09.22.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
gave
opening
remarks
at
the
full
Committee
hearing
entitled,
"Veteran
Suicide
Prevention:
Innovative
Research
and
Expanded
Public
Health
Efforts".
Mental
health
resources
are
available
for
veterans
who
need
them
here.
Full
video
of
the
Chairman's
remarks
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
Today,
we
come
together
as
we
do
every
September
to
explicitly
shine
a
spotlight
on
the
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09.20.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
two
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
in
line
with
Chairman
Takano's
priorities.
"Today,
the
House
took
strong
bipartisan
action
to
support
our
veterans
by
passing
Rep.
Mrvan's
legislation
to
extend
critical
VA
programs
and
Rep.
Luria's
bill
to
provide
a
vital
cost
of
living
adjustment
for
veterans
living
with
service
connected
disabilities
and
their
survivors,"
said
Chairman
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09.20.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.)
along
with
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Ranking
Member
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kans.)
released
the
following
statements
after
the
House
passed
S.
189,
the
Veterans'
Compensation
Cost-of-Living
Adjustment
Act
of
2021,
introduced
by
Subcommittee
on
Disability
Assistance
and
Memorial
Affairs
Chair
Elaine
Luria
and
Ranking
Member
Troy
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09.20.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations
Chair
Chris
Pappas
(D-N.H.)
made
the
following
statements
to
applaud
VA's
new
directive
that
will
ensure
LGBTQ+
veterans-including
the
thousands
of
veterans
who
were
discharged
during
Don't
Ask,
Don't
Tell-can
finally
access
the
care
and
benefits
they've
earned.
This
announcement
comes
on
the
tenth
anniversary
of
the
repeal
of
Don't
Ask,
Don't
Tell
and
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09.15.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
a
full
Committee
oversight
hearing
entitled,
"Veteran
Suicide
Prevention:
Innovative
Research
and
Expanded
Public
Health
Efforts."
This
critical
hearing
comes
as
part
of
Chairman
Takano's
priority
to
reduce
veteran
suicide,
especially
in
light
of
the
withdrawal
in
Afghanistan
that
has
deeply
impacted
our
nation's
veterans.
This
two
panel
oversight
hearing
will
give
the
Committee
an
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09.13.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC.
-
Today
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
under
the
leadership
of
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
successfully
passed
legislative
proposals
to
comply
with
the
reconciliation
directive
included
in
section
2002
of
the
Concurrent
Resolution
on
the
Budget
for
Fiscal
Year
2022,
S.
Con.
Res.
14
through
the
Committee.
As
part
of
President
Biden's
Build
Back
Better
agenda,
this
measure
includes
$18
billion
to
invest
in
VA's
aging
infrastructure,
its
workforce,
and
the
support
… Read More
09.13.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
markup
on
legislative
proposals
to
comply
with
the
reconciliation
directive
included
in
section
2002
of
the
Concurrent
Resolution
on
the
Budget
for
Fiscal
Year
2022,
S.
Con.
Res.
14.
as
part
of
President
Biden's
Build
Back
Better
agenda.
Full
video
of
the
Chairman's
remarks
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
Today's
markup
… Read More
09.11.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
in
recognition
of
the
20th
anniversary
of
9/11.
Mental
health
resources
are
available
for
veterans
who
need
them
here.
Full
video
of
the
Chairman's
remarks
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
20
years
ago,
our
country
was
forever
changed
when
terrorists
hijacked
planes
and
crashed
them
into
the
World
Trade
Center,
the
Pentagon,
and
a
field
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09.08.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
after
the
release
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
2021
National
Veteran
Suicide
Prevention
Annual
Report,
which
notably
showed
a
decrease
from
2018
to
2019
in
veteran
suicide
deaths.
Mental
health
resources
are
available
for
veterans
who
need
them
here.
"I'm
so
heartened
by
today's
data
signaling
that
Congress'
and
VA's
efforts
to
meaningfully
reduce
veteran
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09.08.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
a
Full
Committee
Markup
on
legislative
proposals
to
comply
with
the
reconciliation
directive
included
in
section
2002
of
the
Concurrent
Resolution
on
the
Budget
for
Fiscal
Year
2022,
S.
Con.
Res.
14.
This
proposal
includes
$18
billion
to
invest
in
VA's
aging
infrastructure
and
the
support
structures
that
serve
our
nation's
veterans
as
part
of
President
Biden's
Build
Back
Better
agenda.
The
… Read More
08.31.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
after
the
United
States
completed
its
military
withdrawal
from
Afghanistan.
Mental
health
resources
are
available
for
veterans
who
need
them
here.
"After
nearly
20
years
of
service
and
sacrifice
in
Afghanistan,
our
U.S.
forces
have
officially
withdrawn.
I
know
that
old
wounds
have
reopened
for
many
veterans,
their
families,
caregivers,
and
survivors,
as
the
world
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08.26.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
on
the
terrorist
attacks
in
Kabul,
Afghanistan
today,
which
killed
and
wounded
U.S.
servicemembers.
Mental
health
resources
are
available
for
veterans
who
need
them
here.
"I
want
to
express
my
profound
grief
and
sympathy
for
all
those
who
lost
their
lives
during
the
attacks
in
Kabul
today.
My
thoughts
are
particularly
with
the
family
and
loved
ones
of
our
fallen
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08.24.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
to
encourage
President
Biden
to
consider
extending
the
deadline
for
U.S.
Military
to
remain
in
Afghanistan
to
assist
with
evacuation
efforts
as
veterans
work
to
help
the
Afghan
allies
that
helped
them.
Veterans
who
deployed
to
Afghanistan
and
want
to
help
their
Afghan
allies
attain
a
Special
Immigrant
Visa
(SIV)
can
find
more
information
here.
"As
Chairman
of
the
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08.19.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
after
joining
House
Committee
Chairs
for
a
meeting
with
President
Biden
to
discuss
the
Build
Back
Better
agenda.
"Today's
meeting
made
it
clear
that
we
are
on
track
to
enact
once-in-a-generation
legislation
that
will
better
the
lives
of
our
nation's
veterans
and
all
Americans.
Most
VA
hospitals
are
over
50
years
old,
and
it
is
clear
there
are
places
where
the
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08.05.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
after
VA's
Office
of
Inspector
General
(OIG)
released
two
concerning
reports
regarding
Military
Sexual
Trauma
(MST).
The
first
report
entitled,
"Improvements
Still
Needed
in
Processing
Military
Sexual
Trauma
(MST)
Claims"
details
issues
within
the
Veterans
Benefit
Administration
(VBA)
and
the
second,
"Challenges
for
Military
Sexual
Trauma
Coordinators
and
Culture
of
Safety
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08.02.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
praised
VA
Secretary
Denis
McDonough's
action
to
begin
processing
disability
claims
for
asthma,
rhinitis
and
sinusitis
on
a
presumptive
basis
based
on
presumed
particulate
matter
exposures
during
military
service
in
Southwest
Asia
and
certain
other
areas
in
the
following
statement.
"I
am
pleased
to
see
Secretary
McDonough's
announcement
today
that
VA
will
begin
processing
claims
for
veterans
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07.28.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
a
Full
Committee
Markup
and
passed
eight
bills.
This
legislation
will
expand
mental
healthcare
resources
for
Native
veterans,
support
student
veterans,
improve
the
transition
from
servicemember
to
civilian,
promote
economic
opportunities,
and
study
racial
disparities
in
VA
benefits--all
in
line
with
Chairman
Takano's
priorities.
Full
text
of
the
legislation
can
be
found
here.
"Throughout
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
our
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07.27.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
two
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
in
line
with
Chairman
Takano's
priorities.
These
bills
will
help
modernize
VA
medical
facilities
and
ensure
opioids
can
be
safely
disposed.
Rep.
Allred,
Rep.
Miller-Meeks,
and
Rep.
Trone
introduced
companion
legislation
in
the
House.
"If
we're
going
to
build
back
veterans'
trust
in
VA,
we
have
to
start
making
serious
investments
in
the
outdated
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07.26.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
praised
VA
Secretary
McDonough's
decision
to
require
COVID-19
vaccines
for
all
Title
38
VA
providers--
including
physicians,
dentists,
podiatrists,
optometrists,
registered
nurses,
physician
assistants,
expanded-function
dental
auxiliaries,
and
chiropractors--
in
the
following
statement.
"I
firmly
support
Secretary
McDonough's
decision
to
require
COVID-19
vaccines
for
all
Title
38
VA
providers.
… Read More
07.21.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.),
and
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chairman
Frank
J.
Mrvan
(D-Ind.)
introduced
the
VA
Electronic
Health
Record
Transparency
Act
after
today's
Subcommittee
hearing.
Following
two
major
Inspector
General
reports
detailing
significant
issues
with
VA's
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
(EHRM)
project,
this
legislation
will
force
VA
to
account
for
all
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