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
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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,
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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
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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
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
01.17.18 •
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
on
the
replacement
Denver
VA
Medical
Facility.
Ranking
Member
Walz
Opening
Statement
As
Prepared
For
Delivery
Veterans
have
been
waiting
over
15
years
for
a
replacement
VA
hospital
and
now
it
finally
appears
that
Colorado
veterans
will
have
a
state
of
the
art
facility
this
summer.
We
are
… Read More
01.16.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN),
released
the
following
statement
after
he
and
four
other
Democratic
members
of
the
committee
sent
a
letter
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Dr.
David
Shulkin
to
clarify
and
reiterate
their
October
26
request
for
VA
to
begin
research
into
medical
cannabis
and
for
VA
to
specify
any
and
all
barriers
to
VA-led
research
into
medical
cannabis.
Today’s
letter
was
sent
in
response
to
VA’s
… Read More
01.09.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN),
released
the
following
statement
after
President
Trump
signed
an
executive
order
on
veteran
mental
healthcare
and
suicide
prevention.
“When
dealing
with
mental
healthcare
for
veterans
and
combating
the
epidemic
of
veteran
suicide,
there
is
absolutely
no
room
for
partisanship,”
said
Rep.
Walz,
the
highest
ranking
enlisted
servicemember
ever
to
serve
in
Congress.
“I
have
long
been
a
proponent
of
… Read More
01.04.18 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN),
released
the
following
statement
following
news
reports
that
Attorney
General
Jeff
Sessions
plans
to
instruct
the
Department
of
Justice
(DOJ)
to
crackdown
on
states
that
have
legalized
recreational
and
medical
cannabis.
The
news
comes
at
the
same
time
as
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
decision
to
allow
VA
doctors
to
discuss
medical
cannabis
with
veteran
patients:
“I
am
glad
to
see
VA
… Read More
12.19.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
passed
H.R.
4242,
the
VA
Care
in
the
Community
Act,
out
of
committee:
“I
have
always
said
it
is
imperative
that
any
permanent
solution
to
improve
VA
community
care
must
empower
rural
veterans,
help
hometown
doctors
cut
through
federal
red
tape,
increase
access
to
high-quality,
timely
healthcare,
maintain
our
commitment
… Read More
12.07.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
met
in
open
session
to
conduct
an
oversight
hearing
on
the
VA
Medical/
Surgical
Prime
Vendor
Next
Generation
(MSPV-NG)
program,
a
program
designed
to
streamline
the
purchasing
of
medical
devices
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA).
The
primary
focus
of
the
hearing
was
on
the
Government
Accountability
Office’s
report
… Read More
