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The House Veterans' Affairs Committee today reviewed the Department of Veterans' Affairs efforts to provide Veterans' health care in a timely manner. The excessive delays at the VA continue to fail our nation's Veterans. Members reviewed the issue and discussed how to address excessive wait times.
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday advanced legislation to protect patient access and efficient drug enforcement. The House advanced S. 483, companion to H.R. 471, the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act.
This legislation requires the Drug Enforcement Agency to issue timely guidance to prescription drug wholesalers to ensure a collaborative effort to reduce prescription drug abuse, and protects individuals with valid prescriptions.
Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) released the following statement upon passage of this bill:
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Vice-Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, today announced he will be holding a Veterans' Resource Fair and Town Hall Event next month. This will be the 10th Annual Veterans Fair held in the community to help support local Veterans and gather their ideas and input on issues important to them.
Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Congressman David Jolly (FL-13) have introduced legislation to protect Florida homeowners from impending increases in flood insurance rates. The Flood Insurance Rate Increase Suspension Act (H.R. 4866), which was filed on March 24 by the bay area Republicans, would delay any increase in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties for 12 months.
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Brussels carried out by radical Islamist terrorists. This week, Belgium's capital city was rocked by explosions in the Brussels airport and a key subway station. This was the second major terror attack in a European city in the last five months, killing 30 and injuring hundreds of others.
The Energy and Commerce Committee today held a roundtable, "Conversation On Child Cures" with patients and advocates, including an 18-year-old young man with cystic fibrosis, and parents of children with rare diseases.
Rock legend, Roger Daltrey of The Who, and co-founder of Teen Cancer America, led the conversation to continue the committee's work to find cures for millions of patients and families.
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday evening advanced legislation to improve public alerts and warning systems based on legislation Congressman Bilirakis introduced several years ago.
The House approved the Integrated Public Alert Warning System (or IPAWS) Modernization Act to provide authorization to update our communications infrastructure. This legislation will help disseminate important information and alerts instantaneously over cell phones, text messaging, the Internet, and broadcasting.
Today, the Veterans' Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health continued efforts to improve the Choice program for Veterans. The subcommittee held a hearing to conduct oversight of provider networks under VA's plan to consolidate care in community programs. This is one of several hearings to evaluate VA's choice consolidation plan.
Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) is delighted to announce that his efforts to help flood victims in Pasco County continue to yield positive results. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently approved an initial $50,000 investment to prepare the Federal Interest Determination (FID) for the Pasco County infrastructure project. This is the first step in obtaining implementation dollars from the Corps.
Women's History Month allows us time to reflect on the many important women who have had a lasting impact on our past. This month also gives us the opportunity to celebrate the women making history today for tomorrow's generation of innovators, newsmakers, and community leaders.
Throughout Florida 12, we are lucky to have many inspiring woman role models giving back to our communities. Jamie Mick is one shining example of a woman dedicated to service.