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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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02.14.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
-
U.S.
Senators
Johnny
Isakson,
R-Ga.,
and
Jon
Tester,
D-Mont.,
chairman
and
ranking
member
of
the
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
and
U.S.
Representatives
Phil
Roe,
R-Tenn.,
and
Tim
Walz,
D-Minn.,
chairman
and
ranking
member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
today
released
the
following
statement
regarding
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Inspector
General’s
(IG)
report
on
travel
by
VA
Secretary
David
Shulkin
and
other
VA
officials
to
Europe
in
July
… Read More
02.06.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Health
Subcommittee
Ranking
Member
Julia
Brownley
(D-CA)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
full
Committee
met
in
open
session
to
discuss
the
status
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
Program
of
Comprehensive
Assistance
for
Family
Caregivers.
“When
President
Obama
signed
into
law
the
Caregivers
and
Veterans
Omnibus
Health
Services
Act
of
2010,
our
nation
took
a
major
step
forward
in
providing
care
and
benefits
… Read More
01.30.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
following
President
Donald
Trump’s
State
of
the
Union
address
to
Congress:
“Since
President
Trump
has
taken
office,
he
has
not
been
the
champion
for
veterans
he
promised
to
be,”
said
Rep.
Walz,
the
highest
ranking
enlisted
servicemember
ever
to
serve
in
Congress.
“During
the
2016
presidential
election,
President
Trump
made
service
to
veterans
a
central
pillar
… Read More
01.30.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
gave
the
following
opening
statement
as
the
Committee
met
in
open
session
to
conduct
an
oversight
hearing
examining
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
implementation
of
the
PL
115-55,
Veterans
Appeals
Improvement
and
Modernization
Act
of
2017.
Ranking
Member
Walz
Opening
Statement
As
Prepared
For
Delivery
Thank
you,
Mr.
Chairman.
The
Veterans
Appeals
Improvement
and
Modernization
Act
… Read More
