01.31.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Democratic
Members
of
the
House
Committee
On
Veterans
Affairs
voted
to
elect
their
Vice
Ranking
Member
and
Subcommittee
Ranking
Members
for
the
115th
Congress.
The
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
along
with
the
newly
elected
Vice
Ranking
Member
and
Subcommittee
Ranking
Members
released
the
following
statements:
“Over
the
past
two
Congresses,
we
have
passed
bills
to
benefit
our
nation’s
veterans,
their
survivors,
and
their
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01.30.17 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
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Today,
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(MN-01)
released
the
following
statement
on
President
Trump’s
immigration
executive
order:
“Our
troops
in
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
depend
on
foreign
interpreters
who,
at
great
risk
to
themselves
and
their
families,
help
keep
our
troops
safe.
Often,
in
return
for
their
service
to
our
nation,
we
promise
them
and
their
families
safe
passage
to
the
United
States.
President
Trump’s
refugee
ban
makes
it
illegal
for
these
interpreters
to
come
to
the
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01.26.17 •
Press Release
(U.S.
Congress)—Ranking
Members
of
the
Senate
and
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committees,
Senator
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Representative
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.),
today
led
a
group
of
53
members
of
Congress
to
demand
President
Trump
exempt
the
entire
VA
and
all
veterans
seeking
federal
jobs
from
his
executive
order
that
freezes
federal
hiring.
The
members
say
Trump’s
hiring
freeze
will
have
devastating
impacts
on
veterans
and
their
families.
“A
hiring
freeze
at
the
VA
will
delay
veterans’
access
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01.25.17 •
Press Release
(U.S.
Congress)—
Ranking
Members
of
the
Senate
and
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committees
Senator
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Representative
Tim
Walz
(D-Minn.)
issued
the
following
statement
today
on
President
Donald
Trump’s
executive
order
to
freeze
hiring
at
the
VA:
“This
executive
order
will
make
it
harder
for
veterans
to
get
in
the
door
at
the
VA
and
receive
the
timely
benefits
to
which
they
are
entitled,
and
that
is
totally
unacceptable.
The
VA
is
already
struggling
to
keep
the
promises
our
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01.25.17 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC
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Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
announced
an
interim
final
rule
authorizing
the
VA
to
provide
in
vitro
fertilization
(IVF)
and
other
assisted
reproductive
technologies
(ART)
to
veterans
with
service-connected
reproductive
injuries
and
their
spouses.
The
interim
final
rule
authorizes
IVF
and
ART
treatments
through
the
end
of
FY2018
and
has
the
potential
to
be
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01.25.17 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
following
statement
regarding
the
Department
of
Veteran’s
Affairs
announcement
of
regulations
to
establish
presumptions
for
eight
service
connected
diseases
associated
with
exposure
to
contaminants
in
the
water
supply
at
Camp
Lejeune,
N.C.:
“This
decision
is
the
right
call
to
ensure
that
veterans
who
have
been
affected
by
the
contaminated
water
supply
get
the
care
and
compensation
they
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01.11.17 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC
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Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
below
statement
following
President-elect
Trump’s
nomination
of
Dr.
David
J.
Shulkin
to
serve
as
Secretary
of
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs:
“I
congratulate
Dr.
Shulkin
on
his
nomination.
I
know
him
to
be
a
fierce
and
talented
advocate
on
behalf
of
veterans.
I’m
confident
he
will
be
a
true
partner
in
ensuring
the
VA
upholds
our
nation’s
promise
to
those
who
have
served
and
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01.11.17 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC
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Today,
Congressman
Tim
Walz
(D-MN)
released
the
below
statement
following
Rep.
Mark
Takano’s
announcement
supporting
Rep.
Walz’s
bid
to
become
Ranking
Member.
Walz
is
poised
to
become
the
next
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee.
“I
am
humbled
and
grateful
for
the
support
I
have
received.
We
have
work
to
do
to
ensure
that
every
veteran
has
access
to
the
benefits
and
care
they
have
earned.
I
look
forward
to
bringing
a
soldier’s
perspective
to
the
115th
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01.05.17 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
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Today,
Rep.
Paul
Cook
(R-
Apple
Valley)
and
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-
California),
introduced
HR
245,
the
Veterans’
Education
Equity
Act.
This
bipartisan
bill
fixes
a
discrepancy
in
the
way
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
currently
determines
Post-9/11
GI
Bill
housing
payments
for
student
veterans
that
prevents
some
veterans
from
receiving
a
fair
housing
payment.
The
Post-9/11
GI
Bill
is
a
hard-earned
benefit
that
pays
for
student
veterans’
higher
education
tuition
and
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12.16.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
was
joined
by
six
House
Democrats
in
calling
on
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Bob
McDonald
to
protect
student
veterans
affected
by
a
decision
to
revoke
recognition
from
the
Accrediting
Council
for
Independent
Colleges
and
Schools
(ACICS),
a
popular
accreditor
of
for-profit
schools.
The
Department
of
Education
finalized
on
Monday
its
decision
to
strip
ACICS’s
authority
as
a
school
accreditor
based
on
the
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12.06.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Acting
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
passed
a
Veterans
omnibus
bill,
the
Jeff
Miller
and
Richard
Blumenthal
Veterans
Health
Care
and
Benefits
Improvement
Act
of
2016
(H.R.
6416),
as
well
as
a
series
of
related
bills
that
will
improve
the
care
and
support
of
America's
veterans.
"Today,
Democrats
and
Republicans
demonstrated
once
again
that
our
responsibility
to
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11.22.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
issued
the
following
statement
in
a
response
to
a
video
released
by
President-elect
Donald
Trump
outlining
his
priorities
for
the
first
100
days
of
his
administration.
"Throughout
his
campaign,
President-elect
Donald
Trump
promised
to
make
veterans
a
top
priority
in
his
administration.
Two
months
before
he
even
takes
office,
it
appears
he
is
already
breaking
that
promise.
Donald
Trump's
list
of
priorities
for
his
first
100
days
in
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11.16.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
after
a
report
published
by
The
New
York
Times
highlighted
the
role
of
the
Koch-backed
Concerned
Veterans
for
America
in
guiding
President-elect
Donald
Trump's
plan
for
supporting
America's
veterans
"There
are
several
outstanding
veterans
service
organizations
that
could
provide
valuable
input
to
the
incoming
Administration
about
supporting
America's
veterans.
The
Concerned
Veterans
for
America
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10.27.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
was
joined
by
Democrats
and
Republicans
in
sending
letters
to
the
Department
of
Defense
and
House
Leadership
calling
for
a
permanent
resolution
to
the
financial
burden
facing
thousands
of
servicemembers
and
veterans
of
the
California
Nation
Guard.
In
the
letters,
the
bipartisan
coalition
commends
the
Defense
Department
for
suspending
efforts
to
claw
back
enlistment
bonuses
from
members
of
the
California
National
Guard
but
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10.26.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
on
the
Department
of
Defense's
decision
to
freeze
collection
of
California
National
Guard
Bonuses.
"I
strongly
support
this
step
taken
by
the
Department
of
Defense
to
suspend
efforts
to
collect
California
National
Guard
enlistment
bonuses
awarded
to
servicemembers
up
to
a
decade
ago.
The
men
and
women
who
stepped
up
to
serve
our
nation
in
good
faith
should
not
be
held
accountable
for
other
people's
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10.24.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
regarding
the
Los
Angeles
Times
story
describing
efforts
to
claw
back
bonuses
and
benefits
improperly
paid
to
members
of
the
California
National
Guard
10
years
ago.
"I
am
appalled
by
the
California
National
Guard's
effort
to
claw
back
bonuses
and
benefits
improperly
paid
to
service
members
10
years
ago.
Those
who
served
in
the
California
National
Guard
bear
no
responsibility
for
the
mistakes
and
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10.11.16 •
Press Release
San
Diego,
Calif.
-
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
delivered
a
keynote
address
at
the
National
Association
of
Veterans
Program
Administrators'
annual
conference.
Below
is
a
copy
of
those
remarks,
as
prepared
for
delivery.
Thank
you
for
that
introduction
and
thank
you
for
this
invitation.
I
felt
it
was
so
important
to
be
with
you
this
morning.
Let
me
start
by
telling
you
why.
I
was
a
public
school
teacher
for
nearly
25
years
in
the
Rialto
Unified
School
District.
It's
about
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10.04.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Inspector
General
released
its
report,
"Review
of
Alleged
Consult
Mismanagement
at
the
Phoenix
VA
Health
Care
System,"
which
details
disturbing
problems
in
the
scheduling
and
administration
of
referrals
for
care.
"The
Inspector
General's
report
on
problems
at
the
Phoenix
VA
reveals
inexcusable
failures
in
scheduling
and
management
of
specialty
care
appointments
that
consistently
undermine
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09.29.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
after
President
Obama
signed
into
law
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Expiring
Authorities
Act
of
2016
and
the
West
Los
Angeles
Leasing
Act
of
2016.
"In
signing
these
two
pieces
of
legislation
into
law,
President
Obama
has
ensured
that
the
programs
and
services
veterans
rely
on
every
day
will
continue
without
interruption,
and
that
the
long
struggle
over
the
West
Los
Angeles
VA
campus
is
finally
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09.28.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
joined
Congressional
Progressive
Caucus
Co-Chairs
Reps.
Raúl
Grijalva
and
Keith
Ellison
to
introduce
a
House
resolution
pledging
to
maintain
a
robust
Veterans
Health
Administration
and
oppose
the
privatization
of
veterans'
health
care.
"The
Veterans
Health
Administration
represents
our
commitment
to
provide
quality
health
care
to
America's
veterans,
and
that
commitment
cannot
be
outsourced
to
the
for-profit
health
care
system,"
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