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outdated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.
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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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07.21.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
praised
the
settlement
agreement
between
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
and
the
American
Federation
of
Government
Employees
(AFGE),
the
labor
union
representing
the
largest
number
of
the
agency's
employees,
in
the
following
statement.
"This
agreement
is
a
major
step
toward
re-establishing
stronger
worker
rights
and
protections
for
all
VA
employees.
I
applaud
AFGE
and
VA
for
finding
common
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07.21.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
a
hearing
entitled,
"Domestic
Violent
Extremist
Groups
and
the
Recruitment
of
Veterans."
The
hearing,
based
on
the
Committee's
investigation
that
started
last
fall,
will
focus
on
understanding
who
domestic
violent
extremist
groups
like
the
Oath
Keepers,
Three
Percenters,
Proud
Boys,
and
others
are,
why
they
target
veterans,
and
how
the
Committee
can
help
these
veterans.
The
hearing
will
take
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07.08.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chairman
Frank
J.
Mrvan
(D-Ind.)
and
Full
Committee
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statements
after
the
release
of
two
Inspector
General
reports
on
VA's
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
(EHRM)
Program
entitled
"Unreliable
Information
Technology
Infrastructure
Cost
Estimates
for
the
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
Program"
and
"Training
Deficiencies
with
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06.24.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
after
his
landmark
legislation,
H.R.
3967,
the Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021 or
the Honoring
our
PACT
Act passed
in the
Full
Committee
Markup. With 25
original
cosponsors—including
all
HVAC
Democrats--
and
the
support
of 9
Veteran
Service
Organizations,
this
critical
bipartisan
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06.24.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
H.R.
239,
the
Equal
Access
to
Contraception
for
Veterans
Act,
introduced
by
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Subcommittee
on
Health
Chairwoman
Julia
Brownley.
This
legislation
passed
through
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
with
bipartisan
support
and
passed
the
House
unanimously
last
Congress,
but
failed
to
pass
on
the
House
floor
last
week
after
the
Family
Research
Council
mobilized
the
Freedom
Caucus
against
the
bill.
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06.21.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
a
Full
Committee
Markup
on
his
landmark
legislation,
H.R.
3967,
the
Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021
or
the
Honoring
our
PACT
Act.
With
25
original
cosponsors-including
all
HVAC
Democrats--
and
the
support
of
9
Veteran
Service
Organizations,
this
critical
bipartisan
legislation
will
comprehensively
address
toxic
exposure.
The
Committee
will
mark
up
the
bill
in
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06.19.21 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
applauding
the
announcement
by
Denis
McDonough,
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs,
that
VA
will
begin
the
first
steps
to
expand
care
to
include
gender
confirmation
surgery
for
transgender
veterans.
Secretary
McDonough
spoke
at
the
Orlando
VAMC
to
celebrate
Pride
month
and
mark
the
passage
of
5
years
since
the
Pulse
nightclub
shooting.
Statement
as
follows:
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06.17.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
introduced
his
monumental Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021 or
the Honoring
our
PACT
Act with
25
original
cosponsors—including
all
HVAC
Democrats.
This
critical
bipartisan
legislation
will
finally
address
toxic
exposure
as
a
cost
of
war
and
is
based
off
15
proposals
from
Members
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle.
Reps.
Elaine
Luria
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06.15.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives passed
all
8
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
legislation
that helps
create
a
more
welcoming
and
accessible
VA,
promotes
women’s
health,
and
provides more
rigorous
oversight
of
both
VA
and
VA’s
police
force,” said
Chairman
Takano. “I’m
grateful
my
colleagues
in
the
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06.11.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
introduced
legislationrequiring
an
examination
of
racial
disparities
concerning
veteran
benefits.
Senator
Reverend
Raphael
Warnock
previously
introduced
companion
legislation
in
the
Senate
in
March.
This
bill
calls
on
the
Government
Accountability
Office
(GAO)
to
assess
racial
disparities
regarding
VA
disability
and
other
benefits
programs
based
on
demographic
characteristics
and
requires
the
Secretary
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06.10.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
after
Dr.
Richard
Stone
(Retired
U.S.
Army
Maj.
Gen.)
announced
he
is
stepping
down
as
VA
Under
Secretary
for
Health.
"Dr.
Stone
has
been
an
invaluable
partner
to
me
and
this
Committee
these
past
few
years.
He
worked
tirelessly
to
help
VA
through
an
unprecedented
public
health
crisis.
Although
we
may
have
had
our
policy
disagreements,
Dr.
Stone
never
allowed
those
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06.08.21 •
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,
"U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Budget
Request
for
Fiscal
Year
2022."
The
Committee
heard
from
VA
Secretary
Denis
McDonough,
VA
officials,
and
VSO
leaders
about
the
Fiscal
Year
2022
budget
request
and
how
it
aligns
with
VA's
initiatives
and
priorities.
Full
video
of
the
Chairman's
remarks
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
as
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06.02.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
widespread
Veteran
Service
Organization
(VSO)
support
for
the
monumental Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021 or
the Honoring
our
PACT
Act.
Leaders
from
the
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars
of
the
U.S.
(VFW),
Disabled
American
Veterans
(DAV),
The
American
Legion
(TAL),
Paralyzed
Veterans
of
America
(PVA),
Wounded
Warrior
Project
(WWP),
Iraq
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05.27.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
before
the
full
Committee
hearing
entitled,
"Investing
in
a
Better
VA:
Examining
the
Role
of
Infrastructure
in
Veterans'
Access
to
Care
and
Benefits."
The
Committee
heard
from
VA
officials,
outside
experts,
and
VSO
leaders
about
the
American
Jobs
Plan
and
how
to
build
back
all
VA's
infrastructure
-
the
physical
buildings,
human
capital,
and
systems
of
support
that
serve
our
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