Press Releases

March 2022
President Biden’s Budget Invests in our Nation’s Veterans
Chairman Takano Releases Staff Report on the Recruitment of Veterans by Domestic Violent Extremist Groups, Announces Follow Up Hearing
Chairmen Takano, Tester, Mrvan Statements Regarding Concerning OIG Reports on EHR
Chairman Takano: "It’s clear we need to do more to strengthen VA’s workforce"
Chairman Takano Applauds Passage of Omnibus, Urges Members to Remember our Promise to Veterans
Chairman Takano’s Comprehensive Honoring our PACT Act Passes the House
Chairman Takano Urges Immediate Passage of Bipartisan Honoring Our Pact Act
Chairman Takano Delivers Remarks At Press Conference Urging Passage Of Honoring Our Pact Act
Chairman Takano Statement on VA’s Move to Add 9 New Presumptions for Toxic-Exposed Veterans
February 2022
Chairman Takano: "Now is the time for sincere movement toward keeping our promise, not sincere gestures."
11 VSOs Agree—It’s time to pass Chairman Takano’s Honoring our PACT Act
ICYMI: Chairman Takano Pens Op-Ed on Bipartisan Honoring Our PACT Act
House, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Leaders Statements on Annual Veterans Homelessness Data
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Advances 2 Bills for Veterans
January 2022
Takano, Speier, Smith Call on Secretary Austin and Secretary Cisneros to Launch Historical Review and Survey on LGBTQ+ Military Inclusion
House Passes Chairman Takano’s EVEST Act
Chairman Takano Speaks on House Floor in Support of his EVEST Act
Chairman Takano: “We need to pass the Honoring our PACT Act now”
Chairman Takano, Ranking Member Bost Introduce STRONG Veterans Act
Chairman Takano Announces Full Committee Roundtable on Toxic Exposure
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