Press Releases

October 2019
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Passes Six Bipartisan Bills Out of Committee
House Passes Four Bipartisan Bills for Veterans
Chairman Takano: “Our veterans are our country’s greatest ambassadors”
Takano, Roe Challenge Congress to Collect, Preserve Veterans’ Stories
September 2019
Chairman Takano Leads Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to South Pacific to Meet with Veterans, Tour VA Facilities
Chairman Takano Addresses Sexual Assault at DC VAMC, Calls for Department-Wide Policy
Chairman Takano Calls on Administration to Start Processing Claims for Eligible Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans
Chairman Takano Reaction to New VA Data on Veteran Suicide
Chairman Takano: “We Cannot Leave These Veterans Behind”
Chairman Takano on 49,000 VA Vacancies: ”These staffing challenges are not insurmountable”
Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Tester Urge VA to Quickly Implement Court Decision & Reimburse Veterans for Emergency Care Claim Errors
Chairman Takano: “We are called to remember— continue our commitment to those who have served.”
Chairman Takano, Congressman Pappas Announce Hearing In Response to Arkansas, West Virginia VA Issues
Chairman Takano Statement on VA Decision to Break With California Agency Tasked With Cracking Down on For-Profit Schools
Chairman Takano: VA Should Mark National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month with a Nation-Wide Stand-Down
August 2019
Chairman Takano Statement on Suspicious Deaths At Clarksburg VA Medical Center
Chairman Takano Calls For VA-Wide Stand-down to Address Veteran Suicide
Chairman Takano Statement on President Trump Action Eliminating Student Loan Debt for Disabled Veterans
Senate, House Leaders Demand VA Fix Emergency Care Claims Errors Impacting an Estimated 60,800 Veterans
July 2019
Chairman Takano: “We simply cannot put veterans’ lives at risk while they wait for care”
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