During the House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on March 29, Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.), a U.S. Army Vietnam War-era veteran, needed answers from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding veterans’ access to pharmaceuticals. McDonough was testifying in front of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommittee in support of the Biden administration’s…
Bishop Seeks Answers From VA Secretary McDonough on Veterans’ Prescription Access
Congressman Sounds Alarm Over Department of Veterans Affairs Purchasing Drugs From China
March 23, 2023
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Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), in his questioning of and conversation with Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough during the March 23 House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing, pressed the secretary on an issue which the congressman called an “absolute danger” to the United States. Murphy, who is a physician, was referring to the…
VA to Offer Free Treatment to US Military Veterans in ‘Acute Suicidal Crisis’
January 16, 2023
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Starting Jan. 17, U.S. military veterans in “acute suicidal crisis” can get free emergency health care at any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) non-VA health care facility, the agency reported. According to a press release, the new policy allows veterans to access inpatient or crisis residential care for up to 30 days and outpatient treatment…
Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Ban Biden From Diverting VA Resources
April 28, 2022
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GPO lawmakers attempted to block the Biden administration from diverting Veterans Affairs (VA) resources to address the border crisis. A coalition of Republican senators introduced legislation (pdf) on April 26 to prioritize the needs of the nation’s veterans over illegal immigrants. The new bill would secure the VA funds from providing “emergency assistance at the…
VA Nurses Union Holds Brooklyn Rally to Address Staffing Shortage
BROOKLYN, NY-National Nurses United, the union that represents nurses at hospitals throughout the United States—including several Veterans Affairs’ hospitals in New York—is holding localized rallies nationwide this week in an effort to alleviate staffing shortages at veterans’ hospitals. About 20 members of the New York region gathered at the entrance to the Brooklyn VA Medical…
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