Sort by Relevance | Date |
Result 381 - 390 of 4447 |
November 10, 2005
Search Terms Search Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Majority News Home Chairman Majority News CRAIG TOLD VA S GULF COAST FACILITIES WILL BE REBUILT Thursday November 10 2005 November 10 2005Contact Jeff Schrade...Senator Larry Craig and other members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee were reassured that the VA is dedicated to rebuilding its presence in both Louisiana and Mississippi It isn t going to be easy...million for a new VA medical center in New Orleans and when I saw that number I said Wow To watch the hearing and or read Secretary Nicholson s comments on line click HERE According to Secretary of Veterans...
January 25, 2008
Congress last year passed an unprecedented budget increase for VA in Fiscal Year 2008 which included funds for the NCPTSD In their letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake Senators Akaka and Sanders...enable them to address critical issues and facilitate better care for veterans It is my hope that Secretary Peake will support the Center for PTSD with adequate funding in the years to come said Chairman...copied below January 24 2008 The Honorable James B Peake M D Secretary of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington DC 20420 Dear Secretary Peake We are writing to voice our support for additional...
October 18, 2005
Search Search Terms Search Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Majority News Home Chairman Majority News VA S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO BE HEARING FOCUS THURSDAY Tuesday October 18 2005 October 18 2005Contact...committee On Thursday October 20 the U S Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs will hold a hearing titled VA s IT Management Is it Ready for the 21st Century The hearing will begin at 10 a m in room 418 of the...capitolhearings org The VA was recently praised in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for its electronic medical records system Unlike paper records which were destroyed in the flooding the VA s electronic system...
February 10, 2006
Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Majority News Home Chairman Majority News Senate Hearing Tuesday to Examine VA s Proposed Record Budget Friday February 10 2006 February 10 2006Media contact Jeff Schrade 202 224...service connected disabilities a minimal payment of 21 a month for VA medical care and increasing prescription drug co pays to 15 VA officials say that over 90 percent of veterans in this category already...other sources According to VA if Congress fails to enact these provisions it will need to find 800 million Panel 1 Department of Veterans Affairs The Honorable Jim Nicholson Secretary of Veterans Affairs accompanied...
July 25, 2005
Senate from January of 1993 through January of 1999 This past May Sen Craig traveled to Iraq with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson and Idaho Congressmen Butch Otter and Mike Simpson There they...Germany A major purpose of the trip to was to examine the transition from battlefield hospitals to the VA care when they return to the United States When August 1 2005 Time 2 p m Where Gowen Field Building...Participants Chairman Larry Craig Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne The Honorable Dr Jon Perlin VA Under Secretary for Health Major General Larry Lafrenz Idaho National Guard Adjutant General David McIntyre...
January 29, 2007
Senator Patty Murray D WA Senator Bernie Sanders I VT Senator Sherrod Brown D OH Senator Jim Webb D VA and Senator John Ensign R NV Making sure disability compensation gets to our nation s veterans is one...stated Senator Akaka The Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2007 directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as of December 1 2007 to increase the rates of Veterans disability compensation...2007 https www veterans senate gov 2007 1 akaka pushes for cola increase for veterans Sign up for Email updates About the Ranking Member Contact Ranking Member Minority News Internships Accountability in...
September 27, 2005
nominated to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs U S Department of Veterans Affairs To be introduced by Senator Arlen Specter R Pennsylvania Robert J Henke nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Management...Molino nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Policy Planning and Preparedness U S Department of Veterans Affairs Lisette M Mondello nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs...Affairs https www veterans senate gov 2005 9 five nominations to be considered thursday Sign up for Email updates About the Chairman Contact Chairman Majority News Contact Us U S Senate Committee on Veterans...
March 2, 2007
full time doctor at Maui VA clinic WASHINGTON D C In a meeting with U S Senator Daniel K Akaka D HI yesterday Secretary of Veterans Affairs R James Nicholson announced that VA will be opening up an outpatient...Lanai Senator Akaka has been a strong advocate for a VA presence to serve veterans on Lanai Akaka s legislation from the last Congress S 1176 required VA to set up a clinic there Currently the veterans on...only intermittent care from VA providers visiting from Maui The new clinic will provide consistent service the veterans can depend on And once the new clinic is operational VA will pay for specialty and...
August 9, 2024
million veterans and survivors have received compensation benefits from the VA and more than 300 000 veterans have enrolled in the VA health care system In my state more than 15 000 veterans have been granted...granted compensation benefits and almost 4 000 have enrolled in the VA health care system under the PACT Act The PACT Act also made critical investments in research to make it easier to identify and treat...law toxic exposed veterans and their families are finally receiving the support they deserve and the VA is better equipped to care for them Implementing legislation as expansive as the PACT Act is not an...
June 28, 2005
Affairs said that he will offer up an amendment on the floor of the Senate to add 1 5 billion more to the VA s budget for 2005 Joining him that effort will be Sen Rick Santorum R Pennsylvania who chairs the Senate...the Senate s Republican Policy Committee During our hearing today Secretary Nicholson and his staff were asked tough questions about the VA s budget and how we got into this current budget crunch I m frankly...said The 1 5 billion we will be seeking for this fiscal year should provide the VA with more than enough to backfill the VA s current needs under the 2005 budget and carry over more money into 2006 Earlier...
| Prev | Next |
