department of veterans affairs
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Hundreds gather at Fort Logan National Cemetery to honor fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
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Hundreds of Coloradans gathered at Fort Logan National Cemetery for the first time in two years on Memorial Day to remember and honor those who died while serving their country. The Department of Veterans Affairs hosted a wreath-laying ceremony along with the playing of Taps, a moment of silence, a rifle volley, a F-16 flyover…
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Veterans department must change the way it does business
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Some government agencies should shrink. Some should be eliminated. And some should be reimagined to better serve their recipients – and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is a prime example. We all want to take care of our deserving veterans. But, so far, no one has been able to fix the problems of fraud,…
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Coffman pens letter to Trump on the direction of the VA
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman isn’t letting this go. His beef with the Department of Veterans Affairs shows no signs of abating. In a letter to President Trump, he said the agency is laden with “bureaucratic incompetence” hidden by the Obama administration. The Republican congressman from Aurora has been pretty miffed about the cost overruns, delays…
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Mike Coffman talks tough about next VA chief
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman was pretty hard on the last head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and he’s not lowering the bar on the proposed replacement, who is mired in questions. Ronny L. Jackson, President Donald Trump’s former doctor, faces a tough road to confirmation over concerns about his qualifications and allegations about his…
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Rep. Mike Coffman’s VA bill applauded by Down syndrome advocates
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, is picking up advocates for Down Syndrome research in support of his bill to help veterans. Last week Coffman and Republican Reps. Pete Sessions of Texas and Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington introduced H.R. 5191, the Medical Improvement of Neurodegenerative Diseases (MIND) Act. If they can pass it, the bill…
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman behind bill to jumpstart non-VA healthcare for veterans
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman of Aurora is one of four members of the House Veterans Affairs Committee looking to outsource care to community clinics, especially in rural communities, to shorten wait times. The legislation would set up five Federally Qualified Health Centers, which already are used to serve Medicare and Medicaid, as well as homeless…
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Colorado’s Rep. Coffman calls for resignation of U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary
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Colorado U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman is calling for the resignation of the U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary as he faces allegations of abusing government travel privileges. A report this week from the Veterans Affairs inspector general also says David J. Shulkin’s staff made false statements and altered an email for a cover-up. “The abuses detailed in…
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman sets Wednesday telephone town hall to discuss ‘critical issues’
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U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, an Aurora Republican, plans to hold an hour-long telephone town hall Wednesday evening, his office announced, as tax reform legislation barrels its way through Congress and a deadline for a crucial spending bill looms. The conference call is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Register here to receive a call at the…
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Coffman gets unanimous House approval for combat veterans’ mental health bill
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The U.S. House this week approved Rep. Mike Coffman’s bill to help less-than-honorably discharged veterans get mental health assistance after serving in combat. H.R. 918, called the Veteran Urgent Access to Mental HealthCare Act, would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide initial mental health assessments and ongoing care. Coffman said the House “sent…
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Insights: War of words on Bowe Bergdahl leaves collateral damage
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If you love America it’s easy to hate Bowe Bergdahl. He was a 23-year-old private first class in the Army when he deserted his remote infantry post in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009. His court-martial hearing is Oct. 23. Reports are that Bergdahl will plead guilty. He faces life behind bars. That should be enough to…
