07.14.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—
Today,
Chairman
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
honoring
the
life
of
Chief
Warrant
Officer
4
Herschel
“Woody”
Williams,
the
last
remaining
World
War
II
Medal
of
Honor
recipient
and
announcing
a
new
Committee
effort
to
raise
awareness
and
better
understand
how
we
memorialize
the
legacy
of
veterans’
contributions
to
our
country. “Woody
was
awarded
this
nation’s
highest
military
honor
for
volunteering
as
a
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07.13.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
on
the
passage
of
S.3373,
the
vehicle
used
to
carry
his
Honoring
our
PACT
Act. “During
his
State
of
the
Union
address,
President
Biden
said
that
he
would
be
ready
to
sign
comprehensive
toxic
exposure
legislation
into
law
if
it
came
across
his
desk.
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
has
come
one
step
closer
to
that
goal
by
passing
my
… Read More
07.13.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
remarks
on
the
House
floor
in
support
of
his
Honoring
our
PACT
Act.
Click
here
to
watch
Chairman
Takano's
full
remarks.
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
I
stand
before
this
chamber
today
in
support
of
S.3373,
as
amended,
which
is
now
the
Sergeant
First
Class
Heath
Robinson
Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
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06.23.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. –
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
following
House
passage
of
his
bill,
the
Support
The
Resiliency
of
Our
Nation’s
Great
Veterans
Act
– or
STRONG
Veterans
Act:
"Preventing
veteran
suicide
and
strengthening
veterans’
mental
health
and
wellbeing
remains
a
top
priority
not
only
of
VA,
but
also
of
this
Committee.
It
is
our
belief
that
caring
for
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06.22.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
(HVAC)
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
HVAC
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chairman
Frank
Mrvan
issued
the
statement
below
following
the
release
of
draft
OIG
findings
obtained
by
the
media
which
reveal
serious
patient
safety
risks
within
the
Cerner
Millennium
Electronic
Health
Record
used
across
VA.
“Although
we
are
still
waiting
for
the
VA’s
Office
of
Inspector
General
to
… Read More
06.16.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
statement
below
following
the
Senate
passage
of
the
Sergeant
First
Class
Heath
Robinson
Honoring
Our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
(PACT)
Act
of
2022
which
makes
revisions
to
his
Honoring
Our
Promise
To
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
Of
2021
Or
Honoring
Our
PACT
Act,
which
originated
in
the
House
of
Representatives
as
H.R.
3967.
"A
few
months
ago
the
House
of
Representatives
took
the
historic
first
step
of
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06.02.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
after
leading
a
bipartisan
Congressional
delegation
over
the
Memorial
Day
holiday
to
honor
fallen
servicemembers
buried
abroad,
meet
with
currently
serving
members
of
the
U.S.
Armed
Forces
to
develop
informed
policies
that
serve
veterans
and
their
families,
and
show
support
for
regional
allies.
The
bipartisan
delegation
included
Representatives
Amua
Amata
Coleman
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05.30.22 •
Press Release
Chairman
Takano's
full
statement:
Hi,
I'm
Chairman
Mark
Takano.
This
Memorial
Day,
join
me
in
honoring
the
servicemembers
who
selflessly
served,
but
sadly
never
returned
home.
Throughout
our
country's
history,
members
of
our
armed
forces
have
come
from
all
walks
of
life
bound
together
by
a
common
sense
of
patriotic
duty
to
defend
the
country
that
they
love,
even
when,
at
times,
it
did
not
love
them
back.
Despite
the
personal
struggles
many
Black,
Asian,
Hispanic,
women,
Native,
and
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05.24.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
Senate
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee
Chairman
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Ranking
Member
Jerry
Moran's
(R-Kans.)
release
of
the
senate
version
of
Chairman
Takano's
Honoring
Our
Promise
To
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
Of
2021
Or
Honoring
Our
PACT
Act.
"I
am
happy
to
see
that
Senator
Tester
and
Moran
were
able
to
build
on
the
bipartisan
momentum
made
in
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
only
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05.18.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. – Today,
as
Memorial
Day
approaches,
and
as
the
country
prepares
to
honor
the
memories
of
our
fallen
servicemembers,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
9
bipartisan
bills
that
will
support
women
veterans,
strengthen
the
VA
Office
of
Inspector
General,
increase
access
to
breast
cancer
screenings,
and
improve
the
claims
process
for
survivors
of
military
sexual
trauma
(MST).
These
bills
follow yesterday's
series
of
bills and
are
part
of
the
House
… Read More
05.18.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
Senate
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Chairman
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Ranking
Member
Jerry
Moran’s
(R-Kans.)
agreement
on
advancing
Chairman
Takano’s Sergeant
First
Class
Heath
Robinson
Honoring
Our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
(PACT)
Act
of
2022.
“For
too
long,
Congress
and
VA
have
been
slow
to
act
on
toxic
exposure—but
I
am
… Read More
05.17.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. —
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
10
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs.
These
bills
honor
the
legacies
of
prominent
veterans
–
including
former
Senator
Daniel
Akaka
–
and
improve
how
student
veterans
access
their
earned
benefits. The
bills
would
also
increase
transparency
and
accountability
in
the
complaint
process
at
VA
Medical
Centers.
“Today,
my
colleagues
from
both
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04.28.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
Hearing
on
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs'
(VA)
Budget
Request
for
Fiscal
Year
2023.
This
year’s
request
provides
for
an
11.3%
increase
over
2022’s
funding
and
demonstrates
this
Administration’s
firm
commitment
to
our
nation’s
veterans.
Full
video
of
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
can
be
… Read More
04.27.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. –
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
introducedH.R.
7589,
the
Reduce
and
Eliminate
Mental
Health
Outpatient
Veteran
Copays
Act or REMOVE
Copays
Act.
This
legislation
will
remove
the
financial
barrier
to
VA
mental
healthcare
for
enrolled
veterans
by
eliminating
all
copays
for
a
veteran’s
first
three
outpatient
mental
health
appointments
each
year.
This
bill
is
part
of
a
larger
push
by
the
Biden-Harris
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04.06.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
held
a full
Committee
Markup and
advanced 17
bills
with
strong
bipartisan
support. These
bills
will
help
ensure
VA
can
meet
the
needs
of
women
veterans,
provide
additional
training
for
peer
support
specialists
and
help
improve
VA's
communication
with
survivors
of
Military
Sexual
Trauma,
expand
entrepreneurship
opportunities
for
veterans,
assist
student
veterans,
improve
training
and
oversight
… Read More
04.06.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the Full
Committee
Markup on
17
bipartisan
bills
for
our
nation’s
veterans.
The
Committee
will
consider
legislation
that
will help
ensure
VA
can
meet
the
needs
of
women
veterans,
provide
additional
training
for
peer
support
specialists
and
help
improve
VA's
communication
with
survivors
of
Military
Sexual
Trauma,
expand
entrepreneurship
… Read More
03.31.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
investigative
hearing
entitled: "Helping
Veterans
Thrive:
The
Importance
of
Peer
Support
In
Preventing
Domestic
Violent
Extremism.” This
is
the
second
in
a
series
of
hearings
looking
into
domestic
violent
extremist
groups
and
the
targeted
recruitment
of
veterans—today’s
hearing
will
examine the
various
risk
factors
that
… Read More
03.30.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
made
the
following
statement
about
the Senate
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
legislative
hearing on
his
comprehensive
bill,
H.R.
3967,
the Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021
or
Honoring
our
PACT
Act.
This
legislation
will
finally
treat
toxic
exposure
as
a
cost
of
war
by
addressing
the
full
range
of
issues
impacting
toxic-exposed
veterans
… Read More
03.28.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. —Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
after
the
release
of
President
Biden’s Fiscal
Year
2023
budget
request.
This
year’s
request
provides
for
$139.1
billion
in
discretionary
funding
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)—an
18.7
percent
increase
over
2022’s
funding.
“With
substantial
investments
in
VA
healthcare,
benefits
delivery,
… Read More
03.25.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. —
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
a
majority
staff
report
entitled, "Report
on
Domestic
Violent
Extremist
Groups
and
the
Recruitment
of
Veterans.” This
report
is
based
on
findings
from
the Committee’s
October
2021
investigative
hearing highlighting
why
domestic
violent
extremist groups, including
the
Oath
Keepers,
Proud
Boys,
and
Three
Percenters, target
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