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October 3, 2007
comprehensive report On initial review it is clear that they recommend some fundamental changes to VA s compensation program Many of these changes may prove costly However as I have stated time and time...veterans senate gov 2007 10 akaka comments on veterans disability benefits commission report Sign up for Email updates About the Ranking Member Contact Ranking Member Minority News Internships Accountability in...
June 12, 2026
interference and I m encouraged to see this cause receive bipartisan support said Blumenthal With Secretary Hegseth openly moving to restrict the freedom of the press at the Pentagon it s more important than...provision to protect stars and stripes independence in national defense authorization act Sign up for Email updates About the Ranking Member Contact Ranking Member Minority News Internships Accountability in...
April 2, 2025
were illegally fired by the Trump Administration These firings have disproportionately affected our VA and veterans workforce and the harm to them individually will become painfully clear today said Blumenthal...people that depended and still depend on her Blumenthal also invited Department of Veterans Affairs VA Secretary Doug Collins and acting Office of Personnel Management OPM Director Charles Ezell to testify but...the Trump Administration s plans to cut more than 80 000 VA employees which would include at least 20 000 veterans who make up 25 percent of VA s workforce Blumenthal and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee...
June 20, 2005
government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries Senator Allard a bill to direct VA to establish a national cemetery in the Colorado Springs Colorado metropolitan area Senator Santorum...veterans senate gov 2005 6 thursday hearing will review legislation important to veterans Sign up for Email updates About the Chairman Contact Chairman Majority News Contact Us U S Senate Committee on Veterans...
November 2, 2007
in the Senate to include additional provisions for blinded veterans and burial and memorial benefits VA s eligibility requirements for certain benefits available to visually impaired veterans are unnecessarily...The bill 1 Permanently authorizes VA to provide government headstones or markers for the privately marked graves of veterans interred at private cemeteries 2 Instructs VA to design a medallion or other device...injuries are frequently accompanied by damage to the individual s vision As of August of this year VA had granted service connection for vision impairment to 230 veterans of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan...
August 30, 2005
veterans My staff and I have been in regular contact with VA officials concerning the flooding and devastating effects of this phenomenal storm VA has advised me that they have over 1 000 volunteers ready...gov 2005 8 chairman craig issues statement about hurricane damage impact to veterans Sign up for Email updates About the Chairman Contact Chairman Majority News Contact Us U S Senate Committee on Veterans...
January 24, 2008
how can Congress and the Executive Branch promote greater coordination and consistency between the VA and DOD disability processes These are complex and far reaching questions and I do not believe they...veterans senate gov 2008 1 akaka chairs hearing on compensation of disabled veterans Sign up for Email updates About the Ranking Member Contact Ranking Member Minority News Internships Accountability in...
June 29, 2005
cannot ignore signs of financial troubles in VA The warning signs were there at the beginning of this year VA nurses and doctors and veterans gave these warnings VA must be more forthcoming with a true picture...gov 2005 6 ranking member akaka praises bipartisan effort to fund veterans health care Sign up for Email updates About the Ranking Member Contact Ranking Member Minority News Internships Accountability in...
July 21, 2025
Status 10 07 25 To Secretary Collins Your Weaponization of Funding is Unfair to Veterans Who Rely on VA Care Ranking Member Blumenthal and twelve of his colleagues sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins...Federal Shutdown by VA Secretary Collins is Dangerous Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano sent a letter to Acting General Counsel Danielle Runyan calling out the leadership at VA for violating the Hatch...vulnerable VA is shirking its duty to inform veterans of VAâ s contingency plan and which operations are impacted by a lapse in appropriations Oversight Awaiting Response 09 02 25 To Secretary Collins...
October 30, 2024
Chairman Jon Tester recently introduced legislation to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs VA mental health care workforce infrastructure and services especially for spinal cord injured and women...BRAVE Act would help make sure no veteran falls through the cracks when receiving health care from VA by requiring the Department to take the experience of women veterans into account when conducting early...Tester s Hannon Act Getting our veterans the quality mental health care they earned starts with ensuring VA has the workforce and physical infrastructure in place to deliver it said Tester It also means making...
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