Our veterans have given all a person can give – so that we may live free – and we owe them a great debt of gratitude. So as we pause to pay tribute on Veterans Day, let’s not forget that honoring our men and women in uniform should be a daily honor – all part […]
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BOEHNER QUOTE: “… we’re not going to let up until the issues at the VA are finally resolved – it’s what I’ve said from day one and it’s still true today.” – – – – – Hearing directly from veterans in our own region on the veterans’ benefit claims backlog is what led to my pressing […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) released the following column: Hearing directly from veterans in our own region on the veterans’ benefit claims backlog is what led to my pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for answers and accountability years ago. Our veterans deserve nothing less. What we eventually uncovered were full-blown systemic […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R – West Chester) today issued a statement following Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Bob McDonald’s visit to the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. After hearing from veterans in his own district years ago on the VA claims backlog issue, Rep. Boehner has repeatedly called on the president and his administration […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today released the following statement after the House passed the Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, & Transparency Act (H.R. 3230), a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to begin addressing the problems at the Veterans Administration: “Allowing the lives of our nation’s veterans to slip through the cracks […]
The VA Management Accountability Act passed the U.S. House this week with strong bipartisan support. Here’s what our local veterans and veterans’ organizations are saying about VA accountability. As Congressman Boehner has said, these local stories highlight why we need the VA Management Accountability Act now, more than ever, and Boehner is urging Senate Democrats […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked consideration of the VA Management Accountability Act (H.R. 4031), which passed on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis yesterday: “As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, I am disappointed, and – frankly – shocked that Senate Democratic leaders chose to block legislation that would hold […]
WASHINGTON, DC –After hearing from countless veterans in Ohio about the VA backlog more than a year ago, Congressman John Boehner (R- West Chester) has led the U.S. House in pressing the VA for answers. With evidence of gross mismanagement at VA hospitals across the nation continuing to mount, the House took action today by […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) – who has consistently pressed the VA on its commitment to the veterans in our local area – today released this video message, where he joins a veteran from Fairfield, OH, in calling for VA accountability. In the video, Boehner highlights the VA Management Accountability Act, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) today issued the following statement on the President’s remarks on the ongoing Veterans Administration scandal: “We all share the American people’s outrage about the horrors at the VA – outrage the President belatedly echoed today. But what about accountability for treating our veterans like second- and third-rate citizens? […]
