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Today, Reps. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) and Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) sent a letter to Eric Shinseki, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, requesting his personal intervention and a full review of the French Camp VA project. “Central Valley veterans have waited far too long for construction to begin in French Camp,” said Reps. Denham and McNerney in a joint statement. “It is past time for this project to get underway, and that’s why we’re requesting that Sec. Shinseki intervene to ens... Read more

U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today supported the VA Management Accountability Act, H.R. 4031, which will make it easier for senior VA leadership and staff to be held accountable when they fail to appropriately care for our nation’s veterans. The VA Management Accountability Act gives the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs the ability to fire or demote senior executives as necessary when they are not providing the service our veterans deserve. Earlier this week, Rep. D... Read more

Yesterday U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) and members of the House Veterans Affairs committee voted to subpoena Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki for all emails that may have discussed the destruction of a secret list of veterans waiting for care at a Phoenix VA hospital. “As a veteran, I take this issue personally,” said Rep. Denham. “The possibility that any of our veterans could have died after being placed on an undisclosed wait list for care is extremely disturbing and I ... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bipartisan amendment co-sponsored by U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today to increase funding for the Veterans Benefit Administration by $10 million. The funds are to be used to help tackle the disability claims backlog. The amendment was passed during debate of the appropriations bill for military construction and veterans affairs, H.R. 4486. “Our veterans disability claims backlog is unacceptable,” said Rep. Denham. “This amen... Read more

U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) will hold a town hall meeting on Friday, April 25, 2014 regarding his ongoing efforts to bring a VA facility to French Camp, CA. U.S. Representative Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) will join. The town hall will take place at 10 a.m. PDT in the Community Room at Health Plans of San Joaquin, located at 7751 South Manthey Road in French Camp. Reps. Denham and McNerney have invited representatives from VA Palo Alto, VISN 21, the Oakland Regional Office and the... Read more

The Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs will hold a hearing on the bipartisan Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, authored by U.S. Representatives Jeff Denham (R-CA) and Tim Walz (D-MN) on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-MN) also worked tirelessly with Reps. Denham and Walz on this legislation and introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The hearing is the next step in the pr... Read more

Click here to view remarks online. U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today testified before the House Energy and Commerce committee about his bill, the Seniors’ Right to Know Act, which would require that Medicare Advantage providers inform program enrollees when they make a change to seniors’ plans in order to comply with the Affordable Care Act. “This bill is simple,” said Rep. Denham. “Vulnerable seniors in the Central Valley and across the country deserve to know when their Medicar... Read more

U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today introduced the Seniors’ Right to Know Act, H.R. 4201, which would require that Medicare Advantage (MA) providers inform program enrollees when they make a change to seniors’ plans in order to comply with the Affordable Care Act. “This straightforward legislation will serve to inform the more than 14 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage nationwide about how the Affordable Care Act is affecting the healthcare plans that they rely on every... Read more

View Rep. Denham’s full remarks online. U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today delivered remarks on the House floor regarding National Latino Enrollment Week, the Obama administration’s push to increase enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges within the Latino community. “Latinos nationwide, like millions of other Americans, are discovering that they just can’t afford the Affordable Care Act,” said Rep. Denham. “Not only is it causing them to lose coverage, see their premium... Read more

In a statement on the House floor today, U.S. Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) shared stories from 10th district residents in Oakdale, Ceres, Denair and Turlock about their experiences with the Affordable Care Act. “Many of my constituents have health care plans they like and would like to keep,” said Rep. Denham. “They believed that under the Affordable Care Act they would be able to keep their plans and that their premiums would go down. Today as the law begins to take effect, the hardw... Read more