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Chairman Bost, Dr. Miller-Meeks Call VA’s Bluff over Abortion Data Transparency in New Letter

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health, released a fourth letter they sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough this Congress regarding the Biden administration’s lack of transparency on the prevalence of taxpayer funded abortions the…

Bost, Takano, Tester, Moran, Press VA for Answers on Misuse of PACT Act Workforce Authority

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This week, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for answers on their misguided use of a critical skill incentive (CSI) authority in the PACT Act. “We write to express…

House Republicans Urge VA to Follow Biden/Trump Order and Actually Buy American Made Goods

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) led his Republican House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs colleagues in a letter to Department of Veterans of Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough following concerns that the Biden administration is falling short in its duty to support domestic producers and serve America’s veterans with American made goods. “The…

Chairman Bost, Dr. Miller-Meeks Blast Biden Administration for Lack of Transparency on Illegal Abortions, Unconscionable Rhetoric in Training Videos

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health, released a third letter they sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough this Congress regarding the Biden administration’s lack of transparency on the prevalence of taxpayer funded abortions the…

Chairman Bost: “The status quo with VA’s IT systems isn’t cutting it.”

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after he sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding a recent revelation from the Department that technical problems have plagued the Department’s online document submission system, including both VA.gov and its predecessor system,…

Chairman Bost Expresses Concerns on PACT Act Implementation on One-Year Anniversary Following Filing Error

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough expressing concern about the Biden administration’s rollout of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, or PACT Act, following a technological error…

Chairman Bost, Rep. Obernolte Continue to Press VA on Lack of Accountability at Loma Linda

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.), released the following letter they sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough in response to the Secretary’s lackluster response to their April letter regarding a situation at the Loma Linda VA Medical Center (VAMC) where a supervisory…

Chairman Bost Fights For Veteran Community Care Access, Pushes Back on Biden Administration

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Last week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), sent the following letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding Chairman Bost’s frustration with the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) lack of timely action to provide veterans with the community healthcare access they have earned. The Chairman’s letter was sent after…

House Republicans Probe VA Secretary on Replacing American Flags with Social Movement Flags at VA Facilities

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) released the following letter he led with 30 Republican colleagues to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough. The letter raises concerns about VA’s apparent decision to violate its own policy by permitting social movement flags, such as the Pride flag, to be flown in place of traditional flags,…

Chairman Bost Presses VA Secretary on Executives’ Ethics Waiver Practices

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) released the following letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding the Department’s process to document ethics recusals of senior officials, particularly Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer Kurt DelBene, who was previously an…

Recent Letters

118th Congress Letters
First Session
10/30/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re DGIB Contract Documents
10/19/2023: Health Chairwoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks Letter to SecVA re IFR
9/26/2023: House and Senate Joint Letter to SecVA re CSI
9/18/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re Buy American
9/14/2023: Health Chairwoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks Letter to SecVA re Abortion Data Training Videos
9/12/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re Make PPE in America
9/6/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re VA.gov Issues
8/17/2023: Economic Opportunity and Technology Modernization Letter to SecVA re Digital GI Bill
8/16/2023: Health Chairwoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks Letter to VA re Fox Grants
8/10/2023: Chairman Bost letter to SecVA re PACT Act eFiling Problem

7/19/2023: Chairman Bost and Rep. Obernolte Second Letter to SecVA re Loma Linda Case
7/10/2023: Technology Modernization Chairman Rosendale letter to Sec VA re EHRM Spending 
6/06/2023: Chairman Bost and House GOP letter to SecVA on Pride Flag
6/05/2023: Chairman Bost letter to SecVA follow up re Kurt DelBene Ethics Meeting
5/31/2023: Chairman Bost letter to SecVA re Veteran Community Care 
5/10/2023: Chairman Bost letter to SecVA re Kurt DelBene Ethics Meeting
4/21/2023: Chairman Bost, DAMA Chairman Luttrell, and EO Chairman Van Orden Letter to IG Missal re Tomah Provider 
4/10/2023: Chairman Bost and Rep. Obernolte Letter to SecVA re Loma Linda AIB
3/29/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re COVID-19 Spending
3/28/2023: Oversight & Investigations Chairwoman Kiggans Letter to SecVA re Consulting Firm Conflicts of Interest
3/08/2023: House VA Committee Majority FY24 Views and Estimates Letter
2/09/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re Contract Waste and Duplication
2/09/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re Vets First Improvements
2/07/2023: Chairman Bost Letter and Rep. Issa to SecVA re MSPB Title 38 Hybrid Accountability Act
1/31/2023: Chairman Bost and Health Chairwoman Miller Meeks Letter to SecVA re Abortion IFR
1/30/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re Veteran Suicide Data and Overdose Deaths
1/10/2023: Chairman Bost Letter to SecVA re Oversight Documents Request

117th Congress Letters
Second Session
4/22/2022: RM Bost Letter to SecVA re FY 2023 Budget Request
4/8/2022: TM RM Rosendale Letter to DepSec and Cerner re EHRM and Pharmacy Issue

3/16/2022: RM Bost, TM RM Rosendale Letter to DepSec re EHRM Rollout
2/1/2022: RM Bost, TM RM Rosendale Letter to DepSec re EHRM Implementation
1/24/2022: House Republicans Letter to NARA re NPRC Reopening
1/21/2022: RM Bost, TM RM Rosendale Letter to DepSec re EHRM Plan

First Session
12/7/2021: HVAC, SVAC Letter to SecVA re VHA Regional Readiness Centers
9/8/2021: RM Bost Letter to Chairman Takano re Hearing Request on Afghanistan Withdrawal Impacts
8/31/2021: HVAC GOP Letter to Chairman Takano re Hearing Request on Veterans' Mental Health Following Afghanistan Withdrawal
7/22/2021: RM Bost, Chairman Tester Letter to SecVA re VA Beneficiary Travel Self-Service System
7/15/2021: House Republicans Letter to SecVA re Gender Transition Surgeries at VA
6/15/2021: House Republicans Letter to SecVA re Prohibiting the Use of Taxpayer Dollars for Abortions at VA
5/20/2021: HVAC, OGR Letter to SecDef re NPRC Veterans' Records Request Backlog
5/19/2021: RM Bost Letter to SecVA re Department Views and Estimates on Toxic Exposure Legislation
5/6/2021: RM Bost, OGR RM Comer Letter to NARA re NPRC Veterans' Records Request Backlog
4/6/2021: RM Bost, Leader McCarthy Letter to CA Public Utilities Commission re Net Neutrality Impact on Telehealth for Veterans

4/5/2021: House Republicans Letter to President Biden and NARA re NPRC Reopening Request
3/30/2021: RM Bost, RM Moran Letter to SecVA re California Net Neutrality Impact on Veterans
3/29/2021: HVAC Letter to SecVA re Support Survivors of MST
2/5/2021: RM Bost Letter to Chairman Takano re $17B for VA Budget Reconciliation Proposal
2/4/2021: RM Bost Letter to Acting SecTran re COVID Funding for VA
 
2/2/2021: RM Bost Letter to SecDef re National Guard at Southern Border
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