We have a sacred responsibility to those who have served our country in uniform. As a daughter, sister, and niece of veterans, I take no responsibility more personally and seriously. When I came to Congress, the very first committee I asked to serve on was the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Both here in Ventura County and at the national level, I have made it my priority to put our nation’s veterans first.
That means helping our servicemembers transition back into civilian life and caring for our veterans by ensuring they all receive timely, high-quality healthcare and benefits they have earned and deserve. It also means tackling veterans homelessness and unemployment and addressing high suicide rates that continue to plague our nation’s heroes.
- June 2014
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Brownley Statement on Nomination of Bob McDonald for VA Secretary
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement on the nomination of Robert A. “Bob” McDonald to be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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| Press ReleasesBrownley Advances Ventura County Priorities on VA Conference Committee
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) met with House and Senate negotiators to formally open the conference committee to reconcile differences between the Senate-passed H.R. 3230 and House-passed H.R. 4031 and H.R. 4810.
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Brownley Introduces VA Investigation and Accountability Act
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) introduced the VA Investigation and Accountability Act, a bill that would provide $12 million in Fiscal Year 2014 emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Brownley Named to Conference Committee for VA Reform Bill
Read MoreToday, because of her leadership on veterans issues as the Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) was named to the conference committee for the VA reform bill.
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Brownley Introduces Bill to Expand Complementary and Alternative Care for Veterans
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) introduced the Expanding Care for Veterans Act. Brownley’s bill would expand complementary and alternative medicine and mental health care options for our nation’s veterans.
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Brownley Fights to Expand Healthcare Access for Ventura County Veterans
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) spoke on the House floor in favor of the Veterans Access to Care Act (H.R. 4810), a bill on which she was an original co-sponsor.
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Brownley Statement on Veterans Health Administration’s Nationwide Access Audit
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement in response to the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) nationwide Access Audit.
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Our Veterans Deserve No Less
Read MoreAs a congresswoman and as the ranking member of the House Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee on health, I am deeply troubled and disturbed by recent allegations of misconduct at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs facility and other facilities across the country.
- May 2014
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Brownley Statement on Shinseki Resignation
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement on the resignation of VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.
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Brownley Calls for Shinseki to Resign
Read MoreToday, following Wednesday’s release of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General’s interim report and that night’s House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) called for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign.
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House Approves Brownley Amendment to Increase Veterans Treatment Courts Funding by $1 Million
Read MoreYesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment offered by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), which would increase funding for Veterans Treatment Courts by $1 million.
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Brownley Statement for Memorial Day
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement for Memorial Day.
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Brownley Demands Accountability and Answers from VA
Read MoreToday, during the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee meeting, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) reiterated her demand for accountability and answers from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. On May 8, Brownley and her colleagues on the committee subpoenaed emails and written correspondence regarding the destruction or disappearance of an alternate or interim waitlist at the Phoenix VA Health Care System. While the VA has provided some of the subpoenaed information, the committee continues to wait for full production of the materials.
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Brownley Introduces Bill to Help Veterans with Terminal Illnesses
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) introduced the Guarantee Housing for Terminally Ill Veterans Act, legislation intended to improve the Specially Adapted Housing Grants program.
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Brownley and Waxman Call for Full Audit of Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System
Read MoreFollowing the allegations of misconduct at the Phoenix VA Health Care System, and other locations, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) and Congressman Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) have requested that VA Secretary Eric Shinseki conduct a full audit of all VA medical facilities, including the Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, which services Ventura County veterans.
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Brownley Statement on House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Vote to Issue Subpoena RE: Phoenix VA
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement regarding the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee vote to issue a subpoena for emails and written correspondence regarding the destruction or disappearance of an alternate or interim waitlist at the Phoenix VA Health Care System.
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Brownley Statement on National Military Appreciation Month and Mental Health Month
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement on National Military Appreciation Month and Mental Health Month.
- April 2014
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Brownley Statement on Allegations of Patient Deaths and Secret Waiting List at Phoenix VAHCS
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued a statement regarding allegations that up to 40 veterans may have died as a result in delays in treatment at the Phoenix VA Health Care System, and may have been placed on a secret waiting list to obscure actual wait times.