{"id":2348,"date":"2024-12-09T16:46:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:47:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:47:48","slug":"bost-to-remain-chairman-of-house-committee-on-veterans-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/2348-bost-to-remain-chairman-of-house-committee-on-veterans-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bost to Remain Chairman of House Committee on Veterans Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) has announced he has been confirmed by the&nbsp;House&nbsp;Republican&nbsp;Conference&nbsp;to serve&nbsp;another two-year term as chairman of the House Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a deep honor to&nbsp;have the trust&nbsp;of&nbsp;my colleagues to continue leading the House Committee on Veterans\u2019 Affairs,&#8221;&nbsp;said Bost.&nbsp;&#8220;House Republicans have&nbsp;made great progress for veterans and their families&nbsp;over the last two years; and I look forward to working closely with the incoming Trump administration to build on those successes. We\u2019re going to restore our veterans\u2019 trust in the VA while continuing our work to bring the agency into the 21st&nbsp;Century. As a Marine, the father of a Marine, and the grandfather of a Marine, this mission is deeply personal to me. I won\u2019t let our veterans down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bost\u2019s new term as chairman will begin when he\u2019s sworn in for the 119th&nbsp;Congress on January 3rd. 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