10.13.22 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
– House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
following
Secretary
McDonough’s
decision
to
delay
the
rollout
of
a
new
electronic
health
record
(EHR)
until
2023: “I
support
VA’s
plan
to
further
delay
EHRM
go-lives
until
the
system
can
be
made
safe
for
veterans.
Patient
safety
should
be
the
guiding
principle
for
this
program.
However,
it
is
clear
this
program
was
not
given
a
foundation
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09.29.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
hearing
entitled, "Veteran
Suicide
Prevention:
Capitalizing
on
What
Works
and
Increasing
Innovative
Approaches."
View
Chairman
Takano's
remarks here.
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
as
prepared:
For
years
now,
this
Committee
has
prioritized,
passed,
and
sent
to
the
White
House
major
pieces
of
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09.29.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– This
week,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
eight bipartisan,
bicameral
bills
to
support
veterans.
These
include
bills
from
new
members
Rep.
Peltola
(D-Alaska)
and
Rep.
Ryan
(D-N.Y.)
that
will
help
end
veteran
hunger
and
expand
home
loans
for
Members
of
the
National
Guard
and
Reserve.
The
House
also
passed
two
bills
to
help
veterans
in
crisis,
including
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Chairman
Mark
Takano’s
(D-Calif.)
REMOVE
Copays
Act
and
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09.21.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
held
a
full
Committee
markup,
advancing
13
bills
that
will
increase
accessibility
to
mental
health
care
and
resources,
promote
equitable
access
to
reproductive
healthcare
services
for
all
veterans,
and
ensure
that
veterans
transitioning
from
service
to
civilian
life
are
fully
and
holistically
supported
and
able
to
access
comprehensive
benefits. “These
bills
reaffirm
our
country’s
commitment
to
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09.20.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
joint
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations
and
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
hearing
entitled, "VA
Major
Acquisitions
Failures:
In
Search
of
Solutions."
Watch
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
here.
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you,
Chairman
Pappas.
I
would
like
to
echo
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09.19.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
two
bills
honoring
the
lives
and
legacies
of
veterans.
These
bills
include
naming
the
VA
outpatient
facility
in
Ventura,
California
after
Captain
Rosemary
Bryant
Mariner,
a
member
of
the
Navy’s
first
flight-training
class
for
women,
the
first
woman
to
command
a
naval
aviation
squadron,
and
a
lifelong
advocate
for
women’s
military
service.
The
House
voted
to
rename
the
VA
community-based
outpatient
clinic
in
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09.19.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
on
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
Annual
Suicide
Report:
“VA's
annual
suicide
report
contains
encouraging
news
about
another
drop
in
the
veteran
suicide
rate,
but
our
work
to
reduce
veteran
suicide
cannot,
and
will
not,
stop
until
all
veterans
receive
the
care,
benefits,
and
opportunities
to
thrive
that
they
have
earned
and
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09.15.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
hearing
entitled, "Examining
women
veterans'
access
to
the
full
spectrum
of
medical
care,
including
reproductive
healthcare,
through
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA)."
View
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
here.
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
as
prepared:
Over
the
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09.14.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
5
bipartisan
bills
that
will
strengthen
the
delivery
of
benefits
and
care
to
veterans
and
their
families,
including
the
Veterans’
Compensation
Cost
of
Living
Adjustment
Act
and
the
Student
Veteran
Emergency
Relief
Act.
“The
bills
passed
today
build
upon
the
work
this
Committee
has
done
to
support
veterans
and
their
families
throughout
the
COVID-19
pandemic,”
said
Chairman
Takano.
“In
particular,
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09.02.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
on
Secretary
Denis
McDonough’s
interim
final
rule
to
allow
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
to
provide
abortion
counseling
and
abortions
in
cases
of
incest,
rape,
and
life
or
health
of
the
woman,
covering
these
services
for
the
first
time
for
veterans
and
beneficiaries
of
the
Civilian
Health
and
Medical
Program
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
… Read More
08.23.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
officially
unveiled
the
Committee’s
Veterans
Reproductive
Healthcare
Survey
as
part
of
the
Committee’s
larger
effort
focused
on
reproductive
healthcare
access
for
America's
veterans.
The
survey
will
gather
feedback
about
how
veterans
have
used
reproductive
care
at
VA
in
the
past,
and
the
improvements
they
want
to
see
implemented
at
VA.
“As
the
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08.18.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Health
Chairwoman
Julia
Brownley
(D-Calif.)
announced
a
new
Committee
effort
focused
on
reproductive
healthcare
access
for
America's
veterans.
The
initiative
kicked
off
with
multiple
oversight
visits
and
listening
sessions
in
Oklahoma
and
Texas,
where
Committee
Members
and
staff
heard
directly
from
veterans
and
their
VA
healthcare
providers
who
face
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08.16.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Last
week,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
S.5548,
the
Ensuring
the
Best
Schools
for
Veterans
Act
of
2022,
by
unanimous
consent.
S.5548
is
the
Senate
version
of
H.R.8198,
previously
introduced
by
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Rep.
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.).
The
Ensuring
the
Best
Schools
for
Veterans
Act
of
2022
will
improve
access
to
high-quality
education
for
veterans
by
eliminating
burdens
placed
on
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08.10.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
President
Biden
signed
the
Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
or
Honoring
our
PACT
Act
–
the
largest
expansion
of
veterans'
benefits
in
decades
–
into
law.
“At
his
State
of
the
Union
Address,
President
Biden
called
on
Congress
to
send
him
a
comprehensive
bill
to
address
the
effects
of
toxic
exposure
for
all
current
and
future
veterans.
… Read More
08.02.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
statement
below
following
Senate
passage
of
his
Honoring
Our
Promise
To
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
Of
2021
Or
Honoring
Our
PACT
Act. “Last
month,
the
House
of
Representatives
once
again
passed
my
Honoring
our
PACT
Act,
and
today,
the
Senate
voted
to
do
the
same.
It
took
longer
than
anticipated,
but
in
the
end,
I
am
heartened
that
many
Senate
Republicans
finally
put
veterans
over
politics
and
joined
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07.28.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
- Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
remarks
at
the
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations’
hearing
entitled,
Progress
Made?
Ending
Sexual
Harassment
at
the
Department
of
Veterans’
Affairs.
View
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
here.
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you,
Chairman
Pappas. I’d
like
to
associate
myself
with
the
statement
you
gave
to
begin
this
hearing.
The
lack
of
progress
in
fully
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07.28.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
remarks
at
a
press
conference
following
the
failed
Senate
cloture
vote
on
the
PACT
Act.
View
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
here.
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
as
prepared:
Earlier
this
month,
the
House
of
Representatives
once
again
passed
my
Honoring
our
PACT
Act,
and
I
had
hoped
that
today,
the
Senate
would
take
the
final
actions
needed
to
get
this
bill
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07.27.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
today
at
the
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization’s
hearing
on
Protecting
our
Veterans:
Patient
Safety
and
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
Program.
View
Chairman
Takano's
remarks here.
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you,
Chairman
Mrvan,
for
holding
this
very
important
hearing.
Today,
the
Subcommittee
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07.19.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
held
a
business
meeting
to
welcome
new
Committee
member
Rep.
Connie
Conway
(R-Calif.)
and
authorize
the
Women
Veterans
Task
Force,
and
a
full
committee
markup
advancing
18
bills
to
strengthen
healthcare
and
benefits
for
America’s
veterans.
These
bills
will
enhance
VA's
ability
to
deliver
high-quality
and
timely
healthcare
and
benefits
to
America's
veterans
by
expanding
support
for
homeless
veterans,
improving
… Read More
07.14.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.), Senate
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Chairman
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Ranking
Member
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kan.),
issued
the
following
statements
on
two
reports
released
today
from
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
Office
of
Inspector
General
(OIG)
revealing
serious
issues
with
the
deployment
of
VA’s
new
Electronic
Health
Record
… Read More
