WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Richard Valdez, past state commander of the Disabled American Veterans Department of California, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Expanding the Mission: The Future of the National Center for Warrior Independence in West LA": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Committee: On behalf of DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Department of California (DAV-CAL), I appreciate   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by James Zenner, director of the Los Angeles County (California) Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Expanding the Mission: The Future of the National Center for Warrior Independence in West LA": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the development of the Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Nelson SooHoo, associate dean for graduate medical education at the University of California in Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Expanding the Mission: The Future of the National Center for Warrior Independence in West LA": * * * Good morning, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members ofthe Committee. It's a privilege to be here today. My n  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by John J. Bartrum, under secretary of Veterans' Affairs for health, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Expanding the Mission: The Future of the National Center for Warrior Independence in West LA": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to discuss the work VA is doing to implement President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Teresa 'Tess' Banko, community director for the West Los Angeles Veterans Collective, California, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Expanding the Mission: The Future of the National Center for Warrior Independence in West LA": * * * Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Takano, and members of the Committee, thank you for the honor to be here today. My name is Teresa (Tess) Banko, and I am a disabled Ma  more