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.
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Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) was the first co-sponsor of the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act when Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller introduced it this summer. It passed Wednesday evening with overwhelming support in the House (301-116).
“At a committee hearing last year, the VA publicly admitted to me it was too difficult to fire bad employees. The situation is so dire that dozens of blatantly negligent employees and convicted criminals continue to work at the VA with zero consequences for their behavior.
Larned’s Gary Hiestand is struggling through tough times, but it was the perfect time to celebrate his military service at American Legion Post 106.
Thanks to the Dream Foundation, Gentiva Hospice and his daughters’ work, Hiestand’s service in the U.S. Navy from 1957-1960 in San Diego and Honolulu was celebrated Friday at the Larned American Legion Post 106.
“This brings tears to my eyes,” said Hiestand, who is assisted by Hospice care through Gentiva Hospice of Hutchinson. “I thank everybody here.”
Today Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) voted for the Fiscal year 2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act and Zika Response and Preparedness Act, which passed the House 239-171.
The bill included several legislative provisions Congressman Huelskamp has introduced, including text of Huelskamp’s legislation, H.R. 2981, the Whistleblower Testimony Travel Act, to make sure the voices of VA whistleblowers are heard in Congress.
From veterans health care to federal government overreach to the national debt, U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp touched on a variety of topics Tuesday afternoon during a town hall meeting at Ward’s Garden Café in Garden City.
Huelskamp, who serves on the Veteran Affairs Committee, had five town hall meetings to attend in southwest Kansas on Tuesday, and immediately left for Jetmore after visiting Garden City for about an hour.
US Congressman Tim Huelskamp held a town hall meeting at Casey's Cowtown Club on Tuesday.
Topics of discussion were Veterans Affairs, agriculture and trade as well as answering questions from those in attendance.
One of the people in attendance was Michael Burroughs, CEO of Western Plains Medical Complex, who thanked the Congressman for his support of the hospital.
"I appreciate the thanks," Huelskamp said. "But I also want to thank you for your support as well as the support of our veterans.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) announced that his offices have now helped more than 1,000 Kansas Veterans through his robust constituent services operation. Congressman Huelskamp has emphasized a culture of deep appreciation for Veterans across his five offices and stressed the need to pay great attention to helping Veterans in every way possible.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday by voice vote, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3016, the VA Provider Equity Act. This legislation includes the full text of the Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2015 which was introduced by Congressman Huelskamp and passed out of a House Veterans Affairs subcommittee in March 2015. The Huelskamp language modifies existing requirements for Veteran-owned small businesses to prevent fraud and help oversight authorities enforce and hold accountable those manipulating the system.
An inspector general’s report found an eye care clinic at Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center in Leavenworth used unauthorized wait lists, but inspectors couldn’t substantiate claims the lists were used to falsify wait times for veterans.
The Veterans Affairs Inspector General’s Office investigated claims of falsified wait lists following a complaint Sept. 18, 2014. Federal inspectors visited VA medical centers in Topeka and Leavenworth three times in late 2014 and released their report Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) reacted to a new investigative report that finds systemic problems at the Leavenworth and Topeka VA Medical Centers’ Eye Clinics.