03.10.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
the
American
Rescue
Plan,
which
includes
several
key
provisions
that
will
help
veterans
recover
from
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
"As
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
I
know
how
critical
the
American
Rescue
Plan
will
be
for
our
veterans,"
said
Chairman
Takano.
"Too
many
veterans
are
struggling
to
find
work
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03.09.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.)
released
the
following
statements
after
H.R.
1276,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Veterans'
and
Caregivers'
COVID-19
Immunizations
Now
Expanded
Act
of
2021or
the
VA
VACCINE
Act
of
2021
unanimously
passed
the
House
of
Representatives.
This
bipartisan
bill
expands
VA's
authority
to
provide
COVID-19
vaccines
to
all
veterans
and
their
caregivers
and
earned
the
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03.08.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.)
released
the
following
statements
before
H.R.
1276,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Veterans'
and
Caregivers'
COVID-19
Immunizations
Now
Expanded
Act
of
2021or
the
VA
VACCINE
Act
comes
up
for
a
vote
in
the
House
of
Representatives.
This
bipartisan
bill
expands
VA's
authority
to
provide
COVID-19
vaccines
to
all
veterans
and
their
caregivers.
Within
a
week
of
… Read More
03.04.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
announced
a
new
Committee
investigation
examining
the
targeted
recruitment
of
veterans
by
extremist
groups.
This
investigation
is
a
natural
successor
to
the
Committee's
prior
investigation
into
disinformation
on
social
media,
initially
brought
to
light
by
Vietnam
Veterans
of
America,
and
Committee
report,
entitled
"Hijacking
our
Heroes,"
which
highlights
spoofing
as
one
of
the
primary
tools
for
recruitment
used
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02.24.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
--
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.)
introduced
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Veterans'
and
Caregivers'
COVID-19
Immunizations
Now
Expanded
Act
of
2021or
the
VA
VACCINE
Act.
This
bipartisan
bill
is
a
critical
fix
to
expand
VA's
ability
to
provide
COVID-19
vaccines
to
veterans
and
their
caregivers.
Under
this
legislation,
VA
can
provide
vaccines
to
all
veterans-including
those
not
currently
… Read More
02.24.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
--
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
that
four
new
Veterans
Service
Organizations
(VSOs)
will
be
invited
to
this
year's
VSO
legislative
presentations.
Following
Chairman
Takano's
push,
representatives
from
the
National
Congress
of
American
Indians
(NCAI),
the
National
Association
for
Black
Veterans
(NABVETS),
Minority
Veterans
of
America
(MVA),
and
the
National
Coalition
for
Homeless
Veterans
(NCHV)
will
join
the
VSO
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02.22.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
--
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
his
priorities
for
the
Committee
during
the
117th
Congress.
"From
finally
getting
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
veterans
the
benefits
they've
earned
to
passing
the
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act
and
making
real
strides
to
reduce
veteran
suicide,
I'm
so
proud
of
what
we
accomplished
in
the
116th
Congress.
But
our
work
is
not
done,"
said
Chairman
Takano.
"That's
why
I
am
announcing
our
Committee's
top
nine
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02.18.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations
Chair
Chris
Pappas
(D-NH)
released
the
following
statements
praising
VA's
decision
to
pause
debt
collection
owed
to
both
the
Veterans
Benefits
Administration
(VBA)
and
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA)
through
September
30th
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
"The
economic
turmoil
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
has
left
our
country
reeling-now,
as
… Read More
02.11.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Committee
passed
its
portion
of
the
American
Rescue
Plan,
the
A.N.S.
to
Committee
Print-Providing
for
reconciliation
to
S.
Con.
Res.
5,
the
Concurrent
Resolution
on
the
Budget
for
Fiscal
Year
2021
from
Chairman
Takano.
"As
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
I
am
painfully
aware
of
the
toll
this
pandemic
has
taken
on
our
nation's
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02.11.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
announced
the
Vice
Chair
and
Subcommittee
assignments
for
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
during
the
117th
Congress
following
the
Democratic
Caucus
Organizing
meeting.
The
full
list
of
Vice
Chair,
Subcommittee
Chairs,
and
Subcommittee
assignments
can
be
found
below:
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Vice
Chair:
Congressman
Mike
Levin
(CA-49)
Subcommittee
on
Health:
Chair:
Congresswoman
Julia
Brownley
(CA-26)
Members:
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02.10.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
released
the
following
statement
announcing
the
Democratic
members
who
will
serve
on
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
for
the
117th
Congress.
"I
am
pleased
to
welcome
the
members
who
will
make
up
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
for
the
117thCongress,"
said
Chairman
Takano.
"With
members
representing
nearly
750,000
veterans
and
even
five
veteran
members
themselves,
our
Committee
members
will
bring
a
deep
understanding
of
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02.08.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
Denis
McDonough
was
confirmed
by
the
Senate
as
the
new
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
"I
am
so
thrilled
to
welcome
our
new
Secretary
of
Veterans
Affairs,
Denis
McDonough,"
said
Chairman
Takano.
"I
know
that
Secretary
McDonough
will
be
the
right
person
to
lead
VA
and
ensure
that
all
veterans--
regardless
of
gender,
sexual
orientation,
gender
… Read More
02.05.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Congresswoman
Julia
Brownley
(D-Calif.),
who
led
the
Women
Veterans
Task
Force
during
the
116th
Congress,
released
the
following
statements
after
the
Washington,
D.C.
VA
Medical
Center
(VAMC)
Director
Michael
Heimall
welcomed
Committee
staff
this
week
to
discuss
ongoing
efforts
to
address
sexual
harassment
and
assault
at
VA
facilities.
"As
we've
known
for
some
time,
VA
provides
world
class
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02.03.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
on
the
House
floor
in
favor
of
H.Con.Res.
11,
FY
2021
Budget
Resolution
to
ensure
the
federal
government
provides
direct
relief
to
the
American
people
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
See
a
video
of
Chairman
Takano's
floor
speech
here
and
his
remarks
as
prepared
below.
Video
of
Chairman
Takano's
remarks.
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
As
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
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02.02.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Acting
Under
Secretary
for
Health
Dr.
Richard
Stone,
and
U.S.
Capitol
Police
(USCP)
Acting
Chief
Yogananda
D.
Pittman
jointly
announced
the
deployment
of
critical
resources
through
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs'
Veterans
Health
Administration
to
ensure
those
impacted
by
the
events
of
January
6th
can
access
support
and
mental
health
resources
needed
during
this
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01.28.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Rep.
Mike
Levin
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statements
regarding
news
that
the
National
Guard
servicemembers
guarding
the
Capitol
will
qualify
for
critical
GI
Bill
benefits.
"While
I
am
pleased
that
the
National
Guard
members
protecting
our
Capitol
will
be
able
to
earn
GI
Bill
benefits
for
their
service,
this
confusion
was
another
poignant
reminder
that
too
often
servicemembers
taking
on
… Read More
01.26.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
penned
an
op-ed
in
Military
Times
laying
out
his
priorities
for
the
117th
Congress
and
his
hopes
for
a
VA
under
Secretary-designate
Denis
McDonough.
The
last
four
years
have
been
tumultuous
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA).
In
that
time,
the
department
responsible
for
serving
our
veterans
has
confronted
a
global
pandemic,
provided
its
Fourth
Mission
support
to
serve
as
our
country's
… Read More
01.20.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
regarding
staff
changes
to
the
Committee
and
the
appointment
of
Committee
Staff
Director
Ray
Kelley
as
Veteran
Service
Organization
Liaison
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
"It
is
with
great
pleasure
that
I
congratulate
my
advisor
and
friend,
Ray
Kelley,
on
his
appointment
as
VSO
Liaison
for
VA
in
the
Biden
Administration.
Ray
has
been
a
tremendous
support
and
… Read More
01.08.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
due
to
Secretary
Wilkie's
silence
on
the
insurrection
at
the
Capitol
on
Wednesday--
he
was
the
last
Cabinet
member
to
respond.
Given
the
handling
of
a
sexual
assault
allegation
at
a
VA
facility,
Chairman
Takano
led
the
charge
to
call
for
Secretary
Wilkie's
resignation
in
December
and
was
joined
by
the
Big
6
Veteran
Service
Organizations
and
many
lawmakers,
including
… Read More
12.18.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
statement
below
following
last
night's
VA
town
hall
on
Military
Sexual
Trauma
(MST)
which
reportedly
patched
countless
veterans
into
the
event
with
little
or
no
warning,
without
informed
consent,
leaving
many
traumatized.
"Despite
the
superior
ability
of
clinical
professionals
across
the
Department
to
provide
specialty
care
for
survivors
of
military
sexual
trauma,
this
incident
is
… Read More
