01.21.15 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.-
On
January
21st,
2015,
The
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
its
first
hearing
of
the
114th
Congress
to
examine
the
Department
of
Veterans'
Affairs'
(VA)
major
construction
program.
"From
my
personal
experience
with
the
years
of
delay
in
Orlando,
and
the
issues
in
Denver,
it
seems
that
the
VA
is
struggling
with
construction
planning
and
execution,"
stated
Ranking
Member
Corrine
Brown
(D-FL).
The
Committee
focused
on
the
delays
and
cost-overruns
experienced
by
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01.20.15 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.-
House
Veterans
Affairs
Committee
Ranking
Democrat
Corrine
Brown
announced
the
appointment
of
Mr.
Don
Phillips
to
become
the
next
HVAC
Democratic
Staff
Director.
Don
is
a
29
year
Army
veteran
with
a
leadership
background
in
military
planning,
operations
and
force
management.
While
in
the
Army,
Colonel
Phillips
served
as
a
Battalion
Commander,
a
Brigade
Commander,
a
Senior
Operations
Officer,
and
senior
military
assistant
and
advisor
to
two
Under
Secretaries
of
Defense.
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01.13.15 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.-
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Corrine
Brown
worked
alongside
her
colleagues
in
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
to
bring
about
unanimous
House
passage
of
H.R.
203,
the
Clay
Hunt
Suicide
Prevention
for
American
Veterans
(SAV)
Act.
The
SAV
Act
was
one
of
the
first
bills
of
the
114th
Congress
to
be
introduced,
with
the
goal
of
addressing
the
epidemic
of
suicide
among
our
nation's
veterans.
With
respect
to
this
legislation,
Ranking
Member
Brown
released
the
following
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01.07.15 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.-
With
respect
to
the
shooting
at
the
El
Paso
VA
Health
Care
Center,
Ranking
Member
Corrine
Brown
released
the
following
statement:
"In
light
of
the
recent
tragedy,
I
would
like
to
extend
my
deepest
condolences
and
heartfelt
sympathy
to
the
families
of
the
victims
and
those
impacted
by
the
shooting
that
occurred
at
the
El
Paso
VA
Health
Care
System
yesterday.
I
understand
the
VA
continues
to
work
with
military
and
civilian
authorities
at
Beaumont
Army
Medical
Center.
My
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01.06.15 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.-
Congresswoman
Corrine
Brown
made
the
following
statement:
"Thank
you
Leader
Pelosi.
I
am
humbled
and
honored
by
the
opportunity
to
serve
as
the
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
for
the
114th
Congress
and
by
the
support
of
my
Democratic
colleagues.
I
am
very
much
looking
forward
to
serving
our
nation's
veterans
in
this
new
position
and
to
work
to
make
sure
these
men
and
women
get
the
care
and
benefits
they
earned
through
their
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11.13.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
-
The
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
a
hearing
earlier
today
on
the
progress
of
implementing
the
Veterans
Access,
Choice,
and
Accountability
Act
of
2014.
Congress
passed
the
overwhelmingly
bipartisan
and
comprehensive
reform
package
this
past
summer,
and
President
Obama
signed
it
into
law
in
early
August.
Sloan
Gibson,
who
served
as
Acting
Secretary
at
the
time
of
the
bill's
passage,
testified
at
today's
hearing.
Following
this
morning's
proceedings,
U.S.
Rep.
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11.05.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
-
U.S.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
released
the
following
statement
this
afternoon
about
the
death
of
former
U.S.
Rep.
Lane
Evans
(D-IL).
"My
thoughts
and
prayers
are
with
Lane's
friends
and
loved
ones
during
this
difficult
time.
Lane
was
an
incredible
advocate
for
our
veterans
and
a
force
on
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee.
I
feel
privileged
to
have
served
with
him
and
to
have
had
his
committed,
respectful
and
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09.17.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
-
The
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
a
comprehensive
hearing
today
examining
the
VA's
OIG
report
into
the
systemic
failures
in
Phoenix.
VA
Secretary
Robert
McDonald
testified
before
the
committee,
and
addressed
many
of
the
reforms
the
Department
needs
to
undertake
to
improve
outcomes
for
veterans.
Ranking
Member
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME)
issued
the
following
statement
after
today's
hearing:
"Today's
hearing
provided
valuable
insight
into
what
problems
remain
within
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09.16.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
-
U.S.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
called
on
President
Obama
today
to
convene
a
working
group
around
the
formation
of
a
National
Veterans
Strategy.
Michaud
is
calling
for
a
national
strategy
to
re-affirm
the
nation's
obligation
to
veterans,
identify
the
principles
and
priorities
in
ensuring
a
broad
support
system
for
returning
and
transitioning
service
members,
and
define
the
fundamental
outcomes
for
veterans
expected
from
the
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09.11.14 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
-
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
met
this
morning
with
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Bob
McDonald
to
discuss
reforms
to
the
Department
that
will
improve
the
delivery
of
services
and
benefits
to
veterans
and
their
families.
Michaud
released
the
following
statement
after
today's
meeting:
"Secretary
McDonald
is
moving
forward
with
examining
a
number
of
the
reforms
which
I
have
suggested
and
discussed
with
him
in
the
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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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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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