Benishek Committee Moves Key Veterans Bills

Dr. Dan Benishek, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Veterans Health, held a hearing today on several pieces of legislation to help veterans, including three introduced by Dr. Benishek. The bills included draft legislation to collect important information on the Veterans Health Administration, H.R. 627, to ensure that veterans fleeing domestic violence qualify for homelessness programs, and H.R. 1769, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. This hearing is a necessary step in the legislative process in order to ensure that these bills will receive future consideration.

"These pieces of legislation are a critical part of our efforts to improve the care of veterans at the VA. These problems were a long time in the making, and they will take a long time to fix, but I believe that we are making progress for veterans, and I am committed to continuing to push for common-sense solutions that improve veterans care," said Dr. Benishek, a former VA surgeon.

At the hearing, testimony was given by Members of Congress, VA officials, and VSO leaders. This legislative hearing is a continuation of previous work on the issues of toxic exposure and VA transparency that Congressman Benishek has led in recent months.

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