Press Releases
Washington, DC [6/10/14] – Today, Representative Tim Walz voted in favor of a bill on the House floor that would expand access to care for veterans by making it easier for certain veterans to see doctors closer to home if they so choose. Veterans would be eligible if they reside more than 40 miles away from a VA medical facility or if they can’t be seen within VA wait time goals.
Washington, DC [6/10/14] – Today, Representative Tim Walz (MN-01) released the following statement after the VA announced that they would be meeting with Mayo Clinic and others in the health care industry to discuss scheduling best practices. Last night, Walz mentioned Mayo’s desire to help VA during a U.S. House VA Committee hearing.
Washington, DC [6/09/14] – Today, Representative Tim Walz announced that two local high school graduates will be heading to national Military Services Academies in the fall to begin their service careers. Both are residents of Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District and were nominated to attend the respective academies by Representative Walz as part of his academy nomination duties.
Mankato, MN [6/6/14] – Representative Tim Walz released the following statement in recognition of the seventieth anniversary of D-Day:
Washington, DC [5/30/14] – Today, President Obama announced that he has accepted the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki and appointed Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson as the acting Secretary. Sloan Gibson was appointed to his position in February of 2014.
Washington, DC [5/28/14] – Today, Representative Tim Walz (MN-01), Member of the U.S. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the highest ranking enlisted soldier to ever serve in Congress, released the following statement after the VA Inspector General released an interim report substantiating serious concerns at the Phoenix VA medical facility.
Washington, DC [5/27/14] – Today, Representative Tim Walz announced the winners of the 2014 Congressional Art Competition.
VA Management Accountability Act would give the VA Secretary greater ability to hold VA employees accountable when misconduct is found.
Water Resources Reform & Development Act (WRRDA) works to eradicate invasive carp and spur job creation and economic growth, increasing America’s competitiveness in the global market
Mankato, MN [5/14/14] – Today, Representative Tim Walz (MN-01) and a group of leaders from local veterans’ service organizations visited U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities in Mankato, Minneapolis and Rochester to request information from local officials about wait times for medical care.