WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, delivered a floor speech today on the disturbing rise in suicides among Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans, and called on Congress to pass S. 2162, the Veterans’ Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) commented today on a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the latest in a number of reports on the Department of Defense’s failure to adequately assess the post-deployment health of returning servicemembers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued the following statement today on a newly revised Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy allowing voter registration groups access to VA facilities.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued the following statement today regarding an investigative report issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General (IG) citing human subject violations at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System in Little Rock, Arkansas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the 110th Congress’s accomplishments and pending business on veterans’ issues.