07.19.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN),
released
the
following
statement
after
he
led
a
group
of
nine
committee
Democrats
in
sending
a
letter
to
Special
Counsel
Henry
Kerner
requesting
an
investigation
into
whether
Acting
Secretary
of
Veterans
Affairs,
Mr.
Peter
O’Rourke
or
his
staff
have
violated
the
Hatch
Act
or
other
Title
5
prohibitions
against
removing,
demoting,
or
reassigning
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
employees
for
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07.18.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN),
alongside
House
Military
Construction,
Veterans
Affairs,
and
Related
Agencies
(MCVA)
Appropriations
Subcommittee
Ranking
Member
Debbie
Wasserman
Schultz
(D-FL),
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
a
letter
sent
by
Senate
Budget
Committee
Chairman
Mike
Enzi
(R-WY)
and
House
Budget
Committee
Chairman
Steve
Womack
(AR-03)
to
the
members
of
the
conference
committee
for
H.R.
5895,
… Read More
07.17.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Vice
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
full
Committee
met
in
open
session
to
investigate
how
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Accountability
and
Whistleblower
Protection
Act
of
2017
(Accountability
Act)
has
been
implemented
over
the
past
year.
The
Accountability
Act
was
a
compromise
bill
that
was
intended
to
give
VA
more
tools
to
hold
bad
employees
accountable
while
maintaining
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07.12.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
committee
voted
to
advance
10
pieces
of
bipartisan
veterans
legislation,
including
multiple
bills
championed
by
Democrats:
“Once
again,
our
committee
came
together
to
improve
the
lives
of
our
nation’s
veterans,”
said
Rep.
Walz.
“I
could
not
be
prouder
of
the
legislation
we
advanced
today
and
the
work
our
committee
accomplishes
on
a
daily
basis.
I
am
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07.12.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
approved
the
creation
and
leadership
of
the
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization.
The
subcommittee
was
announced
by
Chairman
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
and
Ranking
Member
Walz
(D-Minn.)
on
June
20
and
will
focus
on
oversight
of
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
technology
projects,
specifically
the
Electronic
Health
Record
(EHR)
Modernization
program.
“As
the
department
embarks
on
the
nation’s
largest
EHR
overhaul,
it
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06.26.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
full
Committee
met
in
open
session
to
conduct
an
oversight
hearing
regarding
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
$16
billion
Electronic
Health
Record
(EHR)
Modernization
program.
“Veterans
have
waited
decades
for
an
electronic
health
record
that
is
interoperable
with
DoD,
and
they
deserve
a
system
that
works
flawlessly,”
said
Rep
Walz.
“To
get
EHR
… Read More
06.26.18 •
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
H.R.
299,
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act
of
2017.
The
bill
grew
out
of
legislation
Ranking
Member
Walz
championed
in
previous
Congresses.
The
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act
would
finally
grant
presumptive
Agent
Orange
exposure
status
to
U.S.
service
members
who
served
off
the
coast
of
Vietnam
during
the
… Read More
06.20.18 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Rep.
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
and
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.),
Chairman
and
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
respectively,
announced
a
hearing
entitled,
“VA
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization:
The
Beginning
of
the
Beginning.”
The
full
committee
hearing
will
be
held
on
June
26,
2018
at
10:00
a.m.
Chairman
Roe
and
Ranking
Member
Walz
also
announced
they
will
create
a
new
subcommittee
under
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
to
focus
on
… Read More
06.20.18 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Rep.
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
and
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.),
Chairman
and
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
respectively,
introduced
a
resolution
to
designate
the
week
of
June
18,
2018
as
National
GI
Bill
Commemoration
Week.
Senators
Carper
(D-Del.),
Isakson
(R-Ga.),
Sullivan
(R-Ala.)
and
Tester
(D-Mont.)
introduced
the
Senate
version
of
this
resolution.
The
first-ever
GI
Bill
was
signed
into
law
by
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
on
June
22,
… Read More
06.19.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
reacting
to
a
threatening
letter
sent
by
Acting
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Peter
O’Rourke
to
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Inspector
General
Michael
Missal:
“The
letter
sent
from
Acting
Secretary
O’Rourke
to
VA
Inspector
General
Missal
is
beyond
the
pale,
even
for
this
administration,”
said
Walz.
“In
his
letter,
O’Rourke
made
an
explicit
attempt
… Read More
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
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