Press Releases

February 2026
Ranking Member Takano Condemns New VA Rule Changing Veteran Disability Rating Evaluation
Democrats Support Benefits, Oppose Plan to Finance Benefits Through Hiking Refinance Fees on VA Home Loans
Ranking Member Takano Celebrates California Claim Sharks Bill Being Signed into Law
Ranking Member Takano's Remarks at Hearing on VA Plan to Reorganize VHA
Ranking Member Takano’s Statement on Annual Veterans Suicide Report
January 2026
House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Julia Brownley Introduces Joint Resolution of Disapproval to Overturn Dangerous VA Abortion Rule
Ranking Member Takano is Outraged by Murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, Beloved VA Employee
December 2025
Ranking Member Takano and Veterans’ Affairs Democrats Wrap Up 2025
Ranking Member Takano and Democratic Colleagues Condemn VA’s Decision to Reinstate Near-Total Abortion Ban
Ranking Member Takano Condemns VA Plan to Cut Thousands of Unfilled Healthcare Positions
Ranking Member Takano, Blumenthal, Pappas & Budzinski Demand VA Secretary Address Education Benefit Payment Delays
Ranking Member Takano Praises Passage of the Protect America’s Workforce Act
Ranking Members Takano and Blumenthal and Congresswoman Budzinski Denounce Washington Post Piece on VA Unions
Takano Rejects GOP Push to Make Disabled Veterans Fund Others’ Benefits
Ranking Member Mark Takano’s Remarks As Prepared
November 2025
Takano & Blumenthal Press VA Secretary Collins to Immediately Increase Funding for Critical Program Housing Homeless Veterans
Takano Applauds 2025 VA Housing Figures While Warning Administration-Led Efforts Will Undo Progress
Ranking Members Takano & Blumenthal Demand Secretary Collins Address Education and Housing Benefit Payment Delays
Republicans Pass Bare Minimum CR That Does Little to Support Veterans
Takano Condemns Politically Driven Rollback of PACT Act Benefits
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