US EditionHouse VA Committee chairman urges investigation over ‘fake’ budget shortfall
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost asked Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 29, 2025, to investigate former VA leaders over budget mistakes during 2024.
- The request follows revelations that VA officials including former Secretary Denis McDonough delayed disclosing budget errors linked to increased program use and emergency funding in 2024.
- Bost accused McDonough, former Under Secretary Josh Jacobs, and former Under Secretary Dr. Shereef Elnahal of submitting inaccurate funding requests and withholding critical information before Congress approved $3 billion emergency aid.
- An inspector general found significant budget projection problems but did not recommend criminal charges, while Democrats like Rep. Mark Takano called Bost's probe a politicized misuse of the judicial system.
- The investigation could move the VA budget dispute into courts and intensify partisan tensions, with continued committee inquiry promised amid sharp disagreement over veterans' welfare impacts.
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House VA Committee chairman urges investigation over ‘fake’ budget shortfall
Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, is asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether former Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough and other agency leaders violated federal law when they made an urgent request for $3 billion to close a budget shortfall that did not exist.
Veteran Committee Chairman Requests Federal Investigation of Former VA Secretary, Other Biden Officials
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House chairman asks Attorney General to investigate former VA leaders
House Republican lawmakers are asking Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether former Veterans Affairs leaders violated federal laws with their budgetary mistakes last year, potentially shifting the ongoing political dispute into the courts. “If any criminal or civil violations occurred, those responsible must be held accountable,” House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost, R-Ill., wrote in a letter to Bondi Tuesday. He asked…
VA committee chair asks DOJ to review unneeded $3 billion Biden-era funding plea
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