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January 7, 2026
inactivation of required harassment prevention and accountability training for VA workers Wednesday January 7 2026 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT is demanding...Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and has been inactive since January 29 2025 The full text of the Senator s letter is available here and below Dear Secretary Collins I write to...Harassment Prevention Office a How has the number of staff onboard in this office changed since January 2025 b How many of these employees are performing Assault and Harassment Prevention Office work as their...
February 17, 2026
Reckless Decision to End Policy Preventing At Risk Veterans from Buying Firearms Tuesday February 17 2026 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT today slammed...reporting these veterans to this background check system and remove all past VA reports According to VA s 2025 National Veteran Suicide Prevention annual report unsecured firearms in the home increase the risk...60 9 also had a VHA mental health or substance use disorder diagnosis https www veterans senate gov 2026 2 blumenthal slams trump administration s reckless decision to end policy preventing at risk veterans...
June 17, 2026
money on men and women who were promised both retirement pay and disability benefits Wednesday June 17 2026 WASHINGTON D C Today Senate Republicans blocked a unanimous consent request by U S Senator Richard...War can allocate or obligate that money before the end of the fiscal year which is September 30 of 2026 There s just no way that the Department of Defense can obligate all of that money before the end of...future disabled veterans to bear the cost of expanding benefits through changing the V A rating Schedule for tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea Common conditions associated with polytrauma I think this...
June 15, 2026
Collins to remove barriers facing MST survivors filing for disability compensation Monday June 15 2026 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT recently called...MST survivors Blumenthal introduced the Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 to strengthen care and benefits for MST survivors Among its many provisions his legislation would...changes to ensure all MST survivors experience a more just claims process https www veterans senate gov 2026 6 blumenthal calls on va to lower burden of proof in the claims process for survivors of military...
July 15, 2026
Bill to Name West Haven VA Medical Center After U S Army Captain Paul Bud Bucha Wednesday July 15 2026 Hartford CT U S Senator Richard Blumenthal Ranking Member of the U S Senate Veterans Affairs Committee...longtime resident of Ridgefield and Medal of Honor recipient who died on July 31st 2024 In August 2025 just days after the first anniversary of Captain Bucha s death the Senate unanimously approved legislation...of a veteran in Connecticut Blumenthal s bill text is available here https www veterans senate gov 2026 7 blumenthal murphy applaud house passage of bill to name west haven va medical center after u s army...
July 29, 2025
ensure the Department can keep pace with increasing demand for medical disability exams Tuesday July 29 2025 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT and U S Senator...veterans in Connecticut have been telling me about the huge problems they are having just trying to schedule a disability claim examination through the VA Even when they can make an appointment they often...full access to the benefits they earned and deserve said Murphy Between October 1 2024 and June 30 2025 VA completed 2 5 million exam requests 52 000 more exams requests than the previous year due to the...
November 24, 2025
reimbursement rates for organizations serving more than 25 000 homeless veterans Monday November 24 2025 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT and House...program itself and risks further decreasing services for homeless veterans across the country In January 2025 Congress passed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare Benefits Improvement Act...118 210 the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act of 2025 the Dole Act While we acknowledge the Department increased the GPD per diem rate in September from...
August 1, 2025
Friday August 1 2025 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT today secured two amendments to safeguard veterans resources to the Fiscal Year FY 2026 Military Construction...understaffed and face significant mental burdens working with at risk or suicidal veterans Since January 2025 the Veterans Crisis Line has seen a dramatic increase in call volume including from terminated government...nursing home care for veterans and ensuring safe and clean hospitals https www veterans senate gov 2025 8 blumenthal successfully attaches his amendment to protect veterans crisis line from trump va cuts...
February 24, 2026
Rescind New Rule That Would Slash Disability Ratings for Thousands of Veterans Tuesday February 24 2026 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT and House...without an appropriate public comment period This new rule reverses the previous standard established in 2025 by the Ingram v Collins court case which required VA to discount the impact of medication when evaluating...and the significant harm it will cause we request the following information not later than March 2 2026 A description of the steps VA has taken to suspend implementation of the interim final rule and a...
January 24, 2025
to exempt all VA employees from the hiring freeze will reassure me and veterans Friday January 24 2025 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT today released...NCA which provide veterans claims processing survivor benefits GI Bill education benefits burial scheduling and operations and more Many non clinical positions critical to VA hospital functioning including...inside and outside of VA including fraud committed against veterans https www veterans senate gov 2025 1 blumenthal statement on va hiring freeze exemptions Sign up for Email updates About the Ranking...
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