
was
cosponsored
by
… Read More
04.11.18 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Reps.
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
and
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.),
Chairman
and
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
respectively,
announced
the
committee’s
first-ever
bipartisan
member
day
to
give
members
of
Congress
the
opportunity
to
testify
before
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
about
veterans
issues
in
their
districts.
“Since
I’ve
served
as
Chairman,
I’ve
traveled
around
the
country
to
conduct
oversight
at
VA
facilities
and
hear
directly
… Read More
04.04.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement:
“We
need
to
get
back
to
the
work
of
serving
veterans.
I
don’t
know
a
lot
about
Admiral
Jackson,
but
I
know
he
has
a
lot
of
work
to
do
following
the
chaos
and
dysfunction
President
Trump
has
created
at
the
VA,”
said
Rep.
Walz,
the
highest
ranking
enlisted
servicemember
ever
to
serve
in
Congress.
“The
stakes
are
high
and
Admiral
Jackson
must
put
veterans
first,
… Read More
03.26.18 •
Press Release
Washington
DC
-
Congressman
Lou
Correa
(CA-46)
and
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(MN-01)
called
for
funding
to
research
the
safety
and
effectiveness
of
medical
cannabis
in
treating
veterans
diagnosed
with
PTSD
and
chronic
pain.
Rep.
Lou
Correa
said,
“It
is
imperative
to
the
health
and
safety
of
our
veterans
that
we
find
alternative
treatments
for
chronic
pain
and
service-related
injuries.
Throughout
my
district,
I
meet
veterans
who
depend
on
cannabis
to
manage
… Read More
03.07.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Office
of
Inspector
General
(OIG)
released
a
report
detailing
critical
and
systemic
deficiencies
at
the
Washington,
D.C.
VA
Medical
Center:
“The
findings
detailed
in
OIG’s
report
are
indicative
of
a
complete
and
total
failure
on
the
part
of
D.C.
VA’s
leadership
that
led
to
a
culture
of
complacency
that
put
veterans
… Read More
03.06.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
-
Today,
Ranking
Members
of
the
House
and
Senate
Veterans’
Affairs
Committees
Representative
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.)
and
Senator
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
issued
the
following
statement
after
they
sent
a
letter
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
requesting
that
the
Administration
provide
any
documents
relating
to
the
establishment
of
the
partnership
between
VA
and
Cohen
Veterans
Network
(CVN)
as
well
as
answers
to
eleven
specific
questions
in
the
letter.
“The
nature
of
the
… Read More
02.28.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
receiving
an
update
from
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Inspector
General
Michael
Missal
on
the
Office
of
Inspector
General
(OIG)
review
of
recent
allegations
of
“hacking”
or
other
deceptive
practices
relating
to
former
VA
Chief
of
Staff
Vivieca
Wright
Simpson’s
VA
email
account:
“Earlier
this
month,
I
referred
to
OIG
and
DOJ
allegations
made
by
VA
… Read More
02.16.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement:
“The
reports
made
in
the
New
York
Times
and
the
Washington
Post
in
the
last
24
hours
confirm
what
many
of
us
in
the
veterans
community
have
long
speculated:
that
the
Koch
brothers
and
corporate
interests
are
at
the
center
of
an
effort
to
take
over
and
privatize
VA
to
make
money.
This
behavior
is
disturbing,
represents
the
worst
of
Washington
politics,
and
must
be
… Read More
02.15.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN),
sent
the
following
letter
to
Attorney
General
Jefferson
Sessions
urging
the
Department
of
Justice
(DOJ)
to
review
allegations
made
by
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Dr.
David
Shulkin
suggesting
his
chief
of
staff’s
email
may
have
been
hacked:
The
Honorable
Jefferson
Sessions
Attorney
General
950
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
N.W.
Washington,
D.C.
20530
Dear
Mr.
… Read More
