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March 22, 2007
Search Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Minority News Home Ranking Member Minority News AKAKA ALARMED BY VA ASSESSMENT OF ITS HEALTH CARE FACILITIES Thursday March 22 2007 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Daniel K...quality of VA s health care facilities The review was sent to Chairman Akaka yesterday by VA Secretary Jim Nicholson It was heartbreaking to read the review s findings of many sub par conditions in VA medical...facilities such as leaky roofs deteriorating walls and moldy rooms and even a bat infestation at one VA facility These conditions should not be accepted in any medical facility in this country especially...
February 16, 2006
Concerned VA Budget Leaves Veterans to Struggle Thursday February 16 2006 Washington D C Today U S Senator Daniel K Akaka D HI began his work to increase the Department of Veterans Affairs VA health care...told VA Secretary Nicholson This budget is much more robust than last year s But let there be no mistake The budget is merely a starting point It requires our work to add funding to ensure that VA has the...double the drug copayment and to charge a yearly enrollment fee for veterans who simply want to use VA care Toward the end of the hearing Senator Akaka also heard from a middle income veteran who would...
April 22, 2025
Intolerance Task Force at VA Tuesday April 22 2025 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT today released a statement slamming Secretary Doug Collins establishment...Christian Bias Task Force at the Department of Veterans Affairs VA While religious discrimination must be forbidden and fought this internal VA memo lacks any factual basis or rationale It raises the specter...deserve equal respect and dignity Collins sent out an all employee email today announcing the establishment of the Task Force and requesting all VA employees submit names dates and locations of anti Christian...
May 11, 2006
Terms Search Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Majority News Home Chairman Majority News 18 MILLIONTH VA HOME LOAN ANNOUNCED TODAY AND COUNTING Thursday May 11 2006 May 11 2006Media contact Jeff Schrade 202...began before he was even born Today Secretary Jim Nicholson announced that a veteran who served in Iraq is the 18 millionth recipient of a home loan guaranteed by the VA That s simply phenomenal This is clearly...GI Bill millions of veterans have been able to obtain more than 892 billion of VA backed home loan financing Last year the VA guaranteed more than 165 000 loans for mortgages valued at more than 24 9 billion...
July 17, 2007
Facebook Twitter Minority News Home Ranking Member Minority News AKAKA STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Tuesday July 17 2007 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Daniel K Akaka D HI Chairman...The nation learned today that Secretary R James Nicholson of the Department of Veterans Affairs is resigning from the President s cabinet Having worked with the Secretary and his staff over the past two...two years during some challenging times including an under funded VA during his early tenure in office I have found him willing to work with the Committee and the Congress on behalf of our nation s veterans...
June 29, 2006
Twitter Minority News Home Ranking Member Minority News Senator Akaka Stresses Accountability in Light of VA Data Theft Thursday June 29 2006 Washington D C Today Committee on Veterans Affairs Ranking Member...Senator Daniel K Akaka D HI released the following statement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs VA announcement of its stolen data recovery This morning I learned that the authorities recovered the...external hard drive containing personal information on millions of veterans stolen from the home of a VA employee Apparently the equipment was sold to someone who in turn realized what they had and returned...
April 5, 2006
Search Search Terms Search Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Majority News Home Chairman Majority News VA CONSTRUCTION NEEDS FOCUS OF THURSDAY S SENATE HEARING Wednesday April 5 2006 April 5 2006Media contact...on The Construction and Lease Authorization Needs of the U S Department of Veterans Affairs Several VA major construction projects and leases are in need of immediate Fiscal Year FY 2006 authorization In...Department of Veterans Affairs accompanied by Tim McClain General Counsel Robert Henke Assistant Secretary for Management William Feeley Deputy Undersecretary of Health for Operations and Management James...
May 25, 2006
Twitter Majority News Home Chairman Majority News CHAIRMAN CRAIG S STATEMENT AT HEARING REGARDING LOSS OF VA DATA Thursday May 25 2006 May 25 2006Media Contact Jeff Schrade 202 224 9093 Good morning ladies and...millions of students and their families as VA s breach was to the millions of veterans and their families Still we are here today to talk about what the Secretary of Veterans Affairs announced to the nation...the front door with it Subsequently that data was stolen from his home Mr Secretary that is just unbelievable How is it that VA s computer system permits one person to download the records of 26 million...
June 26, 2008
Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Hearings Home Hearings Nomination of Christine Hill to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs Congressional Affairs June 26 2008 12 00 PM Russell Senate Office Building SR...the conclusion of the Committee s Markup meeting Testimony Christine O Hill Nominee for Assistant Secretary Congressional and Legislative Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Download File 29 64 KB Transcript...hearing date https www veterans senate gov 2008 6 nomination of christine hill to be an assistant secretary of veterans affairs congressional affairs Hearings Committee Transcripts Contact Us U S Senate Committee...
June 11, 2025
News Home Ranking Member Minority News Blumenthal Blasts DOGE Trump Admin s Chaotic Cancellation of VA Contracts at Spotlight Forum At forum Senator heard directly from stakeholders on the impact of Collins...and Musk s abrupt cancellation of contracts providing services to veterans and supporting critical VA operations Wednesday June 11 2025 WASHINGTON D C At a spotlight forum held by Senate Veterans Affairs...ongoing cancellation of Department of Veterans Affairs VA contracts which began earlier this year Witnesses included employees whose companies had a VA contract cancelled by DOGE including a veteran owned...
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