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
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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
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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
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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
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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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05.06.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Last
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Carl
Blake,
Paralyzed
Veterans
of
America's
(PVA)
Executive
Director,
to
discuss
concerns
regarding
access
to
caregivers
and
VA's
tightened
restrictions
for
routine
care
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
See
the
full
conversation
with
the
Paralyzed
Veterans
of
America
here.
Watch
the
full
conversation
here.
"I
want
to
thank
your
membership
for
the
leadership
they've
shown
during
the
… Read More
05.05.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Last
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Vincent
"B.J."
Lawrence,
the
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars'
(VFW)
Executive
Director,
to
discuss
how
their
members
are
adapting
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
concerns
regarding
this
crisis'
economic
impact
on
veterans
and
their
families.
See
the
full
conversation
with
the
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars
here.
Watch
the
full
conversation
here.
"The
VFW's
been
a
strong
partner
in
anticipating
the
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05.04.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Last
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Chanin
Nuntavong,
the
American
Legion's
Executive
Director,
to
discuss
how
their
members
are
adapting
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
concerns
regarding
VA
staffing
and
access
to
care
as
the
country
reopens.
See
the
full
conversation
with
the
American
Legion
here.
Watch
the
full
conversation
here.
"Let
me
just
say
Chanin--I
appreciate
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
the
American
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05.01.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-
Calif.),
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.),
Rep.
Mike
Levin
(D-Calif.),
Chair
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Subcommittee
on
Economic
Opportunity,
and
Rep.
Jackie
Speier
(D-Calif.),
Chair
of
the
House
Armed
Services
Committee
Military
Personnel
Subcommittee,
led
a
letter
to
Department
of
Defense
(DoD)
Secretary
Mark
Esper
regarding
the
unfair
financial
… Read More
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
… Read More
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
… Read More
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
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