![]() Last week in a hearing before the FullĬommittee, VA Deputy Secretary Scott Gould stated that the Has been plagued by failures in oversight and unwillingness to Our investigation also uncovered that the fiduciary program Obvious to me that this policy is just lip service and that VA policy is that they preferįamily members and friends to serve as fiduciaries. VA characterized as ten years of excellent service. Veteran's wife from her duties as his fiduciary, after what the We found an instance where the VA arbitrarily removed a While numerous honorableįiduciaries serve our veterans, many bad actors exist in the Program revealed that fiduciaries who are doing the right thingĪre all too often finding it difficult to navigate the maze This Subcommittee's investigation in the VA's Fiduciary Streamline the system, and improve processing in fiduciaryĪccountings, but I fear that these recent changes have only In the last several years, the VA has created and VA's approximately 95,000 appointed fiduciaries manage over $3īillion in payments made to more than 100,000 of our Nation's We're here today to have a frank and honest discussionĪbout the problems festering in the VA's fiduciary program. The Subcommittee's Ranking Member, Congressman McNerney-isĪlso Member of this Subcommittee, and we welcome him in both I would like to ask unanimous consent of the SubcommitteeĪnd of the Subcommittee that Chairman Runyan of the DisabilityĪssistance and Memorial Affairs' Subcommittee be allowed to At that point, we'll take a brief recessĪnd go take care of that matter, and then reconvene. We'veīeen told that here within the next five to fifteen minutes I will say from the outset, we already know ![]() Thank everyone for coming to today's hearing on the VA'sįiduciary Program. OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN BILL JOHNSON Present: Representatives Johnson, Roe, Flores, Donnelly, Room 334, Cannon House Office Building, Hon. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:03 a.m., in Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, McLenachen, Director, Pension andįiduciary Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department McLenachen,ĭirector, Pension and Fiduciary Service, Veterans BenefitsĪdministration, Department of Veterans Affairs. Bill Johnson, Chairman.ĭepartment of Veterans Affair. 62Īdditional Question & Response From: Hon. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations - To: U.S.ĭepartment of Veterans Affair. Rehabilitation Commission, The American Legion. Lori Perkio, Assistant Director, Veterans Affairs and Rick Weidman, Executive Director for Policy & Government Affairs, Katrina Eagle, Attorney, Law office of Katrina J. 46ĭiana Rubens, Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations,ĭoug Rosinski, Attorney, Law Office of Douglas J. 45ĭave McLenachen, Director of Pension and Fiduciary Service, U.S.ĭepartment of Veterans Affairs. Such occurrences are inherent in theĬurrent publication process and should diminish as the process is Of converting between various electronic formats may introduce Because electronic submissions are used to prepareīoth printed and electronic versions of the hearing record, the process Hearing records of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs are also Pursuant to clause 2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, public ROE, Tennessee JOHN BARROW, GeorgiaĭAN BENISHEK, Michigan BOB FILNER, California Tolar, Staff Director and Chief CounselĬLIFF STEARNS, Florida JOE DONNELLY, Indiana, RankingĭOUG LAMBORN, Colorado JERRY McNERNEY, CaliforniaĭAVID P. WALZ, MinnesotaĭAN BENISHEK, Michigan JOHN BARROW, GeorgiaĪNN MARIE BUERKLE, New York RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri JEFF DENHAM, California JOE DONNELLY, Indiana ![]() SANCHEZ, CaliforniaīILL JOHNSON, Ohio JERRY McNERNEY, California BILIRAKIS, Florida SILVESTRE REYES, TexasĭAVID P. E-mail, ĬLIFF STEARNS, Florida BOB FILNER, California, RankingĭOUG LAMBORN, Colorado CORRINE BROWN, Florida For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Printed for the use of the Committee on Veterans' Affairsįor sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. ![]() SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS REFORMING VA'S FLAWED FIDUCIARY SYSTEM
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