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
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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
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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
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05.23.17 •
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
voted
to
pass
six
pieces
of
bipartisan
legislation
that
will
directly
benefit
veterans
and
their
families
across
the
U.S.
Included
in
these
bills
are
critically
important
provisions
that
will
modernize
the
appeals
process
for
VA
disability
claims,
maintain
disabled
veterans’
standard
of
living
through
an
annual
compensation
cost
of
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05.17.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
and
Representative
Elizabeth
Esty
(D-CT)
released
the
following
statements
after
the
Committee
considered
11
bills
for
markup,
including
multiple
pieces
of
bipartisan
legislation
to
streamline
and
modernize
the
VA’s
claims
processing
capabilities
in
addition
to
legislation
that
will
maintain
veterans’
standard
of
living
through
an
annual
compensation
cost
of
living
adjustment.
“I’m
extremely
proud
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05.10.17 •
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)
Office
of
Inspector
General
(OIG)
sent
a
letter
it
to
VA
Acting
Under
Secretary
Alaigh
citing
continued
patient
safety
concerns
at
the
Washington,
D.C.
VA
Medical
Center.
The
letter
detailed
the
findings
of
an
OIG
Rapid
Response
Team
who
visited
the
facility
today.
Specifically,
the
team
found
a
patient
prepped
for
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05.04.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations
Ranking
Member
Annie
Kuster
(D-NH),
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN),
and
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Vice
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
released
the
following
statement
after
they
led
a
group
of
Democratic
lawmakers
on
an
oversight
trip
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Medical
Center
in
Washington,
D.C.
Last
month,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Office
of
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05.04.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
condemning
the
House
Republicans
rush
to
pass
the
American
Health
Care
Act
(AHCA)
and
to
warn
of
the
negative
consequences
the
bill
could
have
on
millions
of
veterans
and
their
families
across
the
United
States:
“It
is
absolutely
shameful
that
Republicans
would
put
partisan
procedural
politics
above
the
needs
of
our
nation’s
heroes,”
Rep.
Walz
said.
“We
were
loud
and
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04.28.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
a
report
to
Congress
was
released
regarding
the
future
of
Arlington
National
Cemetery,
which
found
that
the
cemetery
will
run
out
of
space
in
2041
if
proper
action
is
not
taken.
“Arlington
National
Cemetery
is
some
of
our
nation’s
most
hallowed
ground,
held
in
the
heart
of
all
Americans
as
a
symbol
of
sacrifice
of
generations
of
Americans.
Our
American
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04.27.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
President
Donald
Trump
signed
an
executive
order
creating
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Office
of
Accountability
and
Whistleblower
Protection,
an
office
that
was
originally
proposed
and
championed
by
Democratic
Rep.
Ann
Kirkpatrick
of
Arizona
during
the
113th
Congress
in
the
wake
of
the
Phoenix
VA
crisis.
“It
is
ridiculous
that
Trump
is
going
to
take
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04.21.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
alongside
Democratic
members
of
the
Committee
released
the
following
statement
regarding
a
proposal
by
Congressional
Republicans
on
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
to
institute
a
monthly
reduction
in
pay
for
troops
as
a
means
of
offsetting
the
cost
of
expanding
G.I.
Bill
eligibility
and
longevity
for
future
veterans.
The
proposal
being
considered
would
put
in
place
a
$100
per
month
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04.19.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
President
Donald
Trump
signed
a
bill
to
extend
the
VA
Choice
program
past
its
initial
end
date
of
August
2017
into
law:
“While
the
VA
Choice
program
has
expanded
access
to
quality
and
timely
care
in
many
communities
across
the
U.S.,
for
many
communities
like
mine
in
southern
Minnesota,
there
is
still
much
room
for
improvement,”
Rep.
Walz
said.
“Our
focus
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04.13.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
following
the
release
of
an
Office
of
Inspector
General
report
that
detailed
serious
and
systemic
issues
with
the
Washington,
DC
VA:
“The
details
documented
in
this
report
regarding
serious
patient
safety
issues
at
the
Washington,
DC
VA
are
outrageous
and
unacceptable.
When
you
have
systemic
failure
on
this
level,
management
must
be
held
accountable.
The
House
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04.05.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
of
Representatives
voted
to
extend
the
VA
Choice
program
past
its
initial
end
date
of
August
2017:
“While
the
VA
Choice
program
has
expanded
access
to
quality
and
timely
care
in
many
communities
across
the
U.S.,
for
many
communities,
like
mine
in
southern
Minnesota,
there
is
still
much
room
for
improvement,”
Rep.
Walz
said.
“Our
focus
should
… Read More
04.05.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Subcommittee
on
Disability
Assistance
and
Memorial
Affairs
(DAMA)
Ranking
Member
Elizabeth
Esty
(D-CT)
and
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statements
after
the
DAMA
Subcommittee
conducted
a
legislative
hearing
to
examine
7
pieces
of
bipartisan
legislation
that
if
signed
into
law
will
improve
the
lives
of
veterans
living
with
disabilities
across
the
country.
“Today
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04.05.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
issued
the
follow
statement
after
the
Committee
conducted
an
oversight
hearing
investigating
concerns
that
Veterans
Crisis
Line
(VCL)
staff
routinely
failed
to
respond
to
veterans
seeking
help
in
a
timely
manner.
Such
concerns
were
revealed
through
a
VA
Office
of
the
Investigators
General
report
entitled
“Healthcare
Inspection
-
Evaluation
of
the
Veterans
Health
Administration
Veterans
Crisis
Line,
… Read More
04.03.17 •
Press Release
PHOENIX,
AZ
-
Yesterday,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.),
conducted
an
oversight
visit
of
the
Phoenix
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
facility,
where
he
met
with
veterans,
facility
leadership,
frontline
care
givers
and
support
staff.
The
Phoenix
VA
was
subject
of
national
headlines
when
in
2014
it
was
revealed
veterans
were
dying
while
waiting
for
care.
Whistleblowers
at
the
facility
were
central
in
Congress
and
the
Federal
Government’s
effort
to
expand
… Read More
03.28.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Rep.
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.),
U.S.
Sen.
Al
Franken
(D-Minn.),
and
Rep.
Jeff
Denham
(R-Cali.)
announced
the
re-introduction
of
the
Quicker
Veterans
Benefits
Delivery
Act
of
2017,
a
bipartisan,
bicameral
bill
aimed
at
tackling
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
benefit-claims
backlog.
“After
these
brave
men
and
women
put
their
lives
on
the
line
for
us,
the
least
we
can
do
is
ensure
they
are
getting
the
benefits
they
have
earned
in
a
timely
manner,"
said
Rep.
Walz.
"I
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03.23.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Democratic
Members
of
the
House
Veterans
Affairs
Committee
expressed
outrage
over
House
Republicans'
rush
to
pass
the
American
Health
Care
Act
(AHCA)
to
the
floor
of
the
House
of
Representatives,
and
to
warn
of
the
negative
consequences
the
bill
will
have
for
millions
of
veterans
and
their
families
across
the
United
States:
“As
a
result
of
AHCA’s
expedited
path
to
the
House
floor
without
regular
order,
millions
of
veterans
are
now
facing
the
possibility
of
losing
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