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.
-
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.
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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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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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05.06.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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Yesterday,
the
American
Legion
called
on
several
Department
of
Veterans'
Affairs
senior
leaders
to
resign,
including
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Eric
Shinseki.
The
Legion
indicated
the
call
for
leadership
changes
at
the
top
follows
a
number
of
high-profile
concerns
about
veterans
receiving
critical
care
in
a
timely
fashion.
Congressman
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
issued
the
following
statement:
"There
is
nothing
I
take
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04.30.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
This
evening,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
H.R.
4486,
a
bill
that
provides
funding
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
for
the
coming
fiscal
year
that
begins
on
October
1,
and
provides
advance
funding
for
VA
medical
care
programs
for
the
following
year.
H.R.
4486
provides
nearly
$160
billion
for
veterans'
benefits
and
services.
Representative
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
released
the
following
statement
after
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04.23.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Congressman
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
is
praising
today's
announcement
that
the
White
House
is
launching
a
new
online
resource
for
veterans,
servicemembers
and
their
dependents
seeking
employment.
The
Veterans
Employment
Center
website
will
provide
a
central
location
for
employers
and
veterans
looking
for
work
to
come
together.
It
will
provide
essential
career
tools
to
assist
veterans
and
servicemembers
making
the
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04.08.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
U.S.
Reps.
Mike
Thompson
(D-CA-5),
Don
Young
(R-AK-AL),
Veterans
Affairs
Committee
Ranking
Member
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME-2),
and
Bill
Enyart
(D-IL-12)
today
announced
the
formation
of
the
bipartisan
Veterans
Congressional
Fellowship
Caucus.
The
mission
of
the
Caucus
is
to
increase
the
number
of
veterans
working
on
Capitol
Hill.
To
do
this,
veterans
Thompson
(U.S.
Army
1967-1973)
and
Young
(U.S.
Army
1955-1957)
will
launch
a
new
caucus
fellowship
program
which
will
accept
its
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04.07.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Congressman
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
the
Ranking
Member
on
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
has
introduced
new
legislation
aimed
at
improving
outcomes
for
veterans
through
comprehensive
program
management
and
accountability
reform
within
the
Veterans
Administration.
H.R.
4399,
the
Comprehensive
Department
of
Veteran's
Affairs
Performance
Management
and
Accountability
Reform
Act
of
2014,
would
take
proactive
measures
to
address
senior
executive
performance
management
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04.07.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
President
Obama
signed
into
law
today
bipartisan
legislation
that
will
address
many
of
the
immediate
systemic
problems
within
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
The
bill,
the
Veterans'
Access
to
Care
through
Choice,
Accountability,
and
Transparency
Act
of
2014,
takes
steps
to
ensure
veterans
receive
care
in
a
timely
fashion,
and
also
strengthens
accountability
and
transparency
within
the
Department.
U.S.
Rep.
Mike
Michaud
(D-ME),
Ranking
Member
on
the
House
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01.28.14 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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Today,
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
explored
veteran
recruiting
and
retention
initiatives
of
the
private
sector.
Wal-Mart,
Microsoft
Corporation,
and
JPMorgan
Chase
were
among
those
testifying
at
today's
hearing.
"Any
employer
should
be
proud
to
have
an
employee
with
the
resiliency,
leadership
and
collaboration
skills
that
are
fundamental
to
all
our
service
men
and
women.
However,
far
too
often
these
experiences
are
not
readily
translated
to
match
the
needs
of
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11.20.13 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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After
approving
a
bill
authorizing
major
medical
facility
leases
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA),
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
held
a
hearing
that
examined
the
VA's
major
construction
program.
Multiple
internal
and
external
reviews,
including
committee
hearings,
have
found
serious
deficiencies
in
the
management
of
the
VA's
construction
program,
leading
to
significant
cost
increases
and
substantial
delays
in
the
design
and
construction
of
medical
center
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11.12.13 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Representative
Mike
Michaud,
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
praised
House
passage
of
S.
893,
the
Veterans'
Compensation
Cost-of-Living
Adjustment
(COLA)
Act
of
2013,
which
provides
veterans
a
projected
1.5
percent
COLA
beginning
in
January.
"Without
this
annual
COLA
increase,
veterans,
their
families,
and
survivors
would
see
the
value
of
their
hard-earned
benefits
slowly
erode.
Many
of
the
millions
of
veterans
and
survivors
who
receive
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10.30.13 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Rep.
Dina
Titus
(NV-01),
the
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Subcommittee
on
Disability
Assistance
and
Memorial
Affairs,
led
a
hearing
today
that
examined
the
current
state
of
national
veterans'
cemeteries.
Titus
joined
other
western
members
of
Congress
in
raising
concerns
over
a
lack
of
access
to
national
cemeteries,
particularly
in
western
states.
The
National
Cemetery
Administration
(NCA)
has
grown
dramatically
since
its
creation
in
1862
when
14
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