Tag: Secretary Denis McDonough

VA Seeking $16.6 Billion More in Funding Amid Processing Backlog for Toxin Exposure Claims

May 18, 2023
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At the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing on May 17 to review the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2024 budget and advance appropriations for 2025, a priority issue was the VA’s request for more funding to maintain and increase staff to process payment claims for veterans who have suffered injury or illness from exposure to toxins…

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Bishop Seeks Answers From VA Secretary McDonough on Veterans’ Prescription Access

March 30, 2023
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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…

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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…

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