WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (Kan.) – chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – today spoke on the Senate floor in support of the confirmation of U.S. Army Captain Richard Topping to be the next Chief Financial Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Senate confirmed his nomination with a vote of 51-47.

“I am grateful to Captain Topping for his willingness to continue serving his fellow veterans in this new capacity,” said Sen. Moran. “I look forward to working with him to improve the lives of veterans, caregivers, survivors and military families in my home states of Kansas and across the country in the coming years.”

Sen. Moran spoke on the Senate floor before the vote to encourage his colleagues to swiftly confirm Captain Topping’s nomination.

Captain Topping was raised in a military family and served in the U.S. Army. During testimony before the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Captain Topping shared how the VA played an important role in his life, caring for his sister who became ill while serving in Iraq and enabling his grandfathers, both World War II veterans, to earn college educations through the G.I. Bill.
 

Click HERE to Watch Sen. Moran’s Floor Remarks

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