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Congressional Testimony

DAV frequently testifies before Congress to advise and advocate changes in law or policy. All DAV testimony is presented below.

2024 Testimony

11Apr

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: “U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026”

Joint statement of The Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations

10Apr

U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: “Caring for All Who Have Borne the Battle: Ensuring Equity for Women Veterans at VA”

Statement of Naomi Mathis

10Apr

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing on Pending Legislation: Legislative Hearing

Statement of Shane Liermann

21Mar

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health: Legislative Hearing

Statement of Jon Retzer

20Mar

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs: , “Lost in Translation: How VA’s Disability Claims and Appeals Letters Should be Simplified.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann

20Mar

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity: Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

07Mar

Testimony before Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees

Statement of Nancy Espinosa

30Jan

Statement of the Record of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – “The One Percent: Supporting America’s Surviving Military Family Community.”

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

2023 Testimony

29Nov

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – “Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans’ Claims on Appeal.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
08Nov

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Legislative Hearing – November 8, 2023

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
02Nov

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – Legislative Hearing – November 2, 2023

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield
28Sep

Statement for the Record of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Fiduciary Oversight – September 28, 2023

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
27July

Statement for the Record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – VA Contract Examinations – July 27, 2023

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
26July

Statement for the Record before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – PACT Act Implementation – July 26, 2023

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
12July

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Jon N. Retzer
21Jun

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Jon N. Retzer
14Jun

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Rural Communities and Beyond

Statement of Naomi Mathis
17May

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – FY 2024 VA Budget Request

Statement of Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations
16May

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – PACT Act implementation

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
26APR

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
30MAR

Statement for the Record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis Barefield
29MAR

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Jon Retzer
29MAR

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
28FEB

Testimony before Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees

Statement of Joseph Parsetich

2022 Testimony

07DEC

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee – PACT Act Implementation

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
29SEP

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing on mental health and suicide prevention

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield
21SEP

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee: Health Care Wait Times.

Statement of Joy J. Ilem
15SEP

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee oversight hearing to examine women veterans’ access to the full spectrum of medical care.

Statement of Joy J. Ilem
15SEP

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity: “Veteran Readiness and Employment: Is VA Succeeding?”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
13JUL

Statement for the Record – Legislative Hearing.

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
22JUN

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing.

Statement of Joy J. Ilem
15JUN

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – “Reviewing President Biden’s Strategy to Reduce Veteran Suicide by Addressing Economic Risk Factors”.

Statement of Joy J. Ilem
14JUN

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and 2024 Advance Appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Statement of the Independent Budget
28APR

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and 2024 Advance Appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs

Statement of Independent Budget
27APR

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Oversight and Investigations – “At What Cost?–Ensuring Quality Representation in the Veteran Benefit Claims Process.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
29MAR

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Honoring our PACT Act.

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
29MAR

Testimony for the record of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Legislative Hearing.

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
23MAR

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – VA Caregiver Programs.

Statement of Jim Marszalek
16MAR

Testimony before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health.

Statement of Anthony Lewis
16MAR

Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States House of Representatives.

Statement of Shane Liermann
01MAR

Testimony before a Joint Session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees – DAV’s legislative program for the year.

Statement of Andrew Marshall
08FEB

Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – “Honoring Our Promise: Reviewing the Effectiveness of Services for Dependents and Survivors.”

Statement of Shane Liermann

2021 Testimony

17NOV

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and Health – “Supporting Survivors: Assessing VA’s Military Sexual Trauma Programs.”’

Statement of Shane Liermann
17NOV

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva
20OCT

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield
20OCT

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva
13OCT

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield
22SEP

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield
21SEP

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Anthony Lewis
14JUL

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield
13JUL

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, “VA Appeals Program: Examining the State of Modernization Efforts.”

Statement of Shane Liermann
23JUN

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Joy J. Ilem
16JUN

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Independent Budget FY 2022 Budget Testimony

Statement of Shane Liermann
09JUN

Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Independent Budget Testimony on Infrastructure

Statement on SVAC Joint IB on Infrastructure
08JUN

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Independent Budget Testimony

Statement of Shane Liermann
27MAY

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Joint Independent Budget Testimony on Infrastructure

Statement of Joy Ilem
26MAY

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – “Veteran Employment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic.”

Statement of Jeremy M. Villanueva
12MAY

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – “Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19.”

Statement of Carmen McGinnis
12MAY

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – “Supporting Disabled Veterans: The State of Claims Processing During and After COVID-19.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
05MAY

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
28APR

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
15APR

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

Statement of Marquis D. Barefield
24MAR

Statement for the Record – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – “COVID and Mental Health in VA.”

Statement of Joy J. Ilem
23MAR

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – “VA Compensation and Pension Exams during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Path Forward.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
18MAR

Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – “Beyond Deborah Sampson: Improving Healthcare for America’s Women Veterans in the 117th Congress.”

Statement of Ashleigh A. Byrnes
10MAR

Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – “Military Toxic Exposures: The Human Consequences of War.”

Statement of Shane L. Liermann
03MAR

Testimony before a Joint Session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees – DAV’s legislative program for the year

Statement of Stephen Whitehead

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