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December 18, 2002 |
Evans Calls on Bush to
Provide Compensation and Health Care for All Servicemembers Disabled Following
Smallpox Vaccinations |
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November 19, 2002 |
Congress Passes Major Veterans Legislation
Measures Introduced By Evans Included in Bill |
|
November 12, 2002 |
BUSH CHALLENGED TO HONOR HIS COMMITMENT TO THE
NATION’S VETERANS; Veterans’ Leader in Congress Calls on President to Provide
$29.5 Billion for Veterans Medical Programs in Fiscal Year 2004 |
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November 4, 2002 |
LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND BENEFITS FOR VETS
EVAPORATE UNDER BUSH ADMINISTRATION |
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October 30, 2002 |
CONCURRENT RECEIPT
BASIC FAIRNESS ISSUE, EVANS URGES BUSH ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT |
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October 29, 2002 |
HOMELESS VETERANS
RECEIVE HAND UP; Evans-Sponsored Measure Begins Providing Benefits |
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October 22, 2002 |
CLAIMS
BACKLOG INCREASE DURING BUSH ADMINISTRATION NOTED BY EVANS, Veterans
Deserve Timely and Accurate Benefit Decisions From Department of
Veterans Affairs Says Illinois Lawmaker
|
|
October 17, 2002 |
EVANS’ HAILS PASSAGE OF SWEEPING NEW VETERANS EMPLOYMENT
LEGISLATION; BILL IMPROVES, UPDATES, AND EXPANDS VETERANS’
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES |
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October 15, 2002 |
EVANS WARNS CONCURRENT RECEIPT
UNDER ATTACK; House Appropriations Bill Would Prevent Military Retirees From
Receiving VA Service-Connected Disability Compensation |
|
October 7, 2002 |
Evans: Increased Funding
Needed For Veterans Health Care, Identifies "Increasingly Alarming Signs of
Stress" on Veterans' Health Care System |
|
August 24, 2002 |
Evans Urges VA to Make Consistent, Correct Decisions
on Veterans Claims for Benefits; Veterans Question Low Average Benefits to
Illinois Disabled Veterans |
|
August 9, 2002 |
Veterans Health Care "Bush"
Whacked, Evans Says; VA Blames Budget Woes For Its Decision To Stop Marketing
VA Health Care To Veterans |
|
August 8, 2002 |
Evans Welcomes Department of
Labor Actions To Protect Reservists' and National Guard Members' Family and
Medical Leave Rights |
|
July 26, 2002 |
President Urged to Designate
Emergency Spending for Veterans' Health Care System; Evans Attests to
Thousands of Veterans Awaiting Services |
|
July 19, 2002 |
Evans Completes First Review of
Hiring Practice in the Transportation Security Administration - Strives to
Assure Veterans Place in Security Screener Corps |
|
July 16, 2002 |
Evans' Supported Veterans
Measures Approved By Committee; Arlington National Cemetery and Battle of the
Bulge Veterans Memorial Bills Now Await House Passage |
|
July 16, 2002 |
Veterans Panel Explores
Potential Funding Source to Fortify Struggling VA Health Care System; Bush
Administration Witnesses Reject Plan |
|
June 11, 2002 |
ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN’S
PROCUREMENT REFORM INITIATIVE GETS MAJOR BOOST FROM YEAR-LONG VA STUDY |
|
June 7, 2002 |
EVANS CALLS FOR HALT TO PREMATURE
AND FLAWED PLAN TO RESTRUCTURE VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, Full VA Disclosure
of Current Patient Waiting Times, Enrollment Denials and Health Care Service
Reductions Needed First |
|
June 7, 2002 |
VA
ACKNOWLEDGES CLAIMS BACKLOG REDUCTION REPORT GROSSLY INACCURATE,
Evans
Urges Compliance With Law Mandating Expedited Treatment of Remanded
VA Claims
|
|
May 24, 2002 |
Evans Calls
for Memorial Day 2002 To Be Day of Remembrance and Recommitment |
|
May 2, 2002
|
EVANS
CALLS FOR PERMANENT VA PROCUREMENT REFORM
Administrative Action Commended |
|
May 1, 2002
|
Bush
Administration Plan To Close VA Extended Care Beds Draws Rebuke;
Evans Vows To Fight For VA Nursing Home Care |
|
April 24, 2002
|
Evans:
Letters to Veterans Inaccurate, Hard to Understand - GAO Finds Some
VA Explanations Unclear; Veterans Should Be Able to Understand
What VBA Decided and Why |
|
April 4, 2002
|
Evans Hails
Agent Orange Decision Approving Retroactive Benefits for Vietnam
Veterans: Urges Veterans and Surviving Spouses Contact VA If Vietnam
Veteran Had Filed a Claim for Prostate Cancer or Diabetes |
|
March
25, 2002
|
Evans
Introduces Judicial Review Improvement Bill;
Measure
Hailed as “One of the Most Significant Pieces of Veterans’
Rights Legislation to be Introduced in Recent Years” |
|
February
22, 2002
|
Evans
Says Recent VA Report Shows Dramatic Differences in Death Rates for
Certain Gulf War Veterans; Urges DoD and VA Investigation of
Troubling Gulf War Data |
|
February 19, 2002
|
EVANS’
GOAL: END INDIGENT VETERANS PAUPER’S BURIAL;
VA Responds To Illinois Lawmaker Prod
|
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February
18, 2002
|
Evans’
Legislation Would Allow Family Members To Continue VA Claims When
Veteran Dies While Claim Is Pending; Bill would end practice of
dismissing claims when veteran dies |
|
February 15, 2002
|
EVANS
INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ENSURE QUALITY
EDUCATION FOR VETERANS; MEASURE PROVIDES NEEDED INCREASE IN FUNDS
FOR
STATE APPROVING AGENCIES |
|
February 14, 2002
|
BIPARTISAN
SKEPTICISM GREETS
VETERANS’ BUDGET;
BUSH
PLAN TO CHARGE VETERANS $1,500 DEDUCTIBLE FOR HEALTH CARE OPPOSED |
|
February
5, 2002
|
Evans
Calls Veterans’ Budget Major Disappointment; Veterans’ Medical
Care Funding Inadequate, Transfer Of Veterans Employment Program
Proposed Without Explanation, Veterans Claims Backlog Continues
; Illinois
Lawmaker Welcomes Administration Work On Procurement Reform |
|
January 29, 2002
|
EVANS
INTRODUCES MAJOR PROCUREMENT REFORM LEGISLATION; ANNUAL SAVINGS OF
TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS EXPECTED |
|
January 25, 2001
|
Evans
Says Atomic Veterans Win Victory with New Regulations Providing
Service-connection of Cancers Associated with Ionizing Radiation
Exposure;
Regrets
Long Delay in Step to Provide Atomic Veterans Justice |
|
January
24, 2002
|
EVANS
INVITES SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MEET WITH WESTERN ILLINOIS
VETERANS TO EXPLAIN MERGER OF VETERANS HEALTH NETWORKS; Congressman
Blames Shortfalls in VA Health Care Budget for Necessitating Change
|
|
January 15, 2002
|
EVANS
WANTS ASSURANCE OF VETERANS PREFERENCE IN TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
SCREENER CORPS HIRING |
|
December 21, 2001
|
EVANS
URGES HUD SECRETARY TO EXPEDITE RE-ACTIVATION OF INTERAGENCY COUNCIL
ON HOMELESS;
“Too
many Americans will spend holidays fighting for daily survival,” says
Illinois Congressman |
|
December 20, 2001
|
House
Passes Bill To Make All Career Military Eligible For Burial At
Arlington Cemetery
- September
11th Memorial Would Also Be Authorized
|
|
December
14, 2001
|
Evans Introduces
Legislation to Provide a Statutory Presumption
of Service-Connection for Gulf Veterans Diagnosed
With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) |
|
December 12, 2001
|
HOUSE
APPROVES MAJOR NEW
VETERANS HEALTH PROVISIONS Bill Establishes
Chiropractic Program within Veterans Health Administration,
Decreases Hospital Copayments for Certain Veterans and Provides
Tools to Assist VA with
Recruitment and Retention of Nurses |
|
December 11, 2001
|
House
Approves Major Veterans Legislation Two
Measures Sent To White House For Action By President
One Bill Awaits Final Action By Senate |
|
December 6, 2001
|
EVANS
URGES WHITE HOUSE TO KEEP PROMISE TO FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR VA
HEALTH CARE,
Illinois
Lawmaker Pledges to Work with President to Allow VA to Maintain Open
Enrollment for Health Care for all Eligible Veterans |
|
December 5, 2001
|
Evans
Gathers National Leaders To Meet Challenge of Housing for Homeless
Veterans |
|
November 6, 2001
|
Evans
Questions VA Decision to Reward Veterans Claims Office With High
Error Rates: Productivity Is Not Repeating Mistakes Lawmaker
Says; Urges VA to Stop Rewarding Offices With Poor Quality |
|
October 12, 2001
|
Evans
Introduces Legislation to Relieve VA Backlog and
Save Money,
“’Cost-saving’
OBRA Provision Costing VA Time and Money”
|
|
October 1, 2001
|
Evans:
Veterans Waiting Too Long For VA Medical Care; Best Practices Can
Reduce Waiting Times, Better VA Management and Leadership Needed |
|
September 20, 2001
|
HOUSE
PANEL HEARS TESTIMONY ON BILLS TO AID HOMELESS VETERANS
; Lawmakers Pledge to Work Together to Pass Comprehensive Measure |
|
September 18, 2001
|
Evans
Critical of VA Plan to Boost Veterans' Prescription Drug Costs:
Rejects Proposed 250% Increase for 30-Day Prescription |
|
September 14, 2001
|
EVANS
URGES VA: “PREPARE
TODAY TO SUPPORT CONFLICT”,
Full
VA Preparation to Backup Military Health Care Facilities Needed Now |
|
September
7, 2001
|
Congressional
Watchdog Recommends Stronger VA vigilance of One-half Billion Dollar
COMMUNITY AND STATE VETERANS’ NURSING HOME PROGRAM |
|
September 6, 2001
|
Evans:
VA Making Progress Improving Accuracy of Compensation Claims
Decisions,
More
Progress Expected When Evans Legislation Fully Implemented |
|
August 24, 2001
|
Lane Evans Calls on Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to Appoint Director for VA Medical Centers in
Central Plains,
Congressman Cites Iowa City VA Medical Center Implementation of
Inappropriate Policies, Delays in Veterans’ Medical Care and
Continuing Budget Crisis as “Compelling Need” to Intervene
|
|
August 10, 2001
|
Evans
Urges President to Ensure Care for Combat Wounded Veterans,
Congressman
Finds Department of Veterans Affairs Denying
Veterans
Care for Conditions Incurred in Military Service
|
|
August 8, 2001
|
Evans
Welcomes Atomic Veterans Service-Connection Presumption Proposal;
Regrets
Long Delay in Step to Provide Atomic Veterans Justice |
|
July 31, 2001
|
COLA, Evans Gulf War
Legislation Win House Approval |
|
July 30, 2001
|
Evans Commends
Efforts to Identify Treatments for Sick Gulf Veterans |
|
July 27, 2001
|
HOUSE ACCEPTS
EVANS AMENDMENT; MILITARY RETIREES’ HEALTH CARE OPTIONS
PRESERVED |
|
July 23, 2001
|
Evans Welcomes Bush
Administration Support to End Homelessness in Decade; Revitalize
Interagency Council |
|
July
19, 2001
|
Evans
Offers Testimony on “Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans’
Assistance Act” to Senate Veterans’ Panel; Praises
Wellstone for Offering Companion Bill in Senate
|
|
July 18, 2001
|
Evans
Welcomes Department of Veterans Affairs Non-VA Emergency
Care Reimbursement Guidelines;
Legislation
Championed by Illinois Congressman Becomes Reality |
|
July 11, 2001
|
Evans Questions
Agency Compliance With Federal Procurement Law; Asks Small Business
Administration For Facts |
|
July 9, 2001
|
EVANS
REQUESTS $2.25 BILLION INCREASE FOR VETERANS’
HEALTH, OTHER PROGRAMS
; Democratic Veterans’ Leader Backs Veterans Groups’
Budget |
|
July 6, 2001
|
EVANS
INTRODUCES “RESERVIST HOME LOAN FAIRNESS ACT”;
Senior
Lawmaker Calls for Eliminating Added Home Loan Fee for Guard and
Reserve |
|
July
2, 2001
|
Bush
Urged To Revitalize Interagency Council on Homeless |
|
July 2, 2001
|
GAO
reports backlog at National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) will not
be resolved soon; VA claims adjudication hampered by inefficiencies
at NPRC says Evans,
NPRC
urged to develop plan for improved response time |
|
June 15, 2001 |
GAO
Reports VA Claims Processor Training Development Delays; Evans
Says Delays Unacceptable Calls For Training Effectiveness Evaluation |
|
June 14, 2001 |
Evans
Calls Smith Comments Unfortunate, Decision To Deny Vote on Evans' GI
Bill Amendment Regrettable |
|
June 13, 2001 |
Evans
Convenes VA-Chiropractic Care Summit on Hill |
|
June 7, 2001 |
Democrats on Veterans’ Affairs
Committee Urge Secretary to Fill Leadership Void at the Center For
Women Veterans |
|
May 17,
2001 |
VA
Claims Decision Making Quality Emphasized, Evans Submits
Recommendations to Processing Task Force |
|
May
14, 2001 |
Veterans’
Committee Leaders Request Increased Reimbursement for Veterans’
Travel to Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities |
|
May 8,
2001 |
Evans
Commends Secretary Principi’s
Quick Action on Final Regulation Providing Type 2 Diabetes
Service-Connected Presumption for Vietnam Veterans |
|
May 7,
2001 |
"Back
to Bush" Budget: Bad News for America's Veterans Says
Democratic Veterans' Leader Evans |
|
May 4,
2001 |
Evans
Announces New Developments in His Efforts to Modernize Education
Benefits for Veterans, Leading Democrat says Veterans will be
Reimbursed for Testing Fees |
|
April
26, 2001 |
Evans
Critical of Bush Administration Decision "Funding
Needed to Continue Legal Action Against Tobacco Industry for
Deceptive Marketing Practices; Additional Funds for Veterans
Programs Could be Lost
|
|
April
19, 2001 |
Evans
will file bill to aid children of Vietnam veterans who have rare
form of leukemia |
|
March
30, 2001 |
Evans
Commends Secretary Principi For Expanding Agent Orange Registry and
Assisting Veterans Who Were Exposed to Agent Orange at Fort Drum |
|
March
27, 2001 |
Evans
Calls for Veterans Education Benefits Worthy of Service |
|
March
27, 2001 |
Evans
Calls for Veterans Education Benefits Worthy of Service |
|
March
16,
2001 |
Evans
Criticizes Bush Budget Priorities; Tax Plan Cost Prohibits Veterans'
Burial Plot Allowance Increase |
|
March 7,
2001 |
Evans
Introduces Bill to Privide Type 2 Diabetes Service-Connected
Presumption for Vietnam Veterans |
|
February
14, 2001 |
Evans
and Principi Celebrate New Veteran Empowerment Initiative at VA |
|
February
13, 2001 |
Evans
and Dingell Call on White House to Revive the GI Bill; Democrats
Welcome Bush's Commitment to "do better" for America's
Military |
| January 31, 2001 |
Evans
and Dingell Legislation to Make Major Improvement in Montgomery GI
Bill;
More
than 90 Members of Congress Support New Incentives |
|
January 17, 2001 |
Evans Commends Proposal of
Va Hepatitis C Regulations Providing Presumption of Service
Connection; Calls for Bush to Initiate Public Comment Period
Promptly |
|
January 10, 2001 |
Evans Expects VA To
Propose Regulations on Type 2 Diabetes Providing Service-Connection
Presumption for Vietnam Veterans; Will Recognize Link
Between Agent Orange Exposure an Diabetes; Calls
for Bush to make swift decision |
|
January 9, 2001 |
Evans Looks Forward to a
Speedy and Enthusiastic Confirmation of Principi; Leading
Democrat sees enhancing education benefits for veterans as first
opportunity for bipartisan cooperation |
|
January 2, 2001 |
VA Commended for
Improvements in Quality of Health Care; Evans Credits VA's Focus on
Performance Measurements for Better Care Outcomes |
