2 Days After Riots, VA s Wilkie Is Last Cabinet Secretary to Respond to Capitol Siege
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
8 Jan 2021
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie issued a statement Friday morning addressing the invasion of the U.S. Capitol, two days after a mob breached the building and two military veterans were killed, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer bludgeoned in the assault, according to law enforcement officials who spoke to The Associated Press.
As of Thursday evening, all U.S. Cabinet secretaries except Wilkie had issued strongly worded statements denouncing the violence, while two had resigned.
Pappas, other lawmakers urge VA to continue deferring debt collections; agency says it won t
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Lawmakers Urge VA to Continue Deferring Debt Collections; Agency Says It Won t
In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Veterans Affairs Department building in Washington. (AP/Charles Dharapak, File)
17 Dec 2020 Stars and Stripes | By Nikki Wentling
WASHINGTON Republican and Democratic lawmakers called on the Department of Veterans Affairs this week to continue its nine-month pause on billing veterans for medical debts after the agency announced it would start collections again in January.
In response to the calls from lawmakers, VA Press Secretary Christina Noel said that, while the VA has the authority to continue deferring debt collections, the department will still restart collections after this month. The VA does not have the authority to waive the debts altogether, she said.
By NIKKI WENTLING | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 17, 2020
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. WASHINGTON – State-run veterans’ homes will soon be required to share the number of coronavirus cases and deaths at their facilities with the federal government under a bill passed by Congress this week. Congress approved the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 on Wednesday and sent it to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed into law. The legislative package is over 340 pages long and includes numerous dozens of measures for veterans.
By NIKKI WENTLING | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 17, 2020
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic lawmakers called on the Department of Veterans Affairs this week to continue its nine-month pause on billing veterans for medical debts after the agency announced it would start collections again in January. In response to the calls from lawmakers, VA Press Secretary Christina Noel said that while the VA has the authority to continue deferring debt collections, the department will still restart collections after this month. The VA does not have the authority to waive the debts altogether, she said.
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