Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) took to the House floor to honor and remember the life of Charlie Dowd, Montana's last Pearl Harbor survivor, and applaud the passage of a bill to name Butte VA clinic as the Charlie A. Dowd VA Clinic in his honor. Click the image below to watch full speech: … Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) led the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Technology Modernization hearing titled: “Report Card: Assessing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Modernization at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.” Click the image below to watch full remarks: … Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) joined the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs legislative hearing. Rep. Rosendale questioned an official from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Benefits Administration Deputy Director of Pension & Fiduciary, Mr. Kevin Friel, who repeatedly… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) applauded the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for appointing Duane Gill as the Executive Director for the Montana VA Health Care System. This announcement comes after a comprehensive review of the Montana VA Health Care System, initiated by Rep. Rosendale, called on VA Sec. Dennis McDonough to conduct a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), and Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01) sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) highlighting concerns regarding the VA’s recent elimination of frontline care providers, despite the VA’s previous declaration that such positions would be protected from job cuts. “Too many people… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Matt Rosendale (MT-02) held a hearing titled: “The VA Beneficiary Travel Self-Service System: Mission Accomplished?” In the hearing, Chairman Rosendale highlighted the failures of the Beneficiary Travel Self-Service System, or BTS-3. The BTS-3 system is… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Denis R. McDonough, expressing outrage over McDonough’s misguided encouragement of VA medical facilities across the country to display “pride” flags. The letter emphasizes how the flag puts one group of veterans above the rest, is… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Technology Modernization highlighted the failure of Oracle Cerner’s unreliable Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems at VA medical centers, as mentioned by Bloomberg’s Brody Ford. Click the image below to read full article: … Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) testified in front of the House Rules Committee in support of his amendment, Amendment 63, to the Fiscal Year 2025 Military, Construction, Veterans Affairs, And Related Agencies Appropriations Act. Amendment 63 would prohibit appropriated government funds from going towards assisted reproductive technology that place a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale joined the House Veterans Affairs Committee Oversight Subcommittee hearing titled "Bonus Blunder: Examining VA’s Improper Decision to Award Senior Executives Millions in Incentives.” Rep. Rosendale questioned the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Mr. Michael Missal, and the Secretary of… Read more »