Veterans
Serving those who have served us.
I am honored and privileged to serve on the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Our nation’s history is grounded in the efforts of the brave men and women, including many of my family members, who have served in uniform. We must continue to honor them after they have left the Armed Services by making sure that they have the access to educational, health, and business services.
I have been a leader on the Committee to protect health services for our veterans, access to care in our rural areas, and making certain the Veterans’ Administration is doing the job we charge them with. In recent months, I have exposed excessive bonuses, substandard care, and bureaucratic delays. Rest assured, I will never give up the battle to serve those who have served us.
If you are a veteran, and in need of assistance, please visit this “Resources” page to learn about services available to you and your family.
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In time for Veterans Day, approximately 6,000 Veterans across the Big First District will begin receiving Veteran Choice Cards in their mailboxes thanks to bipartisan reforms I helped pass through Congress in July. This is the first set of Choice Cards being sent by the Veterans Administration (VA) to Veterans residing more than 40 miles from a VA health facility. An additional estimated 4,400 cards will be sent in mid-November to Kansas Veterans who are still awaiting care after more than 30 days in the VA system.
Junction City, KS – Today, Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) attended the Casing Ceremony at Fort Riley's Victory Park.
Following the ceremony Representative Huelskamp issued the following statement:
“What an honor it is to pay tribute to the brave men and women of Fort Riley before they deploy on the ground to Iraq. The Big Red One is a source of pride for our country and our state and I, along with every Kansan and American, am grateful for the sacrifices made by our soldiers and their families.
Washington, D.C. – Today Representative Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), voted no on the Continuing Resolution. Following the vote, Congressman Huelskamp issued the following statement:
MANHATTAN, KS – Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) completed visits to several Military and Veteran facilities today -- including a visit to Fort Riley, where he met with the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade. Items discussed included the Army's Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA). Following his Fort Riley visit, Congressman Huelskamp visited the Junction City Community Based Outreach Clinic (CBOC) to discuss day-to-day operations and the recently enacted Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014.
The Veterans’ Town Hall meeting will be held on Friday, August 15, 2014, from 1 – 3 p.m., at the downtown Wichita Public Library located at 223 South Main Street. The Town Hall meeting will be a listening forum that will allow veterans and their families we serve to be heard and to answer questions, concerns, and issues. Subject matter experts will be available to answer questions from the Wichita VA Regional Office and the VA Medical Center.
JUNCTION CITY, KS – Wednesday, Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) joined U.S. Senator Pat Roberts and the rest of the Kansas Delegation in sending letters to Secretary of the Army John McHugh and General Raymond Odierno, Army Chief of Staff, to fight potential cuts to personnel and operations at Ft. Riley as a result of the Army’s planned Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment (SPEA). This assessment will determine possible force reductions at Army installations around the country.
Representative Huelskamp issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the floor of the U.S. House today, Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) announced his support for the “Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014.” This bill, of which Representative Huelskamp is a co-sponsor, would achieve much-needed reforms to the scandal-plagued Veterans Administration (VA). The agreement would achieve policies long-sought by Rep.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, questioned the Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson during a hearing entitled, “Restoring Trust: The View of the Acting Secretary and the Veterans Community.” Following the hearing, Congressman Huelskamp released the following statement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This morning, Representative Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), a member of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, appeared on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss issues and scandals at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Following the broadcast, Congressman Huelskamp issued the following statement:
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo that prohibits top administrators from answering questions from members of Congress, the media or veterans' groups is being called a “gag order” meant to cover up agency wrongdoing by a Kansas congressman.