04.29.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Last
night,
President
Trump
signed
HR.
6322,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Takano
and
Ranking
Member
Roe's
bipartisan
Student
Veteran
Coronavirus
Response
Act
of
2020
(H.R.
6322)
into
law.
The
legislation,
which
passed
through
the
House
in
March
with
more
than
51
cosponsors
and
wide
VSO
support,
will
help
minimize
the
impact
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
on
student
veterans
as
schools
and
universities
take
proactive
measures
to
mitigate
the
spread
of
the
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04.28.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
in
the
first
live,
public,
and
entirely
virtual,
bipartisan
congressional
forum
entitled
"Coronavirus
Pandemic
Response:
The
Impact
of
Economic
and
Healthcare
Services
on
Homeless
Veterans
in
America"
featuring
Kathryn
Monet,
Chief
Executive
Officer
at
the
National
Coalition
for
Homeless
Veterans.
A
Link
To
The
Video
of
Chairman
Takano's
historic
opening
statement
and
remarks
as
… Read More
04.27.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
during
Sexual
Assault
Awareness
Month,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
sent
a
bipartisan
letter
with
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Robert
Wilkie
highlighting
the
need
for
increased
support
for
survivors
of
military
sexual
trauma
(MST)--
especially
as
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
social-distancing
may
exacerbate
stressors
for
these
veterans.
Following
a
joint
hearing
of
the
House
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04.24.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
This
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Student
Veterans
of
America's
President
Jared
Lyon
to
discuss
how
student
veterans
are
impacted
by
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
With
schools
rightly
taking
proactive
measures
to
mitigate
the
spread
of
coronavirus,
many
veterans
are
left
uncertain
about
their
GI
Bill
benefits,
housing,
and
work
study
programs.
Chairman
Takano's
legislation,
the
Student
Veteran
Coronavirus
Response
Act
of
2020,
… Read More
04.22.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
called
on
Department
of
Treasury
Secretary
Steve
Mnuchin,
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Robert
Wilkie,
and
Internal
Revenue
Service
(IRS)
Commissioner
Charles
Rettig
to
automatically
provide
the
additional
CARES
Act
economic
impact
payments
for
veterans
with
children
living
at
home
in
a
letter
sent
Wednesday.
Following
a
push
from
Chairman
Takano
pressing
for
automatic
payments
of
stimulus
… Read More
04.20.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
sent
a
bipartisan
letter
with
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
to
Secretary
Wilkie
calling
on
VA
to
postpone
their
planned
elimination
of
the
48-hour
review
period
in
the
disability
claims
process
and
work
with
Veterans
Service
Organizations
(VSOs)
to
consider
alternatives
to
a
complete
elimination
of
this
review.
Six
major
VSOs
already
expressed
their
concern
over
the
decision
in
a
letter
to
… Read More
04.17.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA.
-
Today,
following
calls
from
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
and
Richard
Neal
(D-Mass.),
Chairman
of
the
House
Ways
and
Means
Committee,
VA,
the
Treasury
Department,
and
Internal
Revenue
Service
(IRS)
announced
plans
to
automatically
identify
and
distribute
COVID-19
stimulus
checks
to
our
most
vulnerable
veterans.
Today's
decision
ensures
these
individuals--
including
homeless
veterans
and
those
relying
primarily
on
VA
benefits,
who
… Read More
04.16.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
led
a
letter
sent
to
White
House
Coronavirus
Task
Force
Chair
Vice
President
Pence
and
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
Acting
Director
Vought
urging
the
administration
to
break
the
"logjam"
and
allow
VA
to
cooperate
with
Congress
and
provide
key
documents
essential
to
empowering
lawmakers
with
the
ability
to
aid
America's
veterans.
Despite
dozens
of
requests
for
information,
the
Committee
has
not
… Read More
04.15.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
This
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Dr.
Lynn
Bufka,
the
Associate
Executive
Director
of
Practice
Research
and
Policy
at
the
American
Psychological
Association,
to
learn
how
veterans
can
mentally
and
physically
take
care
of
themselves
and
support
their
communities
and
at-risk
veterans
throughout
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
As
the
spread
and
uncertainty
of
the
pandemic
has
increased
stress
and
anxiety
for
many
veterans,
Dr.
… Read More
04.14.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
following
reporting
in
CNBC
that
as
many
as
2
million
veterans
could
miss
out
on
the
federal
stimulus
payments,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
strengthened
his
call
for
U.S.
Department
of
Treasury
Secretary
Steve
Mnuchin
and
Internal
Revenue
Service
(IRS)
Commissioner
Charles
Rettig
to
automatically
distribute
COVID-19
stimulus
checks
to
our
most
vulnerable
veterans-
including
homeless
veterans
and
those
relying
primarily
on
VA
… Read More
04.13.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
announced
the
postponement
of
all
previously
scheduled
Committee
hearings
through
May
1st,
2020
to
mitigate
the
spread
of
COVID-19:
"Throughout
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
has
relentlessly
worked
to
advocate
for
veterans
and
fulfill
our
oversight
of
VA's
response
to
this
crisis.
However,
given
the
continued
public
health
risk
posed
by
COVID-19,
the
Committee
will
… Read More
04.08.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-
Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chair
Susie
Lee
(D-Nev.)
released
the
following
statement
regarding
VA's
delay
of
the
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
(EHRM)
project.
Last
Friday,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
announced
the
delay
due
to
the
necessary
reallocation
of
staff
to
combat
the
COVID-19
pandemic:
"As
we've
said
many
times
before,
if
VA
is
not
ready,
the
… Read More
04.03.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Leaders
from
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
and
Ways
and
Means
Committees
today
called
on
U.S.
Department
of
Treasury
(Treasury)
Secretary
Steven
Mnuchin
and
Internal
Revenue
Service
(IRS)
Commissioner
Charles
Rettig
to
automatically
provide
the
economic
impact
payments
authorized
by
the
CARES
Act
to
people
who
receive
Supplemental
Security
Income
(SSI)
and
to
individuals
who
receive
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
compensation
and
pensions.
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
… Read More
03.31.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe's
(R-Tenn.)
bipartisan
Student
Veteran
Coronavirus
Response
Act
of
2020
(H.R.
6322).
This
key
legislation-
introduced
last
week
with
more
than
51
cosponsors
and
wide
VSO
support-
expands
on
language
passed
in
S.
3503
and
signed
into
law
to
further
minimize
the
impact
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
on
student
veterans
as
schools
… Read More
03.27.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
on
the
House
floor
in
favor
of
the
Senate
amendment
to
HR
748
"Coronavirus
Aid,
Relief,
and
Economic
Security
Act,
or
CARES
Act."
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:
Mr.
Speaker,
I
rise
in
support
of
S.
748
the
CARES
Act.
571
veterans
in
the
VA's
healthcare
system
… Read More
03.23.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
regarding
the
Committee's
ongoing
efforts
to
protect
veterans
from
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
ensure
VA
can
continue
to
carry
out
their
first
mission
--
serving
our
nation's
veterans
--
as
we
confront
a
national
emergency.
"In
order
to
address
the
coronavirus
pandemic,
I've
worked
ardently
to
advocate
for
our
veterans,"
said
Chairman
Mark
Takano.
"It
is
crucial
that
… Read More
03.23.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
introduced
the
bipartisan
Student
Veteran
Coronavirus
Response
Act
of
2020
--
key
legislation
to
minimize
the
impact
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
on
student
veterans
as
schools
and
universities
have
taken
proactive
measures
to
mitigate
the
spread
of
the
virus.
"As
we
respond
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic,
we
cannot
forget
about
our
student
veterans.
This
bill
… Read More
03.18.20 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
led
a
bipartisan
letter
with
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
and
25
of
their
Committee
colleagues
to
Secretary
Wilkie
asking
for
answers
on
VA's
response
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
in
addition
to
daily
and
weekly
updates.
It
is
crucial
that
VA
is
prepared
to
care
for
their
first
mission--
serving
our
nation's
veterans--
even
as
we
work
to
address
a
national
emergency.
Chairman
Takano
and
… Read More
03.16.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
made
the
following
statement
to
announce
the
postponement
of
all
previously
scheduled
Committee
hearings
between
March
23rd
to
April
3rd,
2020
to
mitigate
spread
of
COVID-19:
"Due
to
the
public
health
risk
posed
by
the
COVID-19
coronavirus
pandemic
and
the
uncertainty
of
the
House
of
Representatives
voting
schedule,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
will
postpone
all
hearings
currently
scheduled
… Read More
03.13.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
made
the
following
statement
on
actions
the
Committee
is
taking
or
has
planned
to
protect
veterans
from
COVID-19
and
VA's
ability
to
carry
out
its
unique
missions:
"The
increase
in
COVID-19
cases
has
prompted
local
and
state
governments,
the
private
sector,
and
nonprofit
organizations
to
take
actions
intended
to
contain
the
outbreak
among
the
American
population.
"As
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
… Read More
