AURORA | Aurora’s 6th Congressional District incumbent Mike Coffman, R-Aurora, tweeted that he has been appointed to a House “conference committee” to negotiate an agreement on the House and Senate Veterans Affairs accountability and emergency care measures.
“I am humbled to be appointed to the conference committee and focused on #VAaccountability so our nations veterans have the care they deserve,” he said today.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-OH, today named eight House Republicans to serve on the conference committee. Boehner said in a statement, “Providing accountability and emergency access to private care will make a real difference, but they’re no substitute for a long-term plan from the president to address the VA’s systemic problems. I’m confident our negotiators will usher these reforms to the president’s desk while continuing our work to hold him accountable.”
According to Boehner’s website, the other members are:
- Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL)
- Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN)
- Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX)
- Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI) Rep.
- Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)
- Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN)
— Rachel Sapin, staff writer