long overdueFriend, Last night, Southern State Community College in Hillsboro was packed with friends and family as Lt. Col. Harry Shoop, a World War II veteran, received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star that he earned in the Philippines in 1945. Take a look: Photo Credit: Highland County Press Photo Credit: Hi...
Action Alert: #ForeverGIBillFriend, I wanted to provide you with a quick update on my work with the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. You may not hear about it on the news, but we're continuing to take major bipartisan action to address issues that our veterans face across the board - including ensuring timely medical care, r...
House Passes Wenstrup Bill to Increase Access to Specialty Care Physicians at the VAWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the VA Provider Equity Act (H.R. 1058). Congressman Brad Wenstrup, who serves as the Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee, introduced H.R. 1058 to improve veterans’ access to specialty care physicians by enabli...
Wenstrup Bills on Veterans’ Care, Education Reported out of House Veterans’ Affairs CommitteeWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Wenstrup (OH-02), Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee reported 11 bills out of committee, including the VA Provider Equity Act (H.R. 1058), which Dr. Wenstrup intro...
Keeping our promisesFriend, In his book, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging, author Sebastian Junger addresses the difficulties that our country's warfighters face when they return home from service: an individualized society, far different than the close communal bonds of the brotherhood and sisterhood of war. One way...
Wenstrup Bill Included in Bipartisan Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2017Washington, D.C. -- Today, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee introduced the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2017 to help improve the quality and accessibility of educational benefits for America’s veterans. Language introduced by Congressman Brad Wenstrup, who serves as Cha...
Must-read for todayFriend, I wanted to pass along a good read in the New York Times today about the quiet success of the Congressional Veterans' Affairs Committees and how we're (rightfully) putting the well-being and care of our nation's heroes before the type of partisan politics you too often hear about. Read the f...
great newsFriend – Great news for our veterans --> Today, President Trump signed the major bipartisan VA reform we’ve been working on into law. It does two common sense but important things: Makes it easier to fire or demote VA employees and executives who aren’t properly caring for our heroes; Increases prot...
Wenstrup Applauds Bipartisan VA Bill Heading to President’s DeskWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after Speaker Paul D. Ryan signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 (S. 1094) to send to Pre...
Wenstrup Honored for Serving Veterans by Blinded American Veterans FoundationWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Wenstrup (OH-02), Chairman of the Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, was awarded the George "Buck" Gillispie Congressional Award by the Blinded American Veterans Foundation (BAVF) in recognition of his advocacy for sensory disabled American veterans, and f... Browse NewsSearch by Phrase |
