My question is, when there is a power of attorney on file for a beneficiary, is this considered?

VA's Fiduciary Program has a long history dating back to its establishment in the 1930's.

And as part of the omnibus bill, we were able to get $45 million in that bill to fund this program.

Toll credits are very important to a State like New Hampshire, and we use these as a Federal match on important projects.

I thank Ranking Member Takano for yielding. I rise today in support of this bipartisan legislation, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act. As ranking member of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee, I am honored to be…

I want to thank Congressman Golden for his leadership on this bipartisan legislation which will ensure that our rural small businesses know about the tools that are available to them.

Ensuring these exams are conducted accurately and in a timely manner is critical.

The C&P exam is a critical step in the disability claims process.

This underscores the need for congressional oversight to ensure that veterans are satisfied.

Perfection is critically important in both of those areas.

It is critical to these veterans that they receive the benefits that they deserve for medical issues related to their military service and we certainly own them nothing less.

The Inspector General has documented widespread errors with the VA's temporary disability rating process.

I am not confident that H.R. 4278 will have the intended effect of reducing the number of disciplinary actions that are overturned.

I want to thank Chairwoman Kiggans for her leadership in drafting the VA Medical Center Security Report Act.

I believe Chairman Bost's intent with H.R. 4278 is to address the issues that have caused the courts and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to overturn disciplinary actions.

The Restore VA Accountability Act would make sure the VA has the authorities it needs to remove poor performing employees and deliver the high-quality benefits and care that veterans deserve.

One of my primary interests here is to better understand the potential effects of Chairman Bost's bill, H.R. 4278, the Restore VA Accountability Act.

My bill will help Congress and the VA understand these challenges better by requiring the VA to gather information on the type and frequency of criminal activity at the medical center over the past 12 months.

We believe that these alterations are crucial to a warrior's quality of life and should be increased periodically to keep up with inflation.

I was very disappointed to see in the president's budget a cut proposed to SBDCs, and I hope that Congress can work to maintain or increase funding for the work that you all do which is a lifeline.

I wanted to highlight one piece of legislation that I have introduced this Congress.

Veterans have put themselves on the line for this country, and they often put others before themselves.

I want to highlight some of the comments on entrepreneurship, which I really appreciate.

I thank Ranking Member Takano for yielding the time and Chairman Bost, as well, for his support of this legislation. It was an honor to be able to work with subcommittee Chair Luttrell on this important issue, S. 777, the Veterans' COLA…

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