Press Releases from the Veterans' Affairs

Press Releases from the Veterans' Affairs hhttp://veterans.house.gov/ All Press Releases released by the Veterans' Affairs, within the last year. en-us <![CDATA[House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Advances Bills to Enhance Veteran Protections]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=500 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Landmark Legislative Victory for Veterans!]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=499 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Landmark Legislative Victory for America’s Veterans!!]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=498 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Chairman Filner Supports Veteran Athletes and Military Paralympic Program]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=497 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Emergency Stipends Successfully Reach Veteran Students]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=495 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Secretary Shinseki Provides Update on the State of the VA to Congressional Panel]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=490 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hall Leads Discussion on Proposed Regulation Change Regarding PTSD Determinations for Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=489 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee Advances Bills to Enhance Veteran Protections]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=488 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Chairman Bob Filner Releases Statement on Agent Orange Decision]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=487 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Historic Bill to Secure Timely Funding for Veterans’ Health Care]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=486 8 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[VA Provides Encouraging Progress Report on Going Green]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=483 2 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Congressional Panel Spotlights Waste, Inappropriate Use of VA Resources]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=482 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Congressional Panel Calls on VA to Do More to Honor Sacrifice of America’s Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=481 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Most – Not All – Veterans Getting Prescription Drugs They Need]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=480 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Holds Roundtable on Veterans’ Treatment Courts]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=473 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Applauds VA Decision to Restart National Vietnam Veterans Longitudinal Study]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=469 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Herseth Sandlin Urges Stronger Management Oversight of VA Projects]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=468 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[The American Legion Presents Legislative Agenda to Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=467 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[California Veterans to Get Full GI Bill Benefit: Agreement between State of California and VA Will Result in Dramatic Increase in Benefits for Yellow Ribbon Program]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=462 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Bill Allows Elderly Veterans to Use Their Earned Medicare Dollars for VA Health Care]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=461 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[VA’s Limited Scope of Research Prevents Gulf War Vets From Getting the Benefit of the Doubt]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=459 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[VA Stumbles in Providing Vocational Rehab to Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=460 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Paralympians Inspire Others to Be Better and Do More]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=457 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Bill to Provide Unprecedented Support to Veteran Caregivers]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=456 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Critical Warning Signs Missed at Philly VA Weak Oversight Efforts Fail to Protect Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=454 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hearing Spotlights Immediate Needs of Nation’s Women Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=452 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Approving Agencies See Expanded Role Under Post-9/11 G.I. Bill]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=451 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans’ Affairs Committee Passes Bill to Provide Training and Support for Veteran Caregivers]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=448 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Deadline Looms for VA-DOD Interagency Office on Military Electronic Health Records]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=450 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Votes to Strengthen Work Study Program for Returning Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=449 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Advance Appropriations for Veterans Health Care in Veterans Funding Bill]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=445 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Filner Amendment to Support Paralympic Program for Injured Vets]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=446 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[VA Set for Start of Post-9/11 GI Bill on August 1]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=437 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Subcommittee Reviews Legislation to Provide Greater Support to Veterans and Survivors]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=436 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Votes to Improve Care for Women Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=435 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Historic Bill to Secure Timely Funding for Veterans’ Health Care]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=434 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Subcommittee Reviews Claims Process for Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=432 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Reviews Legislation]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=431 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[VA Addresses Failures of Contaminated Equipment Use]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=429 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[CARES Process Lacks Transparency, Performance Measures]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=425 12 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans’ Affairs Committee Passes Historic Bill to Secure Timely Funding for Veterans’ Health Care]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=424 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Affirms Commitment to Nation’s Veterans, Men and Women in Uniform]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=421 8 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[More Support for Caregivers of Veterans Needed]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=422 8 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Too Many Unmet Needs for America’s Veterans: Losing Veterans to our Streets]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=420 3 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Holds Roundtable to Address Issues Confronting Women Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=411 21 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[VA Unresponsive to Questions, Needs of Gulf War Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=409 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[As VA Reaches Out to Veterans, Health Care Access Issues Magnify]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=410 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Bills to Honor America’s Veterans: A Congressional Thank You for Memorial Day]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=408 19 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Subcommittee Reviews Appellate Process for Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=406 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Federal Contractors Not Taking Necessary Steps to Employ Veterans, Say Veterans Groups]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=407 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Subcommittee Reviews Appellate Process for Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=405 14 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Private Sector Groups Present Cutting Edge Technology and Treatment Options for Veterans at Hearing]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=400 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Votes to Thank WWII Service of Merchant Mariners]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=398 12 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Congress Must Act to Restore Earned Benefits to All Vietnam Veterans – Including “Blue Water” Vets!]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=397 8 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans’ Affairs Committee Advances Legislation]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=395 6 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Care Coordination for Seriously Injured Veterans Improving]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=391 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Holds Hearing on Advance Appropriations for Veterans’ Health Care]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=392 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Applauds Passage of Budget Resolution that Increases Veterans’ Funding]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=390 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Chairman Hall Holds Hearing to Discuss the COMBAT PTSD Act, H.R. 952]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=389 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Chairman Filner Names Martin L. Herbert Majority Staff Director of Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=380 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Applauds Passage of House Budget Resolution that Increases Veterans’ Funding]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=378 2 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Subcommittee Reviews Combat PTSD]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=375 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Advances Important Veterans Bills]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=377 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans’ Affairs Committee Advances Legislation]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=374 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Reintroduces Bill to Help Vietnam Veterans Suffering from Parkinson’s Disease]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=372 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Health Subcommittee Reviews New and Existing Health Care Programs for Rural Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=371 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees Advance Legislation to Improve Care and Benefits for Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=368 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[VFW Presents Legislative Goals at Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=370 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Billing Our Heroes: It’s DOA!]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=364 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[DOD and VA Let Veterans with Eye Injuries Down]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=369 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans Groups Present Legislative Goals at Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=358 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Releases Views on VA Budget Request]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=362 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Obama Budget 2010: Responding to the Needs of Our Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=376 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans Groups Present Legislative Goals at Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=357 6 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Health Subcommittee Reviews Legislation]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=353 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Subcommittees Probe Mishandling of Veterans Disability Claims]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=355 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Honored for Protecting Veterans’ Education Benefits]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=351 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[New G.I. Bill On Track for August]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=354 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Obama Budget 2010: Responding to the Needs of Our Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=352 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[DAV Presents Legislative Agenda at Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=350 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Pledges to Fight for Budgets Worthy of Our Veterans]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=344 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Finally, Equity for Filipino WWII Veterans!!]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=343 14 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Introduces Bill to Ensure Parity for Veterans Taking On-Line Courses]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=342 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner and Akaka Reintroduce Legislation to Secure Timely Funding for Veterans’ Health Care through Advance Appropriations]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=341 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Congressional Leaders, Veterans Orgs and Former VA Official to Hold Press Conference Supporting Advanced Funding of Veteran's Health Care]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=339 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Reintroduces Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=338 9 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[“Shinseki Off to Great Start,” says Filner]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=336 5 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Urges More Veterans Spending in Stimulus Package]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=331 2 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Keeping the Promise: A Veterans Agenda for the 111th Congress]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=330 2 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Adopts Oversight Plan for the 111th Congress and Officially Names Members]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=326 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[FILNER APPLAUDS CONFIRMATION OF VA SECRETARY SHINSEKI]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=324 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[FILNER APPALLED BY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY, LEADERSHIP AT VA]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=322 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Discusses Veterans Issues on Dr. Phil Show]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=321 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Filner Pleased With Obama Pick of General Shinseki to Run Troubled VA]]> http://veterans.house.gov/news/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=320 8 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST