06.20.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
opening
remarks
before
the
full
committee
legislative
hearing
to
address
pending
legislation
on
educational
and
housing
benefits,
medicinal
cannabis,
and
a
requirement
to
provide
critical
VA
resources
in
Spanish.
Below
is
a
link
to
the
video
of
the
Chairman's
opening
Good
afternoon.
I
call
this
hearing
to
order.
I
would
like
to
start
by
thanking
the
Veteran
Service
Organizations
for
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06.19.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Cali.)
and
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe,
M.D.
(R-Tenn.)
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
along
with
Sen.
Tom
Carper
(D-Del.),
Sen.
Johnny
Isakson
(R-Ga.),
and
Sen.
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.),
Chairman
and
Ranking
Member
of
the
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
introduced
a
resolution
to
designate
the
week
of
June
17,
2019,
as
“National
G.I.
Bill
Commemoration
Week”
and
celebrate
the
75th
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06.18.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
after
reports
from
the
Guardian
and
the
Center
for
Public
Integrity
that
the
depressant
Spravato
has
been
fast-tracked
through
FDA
approval
processes
and
hurried
through
VA's
contracting
process:
"I
am
incredibly
alarmed
by
reporting
today
that
suggests
Spravato,
a
controversial
new
drug,
is
being
rushed
through
critical
reviews
and
may
be
prescribed
to
veterans
before
fully
vetting
the
potential
risks
and
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06.12.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Senate
unanimously
passed
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act
of
2019,
H.R.
299.
"Tonight,
we
can
finally
tell
the
tens
of
thousands
of
veterans
who
were
exposed
to
Agent
Orange
during
the
Vietnam
War
but
wrongly
denied
benefits
that
justice
is
finally
coming.
By
passing
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act,
Congress
has
proven
to
the
nation,
to
our
veterans
and
their
families,
and
the
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06.06.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
- Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
issued
the
following
statement
in
recognition
of
the
75th
anniversary
of
D-Day.
See
a
video
of
Chairman
Takano’s
floor
speech here and
his
remarks
as
prepared
below:
Madam
Speaker,
I
rise
today
in
gratitude
for
the
bravery
and
sacrifices made
by American
and
Allied
Armed
Forces
on D-Day, June
6,
1944.
This
week
marks
the
75th
anniversary
of that
“Longest
Day”-
a
moment
in
history
when servicemembers
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06.05.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
The
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
and
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Jon
Tester
sent
a
letter
yesterday
to
VA
following
a
whistleblower
claim
alleging
VA
has
secret
waitlists
for
veterans
seeking
health
care,
as
reported
by
the
Washington
Post.
In
their
letter,
Chairman
Takano
and
Senator
Tester
expressed
their
shared
concern
about
the
allegations
and
demanded
that
VA
provide
a
more
thorough
explanation
regarding
the
two
sets
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06.04.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
and
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe
issued
the
following
statement
after
the
Department
of
Justice
announced
it
will
not
appeal
the
Procopio
decision:
"We
are
encouraged
by
DOJ's
decision
not
to
appeal
Procopio
and
further
delay
benefits
to
our
Blue
Water
Navy
veterans.
It's
now
up
to
the
Senate
to
finally
right
this
wrong
and
pass
H.R.
… Read More
05.27.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
issued
the
following
statement
in
recognition
of
Memorial
Day
2019.
“This
Memorial
Day,
we
must
take
a
moment
to
honor
the
sacrifice
of
all
those
who’ve
served
our
country
in
war
and
in
peace--
it
is
our
moment
to
pay
tribute
to
those
who’ve
made
the
ultimate
sacrifice
and
commit
to
remembering
their
stories.
“As
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
it’s
my
privilege
to
advocate
for
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05.22.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
spoke
at
a
press
conference
highlighting
Representative
Elaine
Luria's
bill,
the
Gold
Star
Family
Tax
Relief
Act,
which
would
fix
the
"kiddie
tax"
loophole
that
forces
Gold
Star
families
to
pay
extra
taxes
on
their
survivors
benefits.
Below
is
a
link
to
the
video
of
the
Chairman's
speech
and
his
remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you
to
Speaker
Pelosi,
Representative
Luria,
and
my
colleagues
who
have
been
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05.22.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
held
its
first
Oversight
and
Investigations
Subcommittee
hearing
entitled,
“Improving
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Effectiveness:
Responding
to
Recommendations
from
Oversight
Agencies”
to
address
VA’s
plan
to
remove
itself
from
the
GAO
High
Risk
List.
But,
in
unprecedented
and
unacceptable
fashion,
VA
refused
to
participate
in
the
hearing.
“By
not
appearing
today,
VA
is
ignoring
an
opportunity
to
show
that
it
cares
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05.21.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
all
9
bills
brought
to
the
floor
from
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
getting
clear
results
for
veterans
on
suicide
prevention,
transition
assistance,
and
homelessness.
In
the
wake
of
the
national
public
health
crisis
of
veteran
suicide,
five
of
these
bills
focus
specifically
on
suicide
prevention
and
mental
healthcare.
A
full
list
of
the
9
bills
passed
can
be
found
below:
Full
list
of
passed
legislation:
H.R.
… Read More
05.14.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
-
Today,
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Cali.)
and
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
released
the
following
statements
after
the
House
passed
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act
of
2019,
H.R.
299.
The
bill
unanimously
passed
the
House,
410
-
0.
“I
am
so
proud
to
say
the
House
has
finally
passed
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act,"
said
Chairman
Takano.
"For
more
than
forty
years,
tens
of
thousands
of
veterans,
their
families,
and
survivors
have
been
denied
the
… Read More
05.14.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
praised
bipartisan
action
on
H.R.
299,
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act
of
2019,
ahead
of
a
historic
vote
on
the
floor
of
the
House
of
Representatives.
Chairman
Mark
Takano's
remarks
as
delivered
can
be
viewed
here
and
found
below:
Watch
Video
From
Chairman
Takano's
Remarks
Here.
We're
here
today
to
right
an
incredible
wrong--
Congress
has
failed
our
Blue
Water
Navy
veterans.
But
when
we
go
to
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05.14.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
In
a
letter
to
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
and
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe,
leaders
from
Disabled
American
Veterans,
the
American
Legion,
Vietnam
Veterans
of
America,
Military
Officers
Association
of
America,
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars
of
the
United
States,
Paralyzed
Veterans
of
America,
AMVETS,
and
the
Military
Order
of
the
Purple
Heart
signaled
their
strong
support
of
H.R.
299,
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act
of
2019
ahead
of
its
… Read More
05.14.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
led
a
letter,
released
today,
signed
by
Ranking
Member
Dr.
Phil
Roe,
Representative
Julia
Brownley,
Representative
Neal
Dunn,
Representative
Chris
Pappas,
and
Representative
Jack
Bergman
calling
on
Secretary
Wilkie
to
share
information
from
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans’
Affairs’
progress
implementing
their
“End
Harassment”
campaign.
While
“We
applaud
VA
for
funding
research
that
systematically
studied
… Read More
05.13.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
visited
the
Atlanta
VA
Medical
Center
along
with
Representative
Lucy
McBath
(GA-06)
and
met
with
key
members
of
the
facility's
leadership
team
to
discuss
staffing
and
efforts
to
prevent
veteran
suicide.
Chairman
Mark
Takano's
remarks
as
delivered
at
a
press
conference
following
the
event
can
be
found
below:
Thank
you
everyone
for
joining
us
today
to
address
the
critical
issues
facing
the
Atlanta
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05.08.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
its
first
full
committee
markup
passing
all
of
the
18
bills
on
the
agenda
and
continuing
its
work
to
deliver
clear
results
for
veterans
on
suicide
prevention,
homelessness,
and
finally
delivering
justice
for
our
Blue
Water
Navy
veterans.
Chairman
Mark
Takano's
opening
remarks
and
a
full
list
of
the
18
bills
passed
can
be
found
below:
I
would
like
to
thank
everyone
here
this
morning.
The
18
bills
we
have
before
us
… Read More
05.02.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
responded
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
office
of
the
Inspector
General
new
report,
Expendable
Inventory
Management
System:
Oversight
of
Migration
from
Catamaran
to
the
Generic
Inventory
Package,
which
revealed
alarming
problems
with
VA’s
management
of
medical
supply
inventories
at
its
hospitals
nationwide.
After
initially
identifying
concerns
at
the
VA
medical
center
in
Washington,
DC,
last
… Read More
05.02.19 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
launched
a
new
bipartisan
Women
Veterans
Task
Force
to
increase
the
visibility
of
the
two
million
women
veterans
living
in
the
United
States
and
to
promote
inclusivity
and
equitable
access
to
resources,
benefits,
and
healthcare
for
women
veterans.
The
Task
Force
will
be
chaired
by
Congresswoman
Julia
Brownley
(D-CA),
who
is
also
the
Chairwoman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Health
Subcommittee.
This
announcement
… Read More
05.01.19 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
remarks
and
presented
an
updated
version
of
H.R.
299,
before
the
first
Subcommittee
on
Disability
Assistance
and
Memorial
Affairs
legislative
hearing.
Below
is
a
link
to
the
video
of
the
Chairman's
statement
and
his
remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you
Madam
Chair.
First,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
including
H.R.
299,
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act
of
2019,
in
this
legislative
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