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December 10, 2025
Senator emphasized how 267 000 veterans are set to lose health care if Republicans allow Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits to expire Wednesday December 10 2025 WASHINGTON D C At a Senate Veterans...Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal emphasized the harmful impact failing to extend Affordable Care Act ACA enhanced premium tax credits will have on veterans and their families Recent analysis found 267...we will take tomorrow one of them to extend the health care tax credits under the Affordable Care Act that will affect literally 267 000 veterans who rely on the ACA enhanced premium tax credits to afford...
March 11, 2025
Assault on Veterans Top Democrat on the VA Committee announces comprehensive Putting Veterans First Act to protect veterans military spouses and VA employees targeted in DOGE s cuts Tuesday March 11 2025...Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT today unveiled his Putting Veterans First Act comprehensive legislation to protect veterans military spouses and VA employees indiscriminately targeted...respect they deserve said Blumenthal Among its many provisions Blumenthal s Putting Veterans First Act would REINSTATE AND PROTECT MEMBERS OF THE VETERAN AND MILITARY COMMUNITY INDSCRIMINATLEY FIRED BY...
June 2, 2026
Blumenthal Pappas Introduce Bill to Crack Down on Claims Sharks Scamming Veterans The SAFEGUARD Veterans Act would strengthen VA s ability to combat predatory companies targeting veterans benefits Tuesday June...Defrauding SAFEGUARD Veterans Act would clarify that only accredited individuals can assist veterans with VA benefit claims And it would reinstate criminal penalties for unaccredited agents who charge veterans extortionate...practices and safeguard the benefits veterans have earned Among its many provisions the SAFEGUARD Veterans Act would Reestablish criminal penalties for unaccredited claims representatives scamming veterans Prohibit...
October 9, 2025
the Armed Services Committee blocked Blumenthal s attempt to set up a vote on the Major Richard Star Act for 50 000 combat injured veterans forced to medically retire early Thursday October 9 2025 WASHINGTON...combat injured veterans their full military benefits and financial certainty The Major Richard Star Act would ensure these veterans could receive their full Department of Defense DOD retirement and Department...veterans and rebuked Republican leadership arguments for blocking the bill The Major Richard Star Act isn t double dipping It isn t overly generous It isn t going to break the bank so to speak To the federal...
July 21, 2025
Chairman Majority News PASSED Sen Moran s Legislation to Prohibit VA Senior Executives from Exploiting PACT Act Bonuses The bill now heads to the President s desk to be signed into law Monday July 21 2025 WASHINGTON...by U S Senator Jerry Moran R Kan chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs to prohibit PACT Act Critical Skill Incentive CSI payments from going to Senior Executive Service employees at the Department...passed as part of S 423 the Protecting Regular Order for Veterans Act Under the previous administration VA leadership used the PACT Act s critical skill payments to boost the salaries of senior executives...
June 10, 2026
Disabled Veterans Benefits Blumenthal condemns Republican proposal to fund the Major Richard Star Act by cutting benefits for disabled veterans Wednesday June 10 2026 WASHINGTON D C Today Republicans unveiled...a provision to fund the Major Richard Star Act by slashing benefits for other disabled veterans Republicans proposal S 4744 Take Care of America s Veterans Act includes up to 57 billion in cuts over the...continue to fight for the Major Richard Star Act Disabled American Veterans DAV released a statement condemning S 4744 Take Care of America s Veterans Act DAV cited that the offset would have a staggeringly...
October 30, 2024
Member Minority News Improving Veterans Mental Health Care Aim of Tester Bill Senator introduced BRAVE Act to improve veterans mental health care workforce infrastructure and services especially for spinal...women veterans The Senator s Building Resources and Access for Veterans Mental Health Engagement BRAVE Act would help make sure no veteran falls through the cracks when receiving health care from VA by requiring...grant providing funding for local suicide prevention organizations established by Tester s Hannon Act Getting our veterans the quality mental health care they earned starts with ensuring VA has the workforce...
July 16, 2025
Blumenthal Hirono Lead Bill to Bolster VA s Emergency Response to Disasters Senators introduce AVERT Crises Act to improve VA s preparedness for responding to natural disasters pandemics and other emergencies Wednesday...Senator Mazie Hirono D HI recently introduced the Advancing VA s Emergency Response to AVERT Crises Act legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs VA response to natural disasters pandemics...events and climate related disasters become increasingly common throughout the country the AVERT Crises Act will help to ensure that the VA has the resources necessary to respond to these emergencies said Senator...
February 11, 2025
Ranking Member Minority News Blumenthal Calls on Doug Collins to Focus on Veterans Step Aside as Acting Head of Office Government Ethics and Office of Special Counsel Tuesday February 11 2025 WASHINGTON...branch including VA OGE was established in the post Watergate era by the 1978 Ethics in Government Act Its goal was to bring unity in ethics policies across the executive branch and to establish a system...monitors compliance with the Hatch Act which prohibits certain political activity of government employees and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act which protects the employment and...
September 27, 2023
Majority News Senate House Veterans Affairs Committee Leaders Press VA for Answers on Misuse of PACT Act Workforce Authority Wednesday September 27 2023 WASHINGTON U S Senators Jerry Moran R Kan and Jon...Veterans Affairs VA for answers on their use of a critical skill incentive CSI authority in the PACT Act We write to express our disappointment at the Department of Veterans Affairs VA misuse of the CSI...handle an increase in demand of care and benefits from newly eligible toxic exposed veterans the PACT Act included provisions to bolster VA s workforce capacity This included a CSI authority that was intended...
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