Ranking Member Takano: Republicans Make Largest Cut to Veteran Benefits in History – on Veterans Day

WASHINGTON – House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after passage of the Republicans’ so-called “Take Care of America’s Veterans Act” this afternoon:

“House Republicans just passed the largest cut to veterans’ benefits in our nation’s history, and they did it on Veterans Day. They did it by voice vote, in seconds, with no roll call and no names. They did it that way because they knew they could not defend it. That tells you everything.

“The veterans who now stand to lose benefits did not get a vote. They gave this country everything they had, and Republicans repaid them by cutting $57 billion from the disability benefits of future veterans and nearly tripling VA’sstreamlined refinancing fee. All of it to pay for a bill veterans did not ask for, while the bill they did ask for sits blocked.

“Every member of this House should be outraged. On this day – of all days – I know I damn sure am.

Democrats are ready to pass the clean Major Richard Star Act tomorrow. Bring it to the floor. Let every Republican vote on the record.”

Ranking Member Takano also noted TCAVA’s chances in the Senate are almost non-existent.

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