Veterans

Department of Veterans Affairs takes action against Barbara Temeck, Jack Hetrick at Cincinnati VA

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has taken action against two senior officials in Cincinnati following a federal investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at Cincinnati’s VA Medical Center. Network Director Jack Hetrick submitted his retirement after VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson propos...

Wenstrup Calls for Whistleblower Protections at Cincinnati VAMC

Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH), who represents Cincinnati and serves on the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, called on the Department Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald to guarantee safeguards for recent whistleblowers who came forward from the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. Wenstrup, who...

Hiring Veterans: Field Hearing & Job Fair

This Friday, we were able to bring some of our work on Capitol Hill to Ohio's 2nd District, hosting a Congressional Field Hearing, Best Practices in Veterans Hiring. Regular hearings like this are part of my job responsibilities as the subcommittee chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affair...

Local congressmen host veterans job fair Friday

everal area congressmen are joining forces to host a veterans job fair and field hearing Friday. Congressmen Brad Wenstrup, Steve Chabot, Luke Messer, Mark Takano, and Bill Johnson will be hosting this event. Events kick off at 10 a.m. at the Anderson Center, 7850 Five Mile Rd. The congressmen will ...

Brad Wenstrup on veterans job fair and Congressional field hearing

IG probes alleged 'misconduct' at Cincinnati VA, focus purportedly on prescriptions

A recent federal probe into alleged “misconduct” at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility in Cincinnati is focusing on allegations of drugs being improperly prescribed to patients, Fox News learned Saturday. The agency’s inspector general is purportedly looking into whether Dr. Barbara Temeck, t...

Wenstrup touts veterans benefits

Scioto County has a large contingent of veterans as well as veterans organizations, and U.S. Representative Brad Wenstrup hopes a larger number of benefits are headed their way. Over 30 provisions he says will improve veterans’ programs were included in legislation that passed the U.S. House of Repr...

Further Details on Changes to the G.I. Bill in H.R. 3016

About a year ago, the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission (MCRMC) issued a report “to conduct a review of military compensation and retirement systems and to make recommendations to modernize such systems.” The report’s aim was to, in part, “ensure the long-term viability o...

House Passes Wenstrup Legislation to Enhance Veterans’ Benefits

Over thirty provisions to improve veterans’ programs were included in legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Sponsored by Congressman Brad Wenstrup, the Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act, H.R. 3016, incorporated legislation from over a dozen...

Wenstrup Hosting Veterans Employment Events

Congressman Brad Wenstrup is hosting a Veterans’ Job Fair and Congressional Field Hearing on Friday, February 19th, at the Anderson Township Center. The Congressional Field Hearing, Best Practices in Veteran Hiring, will begin at 10:00 am and hear from regional employers with successful hiring progr...