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
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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
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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
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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
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12.16.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)and
Rep.
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
the
Chairman
and
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
and
Senator
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Senator
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kans.)
the
Ranking
Member
and
Chairman
of
the
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
released
the
following
statements
after
the
House
and
Senate
passed
H.R
7105,
As
Amended,
the
Johnny
Isakson
and
David
P.
Roe,
M.D.
Veterans
Health
Care
and
Benefits
Improvement
Act
of
… Read More
12.16.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement showcasing the major
provisions
the Committee secured
for
our
nation’s
veterans in H.R.
7105,
As
Amended,
the Johnny
Isakson
and
David
P.
Roe,
M.D.
Veterans
Health
Care
and
Benefits
Improvement
Act
of
2020. This
end
of
year
legislative
package
is
built
around Rep.
Levin’s
Dependable
Employment
… Read More
12.10.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
President-elect
Biden
announced
he
would
nominate
Denis
McDonough
to
serve
as
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs:
"I
want
to
congratulate
Secretary-designate
Denis
McDonough--
President-elect
Biden's
nominee
for
Secretary
of
VA.
He
has
a
demonstrated
record
of
solving
problems.
I
am
confident
that
he
understands
the
importance
of
healthcare
and
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12.10.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
after
the
VA
Office
of
Inspector
General
(OIG)
released
their
report
entitled,
"Senior
VA
Officials'
Response
to
a
Veteran's
Sexual
Assault
Allegations."
"It
should
not
need
to
be
said,
but
due
to
Secretary
Wilkie's
baseless
attacks
on
a
fellow
veteran
and
member
of
my
staff,
let
me
say
clearly-
Andrea
Goldstein
is
a
Lieutenant
Commander
in
the
United
States
Navy
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12.07.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
regarding
the
ongoing
work
of
the
Committee
to
secure
key
provisions
in
the
National
Defense
Authorization
Act
on
behalf
of
our
nation's
veterans.
"Even
as
the
end
of
the
116th
Congress
approaches,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
continues
to
advocate
for
our
nation's
veterans
and
successfully
secured
major
provisions
in
this
year's
National
Defense
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12.07.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
President
Trump
signed
his
landmark
veteran
suicide
prevention
legislation-the
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act--
into
law.
Watch
full
video
statement
from
Chairman
Takano
here.
"This
weekend,
the
President
signed
the
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act
into
law,
marking
real
progress
in
our
work
to
reduce
veteran
suicide.
"This
bill
contains
nine
provisions
-
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12.04.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Democratic
Caucus
re-elected
him
as
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
for
the
117th
Congress:
"I
am
grateful
to
my
Democratic
colleagues
for
electing
me
to
continue
in
my
role
as
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
for
the
117th
Congress.
Being
Chairman
of
this
Committee
has
been
enormously
satisfying
because
of
what
we
can
-
… Read More
12.03.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
Rep.
Mike
Bost's
(R-Ill.)
selection
to
serve
as
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
in
the
117th
Congress:
"As
we
prepare
for
the
117th
Congress,
I
want
to
congratulate
Marine
veteran,
Rep.
Bost--
our
Committee's
new
Ranking
Member,
and
I
look
forward
to
building
on
the
legacy
of
Dr.
Roe,"
said
Chairman
Takano."Throughout
his
time
on
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12.02.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs approved “Hijacking
our
Heroes” as
an
official
Committee
report into
the
public
record.
This
report, detailing internet
spoofing--
the
act
of
disguising
an
electronic
communication
from
an unknown source to
make
the
communication
look
like
it
is
from
a known,
trusted source-- is
based
off
the
Committee’s November
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11.17.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-Last
night,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
all
three
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
Even
as
the
116th
Congress
comes
to
a
close,
the
Committee
has
continued
its
critical
oversight
and
legislative
work-the
bills
passed
today
showcase
that
commitment
to
veterans
and
their
families
by
increasing
accessibility
for
disabled
veterans
across
all
of
VA's
websites,
files,
and
apps,
naming
the
VA
Clinic
in
Bozeman,
… Read More
11.12.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
VA's
2020
National
Veteran
Suicide
Prevention
Annual
Reportdetailing
the
first
two
years
of
the
Trump
Administration's
efforts
to
reduce
veteran
suicide.
"While
the
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act
and
Commander
John
Scott
Hannon
Veterans
Mental
Health
Improvement
Act
were
major
steps
forward
in
the
fight
to
reduce
veteran
suicide,
there's
still
so
much
more
… Read More
11.11.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
in
recognition
of
Veterans
Day:
Watch
Chairman
Takano's
full
video
statement
here.
"Our
armed
forces
have
long
been
a
living
example
of
our
country's
'Melting
Pot.'
Throughout
our
history,
men
and
women,
LGBTQ
individuals,
Native
Americans,
and
members
of
the
Black,
Hispanic,
and
Asian
communities
have
proudly
served
our
country
to
defend
their
freedoms,
… Read More
11.10.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
along
with
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Chairman
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kans.)
released
the
following
statements
after
the
U.S.
Senate
unanimously
passed
Chairman
Takano's
H.R.
8247,
the
Veterans'
Comprehensive
Prevention,
Access
to
Care,
and
Treatment
Act
of
2020,
or
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act,
featuring
9
provisions
to
help
… Read More
10.02.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
are
expressing
serious
concerns
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
over
whether
the
Department
is
fully
prepared
to
launch
the
significant
expansion
of
the
Program
of
Comprehensive
Assistance
for
Family
Caregivers
Program
(PCAFC)
that
was
announced
yesterday-a
move
that
will
allow
Pre-9/11
veterans
to
apply
for
the
program
… Read More
09.23.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
all
five
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
This
legislation
will
reform
VA's
debt
collection
process
and
support
homeless
veterans
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
as
well
as
help
reduce
veteran
suicide
through
Chairman
Takano's
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act
and
the
Commander
John
Scott
Hannon
Veterans
Mental
Health
Care
Improvement
Act
of
2019.
A
full
list
of
bills
passed
can
be
found
… Read More
