Veterans Issues
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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) released the below statement following House passage of H.R. 3219, the Make America Secure Appropriations Act.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Meghan Burris | (202) 225-1621
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) applauded the House Armed Services Committee for including funding for 14 additional F/A-18E Super Hornets in the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2016
Contact:
Meghan Burris | (202) 225-1621
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) released the below statement following the President’s final State of the Union address:
For Immediate Release
January 12, 2016
Contact:
Meghan Burris | (202) 225-1621
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02) welcomes Army Captain Luis Avila as her guest to President Obama’s final State of the Union address.
Captain Avila served in several combat tours, including OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE, three combat tours in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and his last tour in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner released the following statement after Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL) outlined a bipartisan agreement to reform the VA:
(Washington, DC) Congresswoman Ann Wagner issued the following statement after the VA reported that more than 57,000 veterans are still waiting for an initial medical appointment at VA health facilities:
(Washington, DC) Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after Eric Shinseki resigned as the Secretary of Veteran Affairs:
Ballwin, MO – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement in honor of Memorial Day:
(Washington, DC) Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) sent a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki regarding recent allegations that the St. Louis VA system created an ‘artificial backlog’ for treatment of veterans seeking mental health care. The letter is in conjunction with the recently announced Veterans Health Administration Nation-wide Access Review. It provides specific questions to Secretary Shinseki regarding these allegations in the VA St.
(Washington, DC) Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after President Obama’s remarks on the ongoing Veterans Administration scandal:
“Our veterans deserve the highest quality of care. The atrocities unfolding at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are not about one man, but a culture of failure and corruption that must be reversed.