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
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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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03.22.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
expressing
concern
over
the
House
Republicans
rush
to
pass
American
Health
Care
Act
(AHCA)
to
floor
of
the
House
of
Representatives
and
to
warn
of
the
negative
consequences
the
bill
will
have
on
millions
of
veterans
and
their
families
across
the
United
States:
“This
rushed
amendment,
crafted
in
the
middle
of
the
night
in
a
desperate
attempt
to
prevent
this
unpopular
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03.22.17 •
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
Subcommittee
on
Economic
Opportunity
held
an
investigative
hearing
following
reports
regarding
the
usage
of
official
time
for
union
activity:
“As
someone
who
is
both
a
proud
veteran
and
a
proud
former
union
member,
I
can
personally
attest
for
the
positive
impact
a
strong
union
representation
can
have
on
a
VA
workplace
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03.22.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Subcommittee
on
Health
conducted
a
hearing
entitled,
“Healthy
Hiring:
Enabling
VA
to
Recruit
and
Retain
Quality
Providers,”
in
order
to
learn
more
about
the
root
causes
of
the
staffing
shortages
persistent
at
the
VA
and
ways
in
which
the
Department
can
boost
recruitment
and
retention
of
talented
providers.
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
and
Subcommittee
on
Health
Ranking
Member
Julia
Brownley
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03.20.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
issued
the
follow
statement
after
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Office
of
Investigator
General
released
its
report
entitled
“Healthcare
Inspection
-
Evaluation
of
the
Veterans
Health
Administration
Veterans
Crisis
Line
(VCL),”
which
found
that
VCL
staff
did
not
adequately
respond
to
veterans’
urgent
needs
on
a
routine
basis.
“Let
me
be
clear:
the
ongoing
issues
with
the
Veterans
Crisis
Line
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03.17.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(MN-1)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
passed
H.R.
1367,
“To
Improve
VA's
Authority
to
Hire,
Retain
Physicians.”
“Today,
members
from
both
sides
of
the
aisle
came
together
to
pass
valuable
legislation
that
will
improve
the
VA’s
capacity
to
recruit,
hire,
and
retain
talented
doctors
as
well
as
improve
the
VA’s
ability
to
compete
with
non-VA
medical
facilities
when
it
comes
to
attracting
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03.16.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(MN-1)
offered
an
amendment
to
H.R.
1259,
the
VA
Accountability
First
Act,
in
order
to
protect
frontline
VA
caregivers
and
whistleblowers
while
holding
bad
managers
accountable.
“There
is
not
a
single
member
of
Congress
who
doesn’t
believe
in
strengthening
accountability
at
the
VA;
doing
so
is
a
critical
step
in
ensuring
veterans
always
come
first
and
receive
the
highest
quality
of
care
available,”
… Read More
03.08.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(MN-1)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Committee
considered
several
bills
for
mark-up,
including
legislation
that
would
increase
VA
accountability,
improve
the
VA
Choice
program,
and
ensure
that
all
veterans
who
are
awarded
Purple
Hearts
receive
full
G.I.
Bill
benefits.
“Passing
the
Full
GI
Bill
for
Purple
Heart
Recipients
is
a
key
victory
in
the
effort
to
ensure
our
veterans
get
the
benefits
… Read More
03.07.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(MN-1)
and
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs
examined
the
Department
of
Veterans’
Affairs
(VA)
Choice
Program
and
the
future
of
community
based
care
for
veterans.
In
doing
so,
the
Committee
explored
the
program’s
history,
strengths
and
weaknesses,
and
discussed
what
effective
VA
community
care
programs
should
look
like
going
forward.
The
Committee
received
testimony
from
VA
Secretary
Dr.
David
Shulkin,
who
has
made
innovating
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03.06.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
on
reports
that
an
unknown
number
of
current
and
former
Marines
posted
explicit
photographs
of
female
service
members
and
veterans
online:
“I
am
appalled
by
the
actions
allegedly
carried
out
by
some
current
and
former
members
of
the
Marine
Corps
community
who
shared
and
commented
on
photos
of
their
sisters-in-arms,”
Rep.
Walz
said.
“Despicable
behavior
like
this
… Read More
03.01.17 •
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
first
address
to
a
Joint
Session
of
Congress.
“We
owe
each
and
every
one
of
our
veterans
a
debt
of
gratitude
and
respect,
this
is
core
value
I
believe
President
Trump
and
I
both
hold
dear,”
Rep.
Walz
said.
“During
his
speech,
Trump
said
he
would
‘increase
funding
for
our
veterans’
while
reaffirming
our
shared
commitment
to
those
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02.28.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
welcoming
Raymond
‘Ray’
Kelley
as
the
Democrats’
new
Staff
Director
and
Matt
Reel
as
the
Democrats’
new
Deputy
Staff
Director.
“It
is
my
tremendous
privilege
and
honor
to
welcome
Ray
and
Matt
into
our
organization,”
Rep.
Walz
said.
“Having
both
served
in
the
military,
Ray
and
Matt
bring
with
them
veterans’
perspectives
as
well
as
the
experience
necessary
to
ensure
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02.27.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations
conducted
a
hearing
on
the
Department
of
Veterans’
Affairs
(VA)
oversight
of
controlled
substances
and
it’s
Drug
Free
Workplace
Program
in
VA
medical
facilities.
HVAC
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
and
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations
Ranking
Member
Ann
Kuster
(D-NH)
released
the
following
statements:
“The
health
and
safety
of
our
nation’s
veterans
is
the
foremost
… Read More
02.15.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
and
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.)
released
the
following
statements
after
the
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA)
was
kept
on
GAO’s
High-Risk
List:
“As
chairman,
I
take
the
findings
of
this
report
very
seriously,”
said
Roe.
“While
this
information
is
not
new,
it
certainly
underscores
that
the
Veterans
Health
Administration
has
not
made
enough
progress
towards
providing
quality
care
for
our
… Read More
02.15.17 •
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
held
a
business
meeting
to
welcome
and
formally
assign
Congresswoman
Elizabeth
Esty
(D-CT),
Congressman
Scott
Peters
(D-CA),
and
Congressman
Kilili
Sablan
(D-MP)
to
HVAC
Subcommittees.
In
addition,
Congresswoman
Esty
was
elected
by
her
Democratic
colleagues
to
serve
as
Ranking
Member
of
the
Subcommittee
on
Disability
… Read More
02.15.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
and
Subcommittee
on
Disability
Assistance
and
Memorial
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Designate
Elizabeth
Esty
released
the
following
statements
after
the
Subcommittee
on
Disability
Assistance
and
Memorial
Affairs
conducted
an
oversight
hearing
examining
how
the
National
Work
Queue
(NWQ)
has
impacted
VA’s
capacity
to
process
veterans’
claims.
“Technology
can
and
should
help
the
VA
speed
up
disability
… Read More
02.14.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
---
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Senate
voted
to
confirm
Dr.
David
Shulkin
to
be
the
next
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
“I
extend
my
sincerest
praise
and
congratulations
to
Dr.
Shulkin
upon
his
confirmation
to
be
the
next
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs,”
Rep
Walz
said.
“In
his
capacity
as
Under
Secretary
of
Health
at
the
VA,
I
was
given
the
pleasure
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