Ranking Member Takano Statement on Compromise Agreement on Elizabeth Dole Package

WASHINGTON, DC— House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement after an agreement was reached on the Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act: 

“For more than a year, House Democrats have engaged in good faith negotiations in a bipartisan, bicameral manner to ensure this package best serves veterans and the future of healthcare at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Today, I am pleased to announce that we have an agreement on this legislation, and I will support it on the floor next week. Our caucus held firm on our values and have fought to preserve VA healthcare for current and future generations of veterans. This is not a perfect package – they rarely are – but it achieves many of the goals we set out to accomplish at the beginning of the Congress, and better late than never. 

This package includes many priorities for veterans and Veteran Service Organizations, and will deliver much-needed relief and support for caregivers and homeless service providers. I look forward to quickly advancing this legislation and getting it to President Biden’s desk.” 

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