06.18.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-
Calif.),
Women
Veterans
Task
Force
and
Subcommittee
on
Health
Chair
Julia
Brownley
(D-Calif.),
and
Representative
Kathleen
Rice
(D-N.Y),
who
introduced
H.R.
3010,
the
Honoring
All
Veterans
Act,
led
a
letter
calling
on
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Robert
Wilkie
to
update
VA's
exclusionary
motto
to
reflect
our
country's
growing
diversity.
They
were
joined
by
Reps.
Lamb
(D-Pa.),
Sablan
(D-M.P.),
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06.17.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
regarding
the
release
of
the
President's
Roadmap
to
Empower
Veterans
and
End
a
National
Tragedy
of
Suicide
(PREVENTS)
report:
"It
is
disappointing
that
the
President's
PREVENTS
report
was
advanced
with
limited
input
from
Veteran
Services
Organizations
and
the
lawmakers
charged
with
implementing
veterans
policy
and
working
on
behalf
of
our
nation's
veterans.
Tepid
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06.11.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
openingremarks
before
the
first
full
committee
hybrid
hearing
since
the
COVID-19
pandemic
forced
Congress
to
go
virtual
entitled,
"Assessing
VA's
Response
to
the
COVID-19
Pandemic:
90
Days
Later."
Despite
this
crisis,
the
Committee
has
never
stopped
working
for
America's
veterans-since
the
pandemic
began,
the
Committee
has
passed
six
bills,
sent
nine
letters,
and
held
four
virtual
forums
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06.09.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA —
Last
week,
House
Committee
of
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.) spoke
with
Lieutenant
General
Dana
T.
Atkins,
President
of
the Military
Officers
Association
of
America (MOAA),
about
VA's
response
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic, how
the
restructuring
of DoD’s medical
treatment
facilities
has impacted
MOAA
members, as
well
as how Representative
Mike
Levin's Guard
and
Reserve
GI
Bill
Parity
Act (H.R.
5870) can
help
achieve
parity
for
members
of
the National
Guard
and
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06.05.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-
Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chair
Susie
Lee
(D-Nev.)
released
the
following
statements
regarding
GAO's
new
report
entitled,
"Electronic
Health
Records:
Ongoing
Stakeholder
Involvement
Needed
in
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs'
Modernization
Effort."
This
report
was
prepared
at
the
request
of
the
Committee
to
examine
VA's
process
as
they
configure
the
new
Cerner
Electronic
Health
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06.04.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA--
This
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Jeremy
Butler,
CEO
of
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
Veterans
of
America
(IAVA),
about
VA's
response
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
as
well
as
veterans'
mental
health,
toxic
exposure,
and
VA's
push
to
add
its
exclusionary
and
outdated
motto
to
all
VA
cemeteries.
See
the
full
conversation
with
Jeremy
Butler
here.
View
their
full
conversation
here
"As
you
know,
veteran
suicide
prevention
is
my
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06.02.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
This
week,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
retired
Brigadier
General
J.
Roy
Robinson,
President
of
the
National
Guard
Association
of
the
United
States
(NGAUS),
about
how
National
Guard
members
are
serving
throughout
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
how
Congress
can
better
support
them.
They
also
discussed
Representative
Mike
Levin's
Guard
and
Reserve
GI
Bill
Parity
Act
(H.R.
5870)
that
would
be
an
important
step
towards
achieving
parity
… Read More
06.01.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Last
week,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Dr.
Josh
Sharfstein,
Vice
Dean
of
Public
Health
and
Community
Engagement
at
Johns
Hopkins
University,
to
discuss
their
innovative
contact
tracing
training
to
slow
the
spread
of
COVID-19
and
how
veterans
can
get
involved.
This
training
is
especially
critical
as
veteran
unemployment
climbed
to
nearly
12
percent
last
month-veterans
are
already
uniquely
skilled
to
step
up
in
times
of
crisis
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05.29.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
led
a
letter
to
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Robert
Wilkie
requesting
additional
data
on
the
impact
of
COVID-19
on
minority
veterans
and
veterans
of
color.
Chairman
Takano
was
joined
by
Congressional
Hispanic
Caucus
Chair
Joaquin
Castro,
Congressional
Asian
Pacific
American
Caucus
Chair
Judy
Chu,
and
Congressional
Black
Caucus
Chair
Karen
Bass
in
sending
the
letter.
The
Members
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05.28.20 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
all
three
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
During
the
ongoing
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
Committee
has
continued
to
work
virtually
to
ensure
we
can
provide
high
quality
care
and
benefits
to
our
nation's
veterans.
The
bills
passed
today
showcase
our
commitment
to
veterans
and
their
families
by
increasing
veterans'
disability
compensation,
allocating
funds
for
medical
facility
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05.27.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Last
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
led
a
letter
sent
to
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Robert
Wilkie
urging
VA
to
fully
and
fairly
implement
paid
sick
leave
and
telework
policies
and
procedures
after
hearing
that
some
VA
employees
had
been
unfairly
denied
these
key
benefits
that
keep
them
safe
and
healthy
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Sadly,
at
least
one
VA
employee
denied
paid
sick
leave
died
after
exposure
to
COVID-19
… Read More
05.22.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
in
recognition
of
Memorial
Day
2020.
"As
the
nation
continues
to
respond
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
Memorial
Day
will
look
a
little
different
this
year-but
it
remains
our
solemn
duty
to
honor
our
fallen
heroes
and
mark
this
moment
despite
the
uncertainty
of
our
time.
Throughout
this
crisis,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
has
worked
diligently
to
ensure
VA
is
fully
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05.15.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
statement
below
following
the
historic
passage
of
H.
Res.
965
which
allows
Committee's
to
conduct
remote
proceedings
during
the
public
health
emergency
due
to
COVID-19:
"Despite
working
virtually
to
ensure
the
safety
of
our
witnesses,
stakeholders,
and
staff,
our
Committee
has
relentlessly
worked
to
advocate
for
veterans
and
fulfill
our
oversight
of
VA's
response
to
this
crisis.
We
led
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05.15.20 •
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
Heroes
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:
The
public
health
emergency
our
country
is
facing
requires
immediate,
bold
action.
That's
why
I
rise
today
in
support
of
H.R.
6800,
the
Heroes
Act.
The
Heroes
Act
will
provide
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05.15.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
This
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Jose
Ramos,
Wounded
Warrior
Project's
(WWP)
Vice
President
of
Government
and
Community
Relations,
to
discuss
the
unique
challenges
faced
by
women
veterans
during
the
pandemic
and
veterans'
ability
to
access
healthcare
while
unemployed.
See
the
full
conversation
with
the
Wounded
Warrior
Project
here.
Watch
the
full
conversation
here.
"I
cherish
and
value
the
partnership
that
the
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05.14.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
This
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
sent
a
joint
letter
with
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kan.)
and
Ranking
Member
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
requesting
a
Government
Accountability
Office
(GAO)
report
on
the
use
and
management
of
the
emergency
relief
funds
that
were
appropriated
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
following
passage
of
the
CARES
Act.
In
their
… Read More
05.12.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
–
Today,
after
introducing
the
Heroes
Act,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
regarding
the
Committee’s
new
legislation
to
aid
veterans
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
ensure
VA
can
continue
to
serve
our
nation’s
veterans
as
we
address
this
public
health
emergency.
“As
veteran
unemployment
skyrockets
to
12
percent
and
VA
steps
up
to
serve
both
our
nation’s
veterans
and
… Read More
05.08.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
after
the
announcement
that
April's
veteran
unemployment
numbers
rose
to
nearly
twelve
percent.
"The
COVID-19
crisis
has
seriously
impacted
our
country's
economy
and
laid
bare
that
our
veterans
are
not
immune
to
this
financial
instability.
As
unemployment
numbers
have
skyrocketed
nationwide,
veterans
have
been
hit
hard
as
well,
and
this
month
veteran
unemployment
soared
… Read More
05.08.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-This
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
John
Rowan,
the
Vietnam
Veterans
of
America
(VVA)
National
President,
to
discuss
how
their
members
are
adapting
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
social
distancing
practices--
especially
in
light
of
Vietnam
veterans
being
at
increased
risk
of
contracting
the
novel
coronavirus
as
a
result
of
many
veterans
having
pre-existing
conditions.
See
the
full
conversation
with
the
Vietnam
Veterans
of
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05.07.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Last
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Randy
Reese,
Executive
Director
of
the
Disabled
American
Veterans
(DAV),
to
discuss
how
their
members
are
impacted
by
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
concerns
about
caregiver
benefits
and
VA
staffing.
See
the
full
conversation
with
the
Disabled
American
Veterans
here.
Watch
the
full
conversation
here.
"Thankfully
I'm
hearing
that
VA
has
been
doing
outreach
on
mental
health,
and
I
am
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