Ranking Member Takano Responds to Republican CR
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Meagan Whalen(Communications Director)
Elain Shubat(Deputy Communications Director/Digital Director)
WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano issued the following statement regarding the Republicans’ partisan continuing resolution (CR).
“House Republicans have chosen to ignore the immediate needs of Americans and veterans. Instead of acting to keep healthcare affordable and ensure VA can deliver the care and benefits veterans have earned, Republicans are advancing a partisan bill that ignores an urgent healthcare crisis driving up costs for families nationwide. This isn’t a “clean” CR because it fails to deliver on the access to healthcare Americans need. Democrats are fighting to keep healthcare affordable and to protect veterans’ care, however they get it—VA, Medicaid, the ACA Marketplace, TRICARE, or Medicare. However, this CR hinders VA’s ability to serve them fully by not adequately funding their care and benefits in advance. We must act to meet the needs of the American people and veterans.”
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