Veterans

May
21
2018

Wenstrup and Brownley Legislation to Fight Veteran Homelessness Passes the House

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4451). The legislation was introduced by Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) on November 16, 2017. The Homeless Veterans’ Reinteg...Read More »

May
16
2018

Wenstrup Statement on House Passage of VA MISSION Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House passed the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (S. 2372), significant bipartisan legislation which would streamline VA’s community care programs into one cohesive program, create a non-partisan process for reviewing VA’s assets, and expand VA’s Post-9/11 Caregiver Program to a...Read More »

May
08
2018

Wenstrup and Brownley Legislation to Fight Veteran Homelessness Marked Up

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4451). The legislation was introduced by Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Hou...Read More »

Mar
28
2018

Wenstrup Statement on President Trump’s Announcement of New VA Secretary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee, released the following statement after President Trump announced Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, M.D. would replace Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin: “Secret...Read More »

Dec
08
2017

Another one

Friend, Most often, investigating wrongdoing or substandard care practices within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is completed by the Inspector General (IG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), but these investigations can take time -- time that veterans in danger due to unaccepta...Read More »

Nov
16
2017

Wenstrup, Brownley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Fight Veteran Homelessness

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, introduced the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program Improvement Act of 2017 to fight veteran homelessness by s...Read More »

Nov
13
2017

honor

On Friday, Archbishop McNicholas High School in Cincinnati was packed with students, faculty, family, and friends as Sgt. Frank Buschmeier, a World War II veteran from Milford, received the French Legion of Honor Medal, which he earned in his service to his country. This medal is the highest honor i...Read More »

Nov
08
2017

Veterans Week

Friend, In honor of Veterans Day on Saturday, the House of Representatives, with my strong support, just passed multiple bills to increase access to care, streamline VA services, and protect veterans from financial fraud. These bills, and the continued work of the House Committee on Veterans' Affair...Read More »

Oct
26
2017

Wenstrup Introduces Legislation to Improve Quality, Sustainability of GI Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health and former Chairman of House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, introduced the G.I. Bill Education Quality Enhancement Act (H.R. 4149) to improve the quali...Read More »

Aug
28
2017

Heroes

Friend, In case you missed it, take a look at this New York Times article about the work we are doing in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Our actions speak for themselves. We’ve dedicated our time to addressing the challenges that our veterans face across the board, including access to healthc...Read More »