08.16.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
--
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
H.R.
3218,
The
Harry
W.
Colmery
Veterans
Educational
Assistance
Act
of
2017,
was
signed
into
law:
“As
the
highest
ranking
enlisted
servicemember
ever
to
serve
in
Congress,
and
as
a
teacher
with
over
two
decades
of
experience,
I
know
firsthand
the
extraordinary
value
a
quality
education
can
have
for
a
servicemember
returning
home,”
Rep.
Walz
said.
“That
is
why
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08.16.17 •
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
applauded
the
signing
by
President
Donald
Trump
of
critical
legislation
to
ensure
veterans
have
continued
access
to
health
care
in
their
own
communities.
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
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08.15.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
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
the
details
of
its
audit
into
the
Veterans
Health
Administration’s
(VHA)
healthcare
enrollment
program.
OIG
found
that
VHA’s
health
care
enrollment
program
is
unreliable
due
to
the
decentralization
of
VHA’s
electronic
health
record
system
VistA,
which
as
a
result
prevents
the
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08.11.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
of
Representatives
in
a
pro
forma
session
passed
H.R.
2288,
as
amended:
The
Veterans
Appeals
Improvement
and
Modernization
Act
of
2017,
a
bill
that
if
signed
into
law
will
modernize
the
disability
claims
appeals
process
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA):
“I’m
extremely
proud
of
my
friends
and
colleagues
on
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
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08.11.17 •
Press Release
DULUTH,
MN
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN.),
alongside
Representative
Rick
Nolan
(D-MN),
released
the
following
statement
after
the
two
Representatives
hosted
a
roundtable
at
the
Duluth
Law
Enforcement
Center
in
Duluth,
Minnesota
where
they
heard
from
rural
veterans,
veterans’
advocates,
and
regional
healthcare
providers
about
the
unique
challenges
facing
rural
veterans
when
accessing
medical
care
through
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA)
medical
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08.09.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Merit
Systems
Protection
Board
(MSPB)
ordered
a
stay
of
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
removal
of
the
former
Director
of
the
Washington,
D.C.
VA
Medical
Center:
“I
am
disappointed
to
learn
there
has
been
a
delay
in
efforts
to
hold
the
D.C.
VA
accountable,”
Rep.
Walz
said.
“I
spoke
to
Secretary
Shulkin
yesterday
and
know
he
remains
committed
to
ensuring
the
culture
and
operations
of
the
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07.28.17 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Chairman
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn)
and
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.)
released
the
following
statement
on
their
bipartisan
agreement
to
extend
Choice
funding
for
six
months,
authorize
28
major
medical
facility
leases
and
enhance
the
recruitment,
retention
and
training
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
workforce:
“Once
again,
our
committee
has
shown
we
are
committed
to
working
through
our
differences
to
get
things
done
for
our
nation’s
heroes.
When
our
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07.25.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
legislation
to
temporarily
extend
funding
for
the
VA
Choice
program
failed
to
pass
out
of
the
House
of
Representatives.
“If
Republican
House
Leadership
stuck
to
the
bipartisan
principles
for
which
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
has
come
to
be
known,
we
could
have
easily
passed
this
legislation
the
first
time
and
veterans
would
not
be
left
in
the
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07.25.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
voted
to
pass
the
Harry
W.
Colmery
Veterans
Educational
Assistance
Act
of
2017,
a
bill
to
improve
and
extend
G.I.
Bill
benefits
granted
to
veterans,
their
surviving
spouses
and
dependents.
“Today,
Members
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle
demonstrated
their
gratitude
to
those
who
have
selflessly
served
and
sacrificed
for
our
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07.17.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Committee
met
in
open
session
to
examine
the
Harry
W.
Colmery
Veterans
Educational
Assistance
Act
of
2017,
a
bill
that
will
improve
and
extend
G.I.
Bill
benefits
granted
to
veterans,
their
surviving
spouses
and
dependents.
The
hearing
comes
less
than
a
week
after
Ranking
Member
Walz
and
Chairman
Phil
Roe
(R-TN)
introduced
the
bipartisan
legislation,
… Read More
07.17.17 •
Press Release
Today,
Chairman
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
and
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.)
introduced
the
Harry
W.
Colmery
Veterans
Educational
Assistance
Act
of
2017,
named
for
the
principal
architect
of
the
original
GI
Bill,
to
improve
and
extend
GI
Bill
benefits
granted
to
veterans,
their
surviving
spouses
and
dependents.
Chairman
Roe
and
Ranking
Member
Walz,
along
with
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Johnny
Isakson
(R-Ga.)
and
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.),
made
the
following
statements
in
… Read More
06.23.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
President
Donald
Trump
signed
into
law
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Accountability
and
Whistleblower
Protection
Act.
The
legislation
will
give
the
VA
Secretary
the
tools
he
needs
to
hold
bad
employees
accountable
and
will
do
so
in
a
way
that
maintains
Constitutionally
mandated
workplace
protections
for
civil
servants
while
also
protecting
good
employees
… Read More
06.15.17 •
Press Release
(U.S.
Senate)
-U.S.
Senators
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Brian
Schatz
(D-Hawaii)
and
U.S.
Representatives
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.)
and
Debbie
Wasserman
Schultz
(D-Fla.)
today
released
a
report
detailing
the
impact
of
President
Trump’s
budget
on
America’s
veterans.
While
Trump
requested
an
overall
increase
in
funding
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA),
his
proposed
budget
shifts
funding
away
from
critical
programs
that
veterans
rely
on
-
including
programs
that
deliver
disability
benefits,
… Read More
06.13.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
voted
to
pass
legislation
that
will
increase
accountability
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
The
vote
comes
a
week
after
the
U.S.
Senate
passed
identical
legislation.
The
bill
now
heads
to
the
President
for
consideration.
“I
applaud
my
colleagues
in
Congress
for
passing
this
incredibly
important
and
overdue
legislation
… Read More
06.09.17 •
Press Release
Today,
Chairman
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
and
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.)
released
the
statement
below
following
Majority
Leader
McCarthy’s
announcement
the
House
would
consider
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Accountability
and
Whistleblower
Protection
Act
of
2017
next
week:
“In
order
to
bring
wholesale
reform
to
VA,
we
must
give
Secretary
Shulkin
the
tools
to
fire
or
discipline
employees
who
don’t
live
up
to
the
standards
expected
of
those
serving
our
nation’s
heroes.
We
thank
… Read More
06.07.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Committee
met
in
open
session
to
conduct
an
oversight
hearing
on
post-traumatic
stress
disorder
(PTSD)
among
veterans,
a
hearing
which
was
initially
requested
by
the
Ranking
Member.
The
Committee
received
testimony
from
numerous
experts
on
PTSD,
many
of
whom
are
veterans
who
have
struggled
with
post-traumatic
stress
themselves.
The
hearing
examined
… Read More
06.06.17 •
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,
released
the
following
statements
after
the
Senate
passed
legislation
to
bring
accountability
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA):
“With
the
Senate’s
passage
of
this
legislation,
we
are
one
step
closer
to
creating
a
true
culture
of
accountability
at
VA
while
protecting
the
whistleblowers
who
are
essential
to
… Read More
06.05.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
and
Subcommittee
on
Health
Ranking
Member
Julia
Brownley
(D-CA)
released
the
following
statement
after
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Dr.
David
Shulkin
announced
that
the
VA
will
soon
take
steps
to
adopt
the
same
electronic
health
record
(EHR)
system
as
the
Department
of
Defense.
“The
decision
to
fully
modernize
the
VA’s
electronic
health
record
is
the
right
one
and
one
I
have
been
… Read More
05.29.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
in
observance
of
Memorial
Day
2017:
“In
the
241
years
since
our
nation’s
founding,
countless
American
heroes
have
raised
their
right
hand
and
sworn
an
oath
to
support
and
defend
our
Constitution
as
well
as
a
set
of
principals
Americans
regard
to
be
self-evident:
that
all
people
are
created
equal,
that
they
are
endowed
by
their
Creator
with
certain
unalienable
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05.24.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Committee
examined
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Budget
Request
for
Fiscal
Year
2018
as
proposed
by
President
Donald
Trump
and
his
Administration.
The
Committee
received
testimony
from
VA
Secretary
Dr.
David
Shulkin
as
well
as
other
leaders
from
the
VA.
“Budgets
are
more
than
just
fiscal
documents;
they
are
a
reflection
of
our
values.
While
… Read More
