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Veterans Affairs (VA) Chief Research and Development Officer Rachel Ramoni testified on the VA’s research priorities before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. She was joined by medical …

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and veterans' groups testified on President Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget request before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Topics included …

Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Jon Tester (D-MT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and other veteran ac…

During a Capitol Hill news conference, activist and comedian Jon Stewart rebuked Republican senators for blocking legislation to extend health care benefits for military veterans who were ex…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified at a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing on the fiscal 2023 budget request for the agency. In addition to budget-related questions…

Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and a bipartisan group of colleagues held a news conference on the PACT Act, which is aimed at delivering toxic-exposed veterans' health c…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified on modernizing the VA’s electronic health records system. The secretary discussed cost overruns, implementation delays, and training issu…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough testified on the department’s fiscal year 2022 budget request before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. Secretary McDonough discussed the need…

Representatives from veteran service organizations testified at a joint hearing of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs' Committees on ways to address issues facing veterans. The first pane…

The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a confirmation hearing for Denis McDonough to serve as veterans affairs secretary. He answered questions on several topics, including modernizatio…

The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee held a hearing on mental health care and suicide prevention for veterans. The hearing was an opportunity for representatives from leading veterans orga…

In the weekly Democratic address Senator Jon Tester (MT) talked about the Trump administration’s decision to delay certain health benefits to veterans suffering from Vietnam War-related illn…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified at a Senate hearing on President Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for his department. The secretary also touched on various other to…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before both the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees on the agency’s work to implement the MISSION Act, which was designed to impr…

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on the agency’s priorities. He addressed several ongoing issues including working to improve …

Robert Wilkie, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. He answered questions on several issues facing the …

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs held a hearing to consider the Veterans Affairs Department’s fiscal year 2019 budget request. Senior VA o…

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget request for his department. Secretary Shulkin sa…

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin testified at an oversight hearing of his department. He talked about veterans' health care and homelessness, VA staff vacancies, and the claims and a…

Senator Jon Tester (MT) delivered the Democratic weekly address, paying a tribute to Veterans Day.