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February 5, 2026
Affairs VA release of its National Veterans Suicide Prevention annual report revealing a decrease in veteran suicides from 2022 to 2023 At a Committee oversight hearing last week Blumenthal pressed VA Secretary...lifesaving resources like the Veterans Crisis Line address the shortage of mental health professionals at VA and ensure every single veteran seeking mental health care gets that care in a timely manner I ll continue...relied upon by veterans and fighting against any effort to diminish the critical care they provide VA s report shows 6 398 veterans died by suicide in 2023 Additionally 61 of veterans who died by suicide...
July 27, 2005
finalize the funding for the VA s 2005 has been a long one On June 28 the U S Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs held a hearing at which VA Secretary Jim Nicholson testified that VA needed approximately 1...took that action the House of Representatives approved a stand alone bill which would have granted the VA 975 million for the remainder of 2005 The Senate adjourned for the 4th of July recess without taking...another amendment this one to the Homeland Security bill which would have also added 1 5 billion for the VA The vote was 96 0 A short time later Veterans Administration officials indicated that the agency needed...
March 14, 2006
Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act offered by Sen Richard Burr R North Carolina Panel I Peter H Dougherty VA Director Office of Homeless Veterans Programs accompanied by Paul E Smits Associate Chief Consultant...Per Diem Program U S Department of Veterans Affairs The Honorable Charles S Ciccolella Assistant Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training U S Department of Labor Philip Mangano Executive Director Interagency...https www veterans senate gov 2006 3 homeless veterans to be focus of thursdays hearing Sign up for Email updates About the Chairman Contact Chairman Majority News Contact Us U S Senate Committee on Veterans...
January 31, 2008
statement today in reaction to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs increasing the rate of reimbursement for disabled veterans traveling to VA facilities I welcome the Secretary s announcement of an increase in...Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Akaka also joined in a letter to VA Secretary James Peake earlier this month urging the Secretary to provide the reimbursement increase 30 January 31 2008 https www veterans...gov 2008 1 akaka praises major increase in travel reimbursement for disabled veterans Sign up for Email updates About the Ranking Member Contact Ranking Member Minority News Internships Accountability in...
June 28, 2005
Facebook Twitter Majority News Home Chairman Majority News SEN LARRY CRAIG S HEARING STATEMENT CONCERNING VA S BUDGET SHORTFALL Tuesday June 28 2005 June 28 2005 Good morning ladies and gentlemen The Committee...welcome VA Secretary Jim Nicholson and his staff to the Committee Five months ago this Committee considered VA s budget proposal for FY 2006 Many of us myself included relied on the information VA provided...been disturbingly inaccurate Needless to say Mr Secretary I am not pleased with that So I asked you to come here this morning and tell this Committee 1 why VA s assumptions about its budget needs were wrong...
October 15, 2007
care would address the immediate needs of veterans by ensuring high quality mental health services at VA facilities and in their communities In testimony at the hearing veterans and their family members told...Sixty to eighty percent of Vietnam veterans who have sought PTSD treatment have alcohol use disorders VA has been dealing with substance abuse issues for decades but much remains to be done On April 25 2007...2007 I chaired a Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing on veterans mental health concerns and on VA s response We heard heart wrenching testimony from the witnesses Randall Omvig spoke of his son s suicide...
June 10, 2005
veterans and for assisting the Department to carry out its mission said U S Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson The Secretary s comments about S 1182 the Veterans Health Care Improvements Act of 2005...point said Craig A key provision of the bill would enable the VA to spend more money on veterans by repealing a current law that prevents the VA from comparing the costs of providing services That s unwise...would allow the VA to provide hospital care for newborn children born to female veterans and grant authority to the VA to pay for emergency treatment for veterans when they enter non VA hospitals As you...
December 1, 2005
for this legislation to my attention Craig said I also want to thank Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Veterans Secretary Jim Nicholson for their commitment in making this change happen Payments apply...419 1473 or visit http www insurance va gov https www veterans senate gov 2005 12 first payments to wounded warriors to be made before christmas Sign up for Email updates About the Chairman Contact Chairman...
January 10, 2006
Veterans Will Be Lifted Says Akaka Tuesday January 10 2006 Wailuku Maui The Department of Veterans Affairs VA today told U S Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Larry Craig R ID and Ranking Member Daniel...Akaka asked VA officials for a commitment of funding to Hawaii to cover these costs Today s hearing focused on the State of VA Health Care provided to veterans on Molokai Lanai and Maui VA also announced...announced other changes taking place Dr Jonathan Perlin VA Under Secretary for Health stated VA is working to establish telehealth capabilities from Molokai VA will place an order for telehealth equipment and...
October 22, 2007
changes being proposed to VA s disability compensation system in particular Senator Akaka and his colleagues also urged President Bush to expedite the nomination of a new VA Secretary noting that any major...veterans benefits would be extremely difficult without a confirmed Secretary at the helm of the Department Former Secretary Nicholson left VA on October 1 2007 after announcing his resignation on June 17 2007...moved to require VA to provide a preliminary mental health evaluation to any recently discharged combat veteran not later than thirty days after a request for such an evaluation While VA has made significant...
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