09.08.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
-
U.S.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
announced
today
the
first
of
several
proposed
starting
points
for
comprehensive
changes
to
how
our
nation's
veterans
receive
services
and
benefits.
Michaud,
who
shared
many
of
his
ideas
with
then-VA
Secretary
nominee
Bob
McDonald
earlier
this
summer
and
put
forward
his
thoughts
in
an
NBC
News
op-ed,
shared
his
preliminary
plans
the
same
day
Secretary
McDonald
held
a
press
conference
to
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08.26.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
-
U.S.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
of
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
released
the
following
statement
this
afternoon
in
response
to
the
release
of
the
VA
OIG
report
looking
into
allegations
of
wrongdoing
in
Phoenix:
"This
report
details
extremely
disturbing
findings
about
what
was
going
on
in
Phoenix.
It
confirms
our
worst
suspicions
about
the
systemic
failures
plaguing
the
VA
system.
While
our
oversight
hearings
over
the
last
few
months
have
uncovered
a
host
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08.26.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
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President
Barack
Obama
announced
today
a
series
of
executive
actions
that
will
strengthen
access
to
timely,
high-quality
healthcare
and
services
for
veterans.
The
President
made
the
announcement
before
the
American
Legion's
96th
National
Convention.
The
President
highlighted
a
series
of
initiatives
and
actions
today
that,
in
particular,
will
build
capacity
within
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
with
the
launch
of
a
new
recruiting
campaign
for
physicians
and
nurses;
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07.30.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
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The
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
passed
the
bipartisan
VA
conference
agreement
by
a
420-5
vote
this
afternoon.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
worked
over
the
weekend
to
finalize
the
deal
with
Rep.
Jeff
Miller
(R-FL)
and
Sen.
Bernie
Sanders
(I-VT).
Michaud
issued
the
following
statement
after
today's
vote:
"Today's
House
vote
on
our
bipartisan
agreement
is
an
important
step
toward
righting
the
wrongs
within
the
VA
that
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07.28.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
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The
Conference
Committee
tasked
with
reconciling
bills
from
the
House
and
Senate
announced
today
that
they
have
reached
agreement
on
final
legislation
to
tackle
the
ongoing
crisis
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
worked
over
the
weekend
with
Senator
Bernie
Sanders
(I-VT)
and
Representative
Jeff
Miller
(R-FL)
to
finalize
the
deal,
which
the
complete
conference
is
expected
to
vote
on
later
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07.25.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
U.S.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
met
this
morning
with
Robert
McDonald,
nominee
for
VA
Secretary,
to
discuss
McDonald's
vision
and
leadership
plans
should
he
be
confirmed
to
take
over
the
agency.
Michaud
released
the
following
statement
after
the
meeting:
"I
appreciate
Bob
McDonald
sharing
with
me
his
vision
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
It
is
time
for
the
VA
to
begin
a
new
chapter:
one
in
which
there
is
a
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07.24.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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U.S.
Representative
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
released
the
following
statement
on
the
current
status
of
conference
negotiations
related
to
VA
reform
legislation:
"Within
the
past
few
hours,
we
have
learned
more
about
the
individual
proposals
from
Senator
Sanders
and
Representative
Miller
related
to
our
VA
conference
committee
efforts.
While
we
must
continue
our
discussions
over
some
aspects
of
the
bill,
I
remain
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07.10.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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The
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
continued
their
series
of
oversight
hearings
into
the
ongoing
systemic
problems
plaguing
the
VA's
delivery
of
care,
with
a
hearing
today
focused
on
mental
health
services
and
suicide
prevention.
The
panelists
included
family
members
of
deceased
service
members
who
shared
their
personal
difficulties
in
obtaining
acceptable
VA
care
during
their
time
of
need.
Following
today's
hearing,
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member,
released
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07.09.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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The
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
held
a
hearing
last
night
examining
the
VA's
shortcomings
in
appropriately
responding
to
information
provided
by
whistleblowers,
and
into
claims
that
whistleblowers
within
the
VA
face
negative
repercussions
for
stepping
forward.
The
hearing
comes
shortly
after
the
Office
of
Special
Counsel
raised
new
concerns
over
the
VA's
response
to
whistleblower
allegations
relating
to
patient
care
and
safety.
Congressman
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
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06.30.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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President
Obama
is
expected
to
officially
nominate
Bob
McDonald
to
serve
as
the
next
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
today.
McDonald
is
the
retired
President
&
CEO
of
Procter
&
Gamble,
and
also
served
for
five
years
as
a
Captain
in
the
U.S.
Army.
U.S.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
McDonald's
nomination:
"We
have
seen
over
the
last
few
weeks
that
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06.24.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC
-
House
and
Senate
lawmakers
serving
on
the
Conference
Committee
for
H.R.
3230,
the
Veterans'
Access
to
Care
through
Choice,
Accountability,
and
Transparency
Act
of
2014,
met
today
to
discuss
their
goals
for
finalizing
and
sending
to
the
President
legislation
that
will
address
the
ongoing
VA
healthcare
crisis.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
is
serving
on
the
conference.
"As
we
begin
this
important
work
on
behalf
of
our
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06.23.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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As
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
held
an
evening
hearing
on
veterans'
access
to
care,
there
were
two
new
developments
in
the
VA
healthcare
crisis
today:
a
new
report
sent
from
the
Office
of
the
Special
Counsel
to
President
Obama,
which
raises
serious
concerns
about
the
VA's
responsiveness
to
whistleblowers
about
patient
care
and
safety;
as
well
as
new
allegations
from
the
Phoenix
VA
that
staffers
were
instructed
to
alter
the
files
of
deceased
patients
to
downplay
the
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06.09.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC
-
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
Ranking
Member
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME)
offered
the
following
statement
today
in
response
to
the
VA's
internal
audit
on
scheduling
practices:
"Today's
latest
report
from
the
VA
points
to
the
work
we
have
ahead
of
us.
Veterans
at
too
many
facilities
are
not
receiving
the
high-quality
care
that
they
deserve,
and
we
will
not
stop
working
until
we
have
rooted
out
all
the
systemic
failures
plaguing
the
VA.
"Paramount
to
addressing
these
failures
is
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05.30.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Congressman
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
of
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
released
the
following
statement
today
regarding
the
resignation
of
VA
Secretary
Eric
Shinseki:Today
is
a
sad
day.
What
Secretary
Shinseki
did
in
tendering
his
resignation
this
morning
was
honorable.
"Today
is
a
sad
day.
What
Secretary
Shinseki
did
in
tendering
his
resignation
this
morning
was
honorable.
Right
or
wrong,
he
was
becoming
the
focal
point
of
this
issue
-
to
the
extent
that
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05.29.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Congressman
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
of
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
released
the
following
statement
this
evening:
"It
is
with
a
heavy
heart
that
I
call
on
Secretary
Shinseki
to
step
down
as
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
Democrats
and
Republicans
alike,
in
tandem
with
our
Veteran
Service
Organizations
and
the
millions
of
Americans
who
have
served
our
nation,
all
want
to
get
to
the
bottom
of
what
exactly
is
broken
with
the
VA
system,
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05.29.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
This
evening
three
officials
from
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
appeared
before
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
in
a
rare,
four
hour
evening
hearing.
U.S.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
Committee,
issued
the
following
statement
following
the
hearing:
"I'd
like
to
thank
the
VA
officials
who
appeared
before
our
committee
tonight.
While
I
was
encouraged
to
finally
have
direct
engagement
between
members
of
our
Committee
and
the
VA,
there
are
still
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05.22.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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Congressman
Mike
Michaud,
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
this
morning
voted
to
authorize
the
issuance
of
an
additional
subpoena
to
VA
officials
should
they
fail
to
respond
to
an
invitation
to
appear
before
the
Committee
by
mid-next
week.
The
Committee
has
early
indications
that
the
three
VA
officials
will
appear
before
the
full
committee
on
Wednesday.
Today's
motion
provides
for
a
subpoena
to
be
automatically
issued
should
the
officials
not
appear
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05.22.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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Congressman
Mike
Michaud,
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
sent
a
letter
to
President
Obama
this
afternoon
urging
the
President
to
use
his
executive
authority
to
immediately
implement
key
reforms
in
the
Department
of
Veteran's
Affairs
executive
management
system.
The
reforms
Rep.
Michaud
is
asking
the
President
to
implement
through
an
Executive
Order
align
with
those
presented
in
H.R.
4399,
legislation
Michaud
introduced
last
month
aimed
at
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05.15.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Veterans'
Affairs
Secretary
Eric
Shinseki
testified
before
the
Senate
VA
Committee
this
morning
on
the
serious
questions
raised
regarding
veterans'
healthcare
and
reports
of
cover-ups
at
a
number
of
VA
facilities
related
to
lengthy
wait-times
for
treatment.
Congressman
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
released
the
following
statement:
"I
first
want
to
thank
Secretary
Shinseki
for
testifying
before
the
Senate
VA
Committee
today
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05.08.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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The
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
voted
this
morning
to
issue
a
subpoena
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
for
documents
-
electronic
and
written
-
containing
information
pertaining
to
the
destruction
of
a
waitlist
within
the
Phoenix
VA
Health
Care
System.
The
subpoena,
which
procedurally
was
addressed
to
the
Secretary,
covers
only
documents
between
April
9,
2014
and
May
8,
2014.
The
subpoena
issued
today
is
not
for
individuals,
and
does
not
compel
any
VA
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