Senator Johnny Isakson is the Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and his office issued the following:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amanda Maddox, 202-224-7777
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Isakson Statement on Committee Approval of VA Nominations
Committee approves VA Under Secretary for Health, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology
WASHINGTON
– U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee
on Veterans’ Affairs, today released the
following statement after the committee approved the nominations of Dr.
David J. Shulkin to be Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under
Secretary for Health and LaVerne H. Council to be Assistant Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology.
“The Veterans Health Administration faces several serious, on-going issues, particularly the implementation of the
Veterans Choice Act,” said Isakson. “The
VA’s information technology program has often experienced project
failures, cost overruns and security mismanagement. If confirmed, I look
forward to working with Dr. Shulkin and Ms. Council to address these
issues and ensure that the VA is well-equipped to deliver the best
possible care and services to our veterans.”
The committee approved the nominations
today by voice vote during a business meeting held off the Senate floor.
Previously, these nominations were considered by the committee at a
hearing on May 5, 2015. The pending nominations
now advance to the full Senate for final confirmation.
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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 114th Congress.
Isakson is a veteran himself – having
served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966-1972 – and has been a
member of the Senate VA Committee since he joined the Senate in 2005.
Isakson’s home
state of Georgia is home to more than a dozen military installations
representing each branch of the military as well as more than 750,000
veterans.
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