WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) grilled leaders of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in a House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing on the current practice of disarming veterans who seek fiduciary assistance managing their benefits.
“It is unacceptable and outright illegal for unelected bureaucrats to strip veterans of their 2nd Amendment… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) introduced legislation that will authorize $5 million for the operation of the Southwest Montana Veterans’ Home in Butte, Montana. Congressman Rosendale’s bill would redirect funds from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs’ disastrous effort to carry out the Electronic Health Modernization program and instead spend that money… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on Congressman Matt Rosendale’s (MT-02) bill, H.R. 3874, the Veterans Education Assistance Improvement Act.
Each year thousands of veterans take advantage of the GI Bill and continue their education after serving our country. Under current law, veterans are required to take a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to VA Undersecretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal demanding answers on the Department’s promotion of the Missoula PRIDE Parade.
“This is yet another example of the VA promoting woke identity politics that do nothing to help veterans,” said Rep. Rosendale. “It bewilders me that the Department finds it… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02), Senator Steve Daines, and Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01) introduced a bicameral bill to ensure Montana veterans’ access to mental health care in their local communities.
“Since coming to Congress and serving as the Chairman of the VA Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, I have prioritized ensuring veterans have the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Serving his second term on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) was named Chairman of the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. This subcommittee has legislative, oversight, and investigative jurisdiction over the Department of Veterans’ Affairs enterprise technology modernization programs and projects, including the Electronic… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) led a letter with his colleagues to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis R. McDonough regarding the department’s failure to protect personally identifiable information, specifically relating to COVID-19 vaccination status of its employees, medical students, and volunteers.
“This failure would never have happened if… Read more »
REP. ROSENDALE APPLAUDS VA HEALTH CARE ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a year of pressing the Biden Administration, Congressman Matt Rosendale secured a win for veterans by ensuring that current IT modernization problems are not compounded. Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that they would delay further implementation of the Oracle Cerner electronic health record… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Democrats decided to play political games with America’s veterans by combining several pieces of important legislation with bills unrelated to our heroes’ health and wellbeing under one vote. Legislation related to veterans’ healthcare and education was loaded down with irrelevant, nonsensical pork, including bills to rename a post office and to create a… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Last week, S. 4458, the Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022, was signed into law. This bill is the Senate companion to a House of Representatives, Veterans Affairs education bill that originated due to the hard work of Representative Rosendale. The Congressman issued the following statement:
“The VA’s education benefits are made to help student… Read more »
