Hearings

Pending Health and Benefits Legislation

November 18, 2015 02:30 PM Russell Senate Office Building SR-418

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Agenda

S. 2106 (Brown/Tillis), a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and publish an action plan for improving the vocational rehabilitation services and assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 2134 (Tester/Brown/Moran), Grow Our Own Directive:  Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2015.

S. 2170 (Ernst/Hirono/Tillis/Boozman/Rounds), a bill to improve the ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes.

S. 2253 (Blumenthal), a bill to provide veterans impacted by closures of educational institutions certain relief and restoration of education benefits, and for other purposes.

S. 2291 (Kirk/Blumenthal), VA Patient Protection Act. 

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Panel I

 

Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:
Maureen McCarthy, M.D., Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 

Meghan Flanz, Deputy General Counsel, Legal Operations and Accountability, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  

Panel II

 

Elizabeth Hempowicz, Public Policy Associate, Project on Government Oversight

William Hubbard, Vice President of Government Affairs, Student Veterans of America

Aleks Morosky, Deputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars

Thomas Porter, Legislative Director, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Diane Zumatto, National Legislative Director, AMVETS

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Member Statements

Testimony

  • Mr. William Hubbard

    Vice President of Government Affairs
    Student Veterans of America
    Download File (314.61 KB)

  • Mr. Thomas Porter

    Legislative Director
    Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America
    Download File (88.85 KB)

  • Ms. Diane Zumatto

    National Legislative Director
    AMVETS
    Download File (419.64 KB)

  • Mr. Aleks Morosky

    Deputy Director, National Legislative Service
    Veterans of Foreign Wars
    Download File (43.79 KB)

  • Ms. Elizabeth Hempowicz

    Public Policy Associate
    Project on Government Oversight
    Download File (66.46 KB)

  • Mr. Curtis L. Coy

    Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity
    Veterans Benefits Administration
    Download File (54.19 KB)

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