03.13.20 •
Press Release
"Due
to
the
public
health
risk
posed
by
the
COVID-19
coronavirus
pandemic,
most
of
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
staff
are
teleworking.
Limiting
exposure
to
committee
staff
will
help
ensure
the
mission
of
the
Committee
to
serve
and
represent
veterans
across
the
nation
-
especially
during
this
time
-
will
continue.
Please
contact
the
office
via
email
or
call
and
leave
a
message,
and
the
Committee
will
ensure
you
receive
a
prompt
response
from
the
appropriate
staff
member
during
committee
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03.12.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
a
Full
Committee
Markup
passing
all
17
bills
on
the
agenda
to
strengthen
family
leave,
assist
homeless
veterans
and
their
dependent
children
through
reintegration
programs,
expand
access
to
contraception,
streamline
GI
Bill
processing,
and
improve
the
lives
of
millions
of
veterans.
The
Committee
also
unanimously
voted
to
reauthorize
the
Women
Veterans
Task
Force.
Under
Chairwoman
Julia
Brownley's
leadership,
the
Task
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03.11.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
before
the
joint
hearing
of
the
House
and
Senate
Committees
on
Veterans’
Affairs
entitled
“Joint
Hearing
of
Senate
and
House
Committees
on
Veterans'
Affairs:
Legislative
Presentation
of
The
American
Legion
.”A
link
to
the
video
Chairman
Takano’s
opening
statement
and
remarks
as
prepared
can
be
found
below.
Full
video
of
the
Chairman’s
remarks.
Chairman
Takano’s
… Read More
03.09.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
U.S.
Representative
Mark
Takano
(D-CA-41),
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
On
Veterans'
Affairs,
U.S.
Senate
Democratic
Whip
Dick
Durbin
(D-IL),
and
U.S.
Representative
Mike
Levin
(D-CA-49),
Chairman
of
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Subcommittee
on
Economic
Opportunity,
issued
the
following
statement
after
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
announced
it
would
halt
new
G.I.
Bill
enrollments
at
for-profit
University
of
Phoenix
and
former
Career
Education
Corporation
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03.04.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
before
the
joint
hearing
of
the
House
and
Senate
Committees
on
Veterans'
Affairs
entitled
"Joint
Hearing
of
Senate
and
House
Committees
on
Veterans'
Affairs:
Legislative
Presentation
of
the
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars."
A
link
to
the
video
Chairman
Takano's
opening
statement
and
remarks
as
prepared
can
be
found
below.
Full
video
of
the
Chairman's
remarks
Chairman
Takano's
… Read More
03.03.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
before
the
joint
hearing
of
the
House
and
Senate
Committees
on
Veterans'
Affairs
entitled
"Legislative
Presentation
of
Multiple
Veterans
Service
Organizations"
featuring
American
Ex-Prisoners
of
War,
Paralyzed
Veterans
of
America,
Student
Veterans
of
America,
Gold
Star
Wives
of
America,
Military
Officers
Association
of
America,
Fleet
Reserve
Association,
and
Iraq
and
… Read More
02.27.20 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
before
the
full
committee
oversight
hearing
entitled,
"U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Budget
Request
for
Fiscal
Year
2021."
A
link
to
the
video
Chairman
Takano's
opening
statement
and
remarks
as
prepared
can
be
found
below.
Full
video
of
the
Chairman's
remarks
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you
Secretary
Wilkie
and
your
team
for
coming
in
to
discuss
… Read More
02.26.20 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-This
week,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
all
five
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
These
bills
showcase
our
commitment
to
veterans
and
their
families
by
providing
lease
relief
to
Gold
Star
spouses
and
spouses
of
injured
servicemembers;
expanding
legal
services
for
homeless
veterans;
guaranteeing
veteran-owned
business
can
compete
for
VA
grants;
and
ensuring
transparency
for
veterans
seeking
higher
education
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02.25.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
before
the
joint
hearing
of
the
House
and
Senate
Committees
on
Veterans'
Affairs
entitled
"Legislative
Presentation
of
the
Disabled
American
Veterans"
(DAV).
A
link
to
the
video
Chairman
Takano's
opening
statement
and
remarks
as
prepared
can
be
found
below.
Video
of
Chairman
Takano's
opening
remarks.
Chairman
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
I
want
to
start
by
thanking
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02.25.20 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Cali.)
and
Rep.
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
the
Chairman
and
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
issued
the
following
statement
after
they
introduced
a
resolution
to
recognize
the
100th
anniversary
of
Disabled
American
Veterans
(DAV):
"We
are
proud
to
recognize
DAV
for
a
century
of
service
on
behalf
of
our
nation's
disabled
veterans,
their
families,
their
survivors
and
their
communities.
As
the
leading
voice
for
our
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02.13.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
led
77
Members
in
sending
a
letter
to
President
Trump
calling
on
him
to
"take
corrective
action
and
bring
an
end
to
the
suffering
of
thousands
of
severely
ill
veterans
exposed
to
Agent
Orange."
In
their
letter,
Members
call
on
the
president
to
accept
scientific
evidence
and
add
bladder
cancer,
hypothyroidism,
parkinsonism,
and
hypertension
to
the
Department
of
Veterans'
Affairs
list
of
presumptive
… Read More
02.12.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
released
the
following
statement
to
mark
the
five
year
anniversary
of
the
Clay
Hunt
Suicide
Prevention
for
American
Veterans
(SAV)
Act's
passage.
"Five
years
ago,
Congress
passed
the
Clay
Hunt
SAV
Act--
key
legislation
to
reduce
veteran
suicide.
Our
hope
was
that
the
bill
would
memorialize
Clay
Hunt,
a
Marine
veteran
who
died
by
suicide
in
2011,
but
unfortunately,
this
well
intentioned
effort
hasn't
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02.10.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
President's
FY
2021
budget
request.
"This
administration
will
tout
a
12%
increase
in
the
VA
budget
but
ignores
a
much
worse
reality--
this
budget
will
lead
to
less
food
on
the
plates
of
struggling
veteran
families,
no
new
vouchers
for
homeless
veterans,
and
millions
of
veterans
cut
off
from
key
social
programs
targeted
by
the
President.
"Despite
significant
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02.06.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
announced
a
key
new
staff
hire
to
aid
the
Committee's
comprehensive,
evidence
based
approach
to
reducing
veteran
suicide
adopted
last
week.
"As
we
continue
to
address
the
public
health
crisis
of
veteran
suicide,
I
am
proud
to
announce
that
I've
hired
a
clinical
psychologist,
Heather
O'Beirne
Kelly,
to
help
guide
the
Committee's
efforts,"
said
Chairman
Mark
Takano.
"With
more
than
20
years
of
experience
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02.03.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
issued
the
following
statement
after
VA
Secretary
Wilkie
announced
the
dismissal
of
Deputy
Secretary
James
Byrne.
"Despite
speaking
with
Secretary
Wilkie
this
morning
about
changes
to
VA's
staff
structure,
I
have
many
questions
about
what
Deputy
Secretary
Byrne's
firing
means
for
our
veterans
and
VA
as
a
whole.
Deputy
Secretary
Byrne
was
confirmed
by
the
Senate-the
American
people
deserve
to
know
why
… Read More
01.29.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
before
the
full
committee
oversight
hearing
entitled
"Caring
for
Veterans
in
Crisis:
Ensuring
a
Comprehensive
Health
System
Approach."
Today's
hearing
examined
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA)
policies
in
light
of
the
Committee's
comprehensive
7
pillar
strategy
to
address
veteran
suicide.
A
link
to
the
video
Chairman
Takano's
opening
statement
and
remarks
as
prepared
can
be
… Read More
01.28.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
introduced
the
Veterans'
Acute
Crisis
Care
for
Emergent
Suicide
Symptoms
Act
or
Veterans'
ACCESS
Act
to
ensure
all
veterans--
regardless
of
discharge
status
or
whether
they
receive
care
at
VA
hospitals
--
have
access
to
emergent
mental
health
care.
Under
this
simple,
meaningful
legislation,
no
veteran
will
receive
a
bill
for
the
care
they
need
during
a
mental
health
crisis.
"No
veteran
should
be
… Read More
01.27.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
the
Committee's
new
strategy
to
address
veteran
suicide,
which
is
inspired
by
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention's
(CDC)
seven
core
strategies
for
suicide
prevention.
Together
with
VA
and
VSOs,
the
Committee
will
create
a
comprehensive
public
health
approach
to
address
veteran
suicide.
"We
need
a
holistic
approach
to
the
public
health
crisis
of
veteran
suicide,"
said
… Read More
01.23.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
the
first
full
committee
hearing
this
year
to
address
veteran
suicide.
On
Wednesday,
January
29,
the
Committee
will
hold
a
full
committee
oversight
hearing,
entitled
"Caring
for
Veterans
in
Crisis:
Ensuring
a
Comprehensive
Health
System
Approach,"
to
examine
the
extent
to
which
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA)
has
adopted
a
comprehensive
approach
to
suicide
prevention.
This
hearing
will
… Read More
01.15.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
and
Subcommittee
on
Health
Chairwoman
Julia
Brownley
(CA-26)
issued
the
following
statements
after
VA
released
a
letter
calling
into
question
a
Committee
staffer's
allegations
of
sexual
assault
at
a
VA
facility
this
September.
In
the
letter,
Secretary
Wilkie
claimed,
"We
believe
that
VA
is
a
safe
place
for
all
Veterans
to
enter
and
receive
care
and
services,
but
the
unsubstantiated
claims
raised
by
you
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