Chairman, House Veterans' Affairs Committee, R-Ill.
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After the VA shut down a 2.5% mortgage rescue program in May 2025, more than 15,000 veterans saw their monthly house payments go up by at least $150, an NPR review of VA data found. The Republican who led the push to end the program is on Tuesday's ballot.
Gulf War veterans dedicated their first national memorial in Washington on Oct. 24. Meanwhile, a Republican plan to pay for new veterans' benefits by cutting tinnitus and sleep apnea ratings has stalled in the House but has not gone away.
The VA planned to switch its Cleveland and Anchorage hospitals to Oracle's electronic health record system on Saturday, Oct. 24. The system was linked to harm to at least 149 patients in earlier rollouts, and Congress has subpoenaed Oracle's top executives over a contract that has nearly tripled in size.
