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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...

long overdue

Friend, 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: #ForeverGIBill

Friend, 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...

Keeping our promises

Friend, 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...

Must-read for today

Friend, 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 news

Friend – 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 Desk

WASHINGTON, 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...