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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09.27.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
passed
three
pieces
of
bipartisan
legislation
designed
to
provide
veterans
with
access
to
quality
health
care
at
the
VA
and
in
the
community.
The
bills
set
stronger
standards
for
the
Veterans
Crisis
Line,
ensure
veterans
can
access
emergency
care,
and
allow
the
VA
to
share
health
information
with
a
veteran's
non-VA
doctor
to
ease
the
coordination
of
care.
"The
care
we
provide
to
our
nations'
veterans
is
above
partisanship
and
politics.
I
applaud
both
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09.23.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
the
Department
of
Education's
decision
to
terminate
the
federal
recognition
of
the
Accrediting
Council
for
Independent
Colleges
and
Schools
(ACICS),
an
accreditor
of
for-profit
colleges.
"The
Department
of
Education
is
justified
in
revoking
recognition
of
ACICS
as
an
accreditor
of
for-profit
schools.
For
too
long,
ACICS
gave
its
seal
of
approval
to
schools
that
were
not
worthy
of
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09.23.16 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
-
Today,
Chairman
Miller,
Ranking
Member
Takano
and
members
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
wrote
to
Attorney
General
Loretta
Lynch,
asking
the
Department
of
Justice
to
conduct
an
investigation
into
whether
former
VA
construction
chief
Glenn
Haggstrom
and
other
VA
officials
may
have
committed
perjury
in
their
statements
to
Congress
regarding
cost
overruns
at
the
Denver
VA
medical
center.
Following
their
letter,
Chairman
Miller
and
Ranking
Member
Takano
made
the
below
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09.22.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
and
Congresswoman
Annie
Kuster,
Ranking
Member
of
the
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations,
released
the
following
statement
after
the
VA
Office
of
Inspector
General
published
its
report
on
the
construction
of
the
Greater
Colorado
VA
Medical
Center.
"The
VA
Inspector
General
report
on
the
construction
of
the
Greater
Colorado
VA
Medical
Center
is
an
infuriating
read
for
anyone
committed
to
caring
for
our
veterans
and
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09.21.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
voted
to
advance
nearly
a
dozen
pieces
of
bipartisan
legislation
designed
to
improve
veterans'
healthcare,
support
veterans'
families,
and
help
student
veterans
access
a
quality
and
affordable
education.
"The
bipartisan
spirit
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
which
was
on
display
this
morning,
is
critical
to
moving
legislation
that
will
enhance
our
support
for
veterans
and
their
families,"
said
Acting
Ranking
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09.20.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Acting
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Senate
passed
H.R.5985,
the
Department
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Expiring
Authorities
Act
of
2016.
"In
passing
this
vital
piece
of
legislation,
Congress
ensured
that
the
programs
and
services
America's
veterans
rely
on
every
day
will
continue
without
interruption.
I
applaud
my
colleagues
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle
and
in
both
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09.20.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Today,
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Acting
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
expressed
strong
support
for
DeVry
Education
Group's
announcement
that
it
will
voluntarily
limit
the
amount
of
federal
funding
it
receives
and
close
a
loophole
that
encourages
aggressive
recruitment
of
student
veterans
and
service
members.
In
a
statement
released
this
morning,
DeVry
pledged
to
receive
no
more
than
85
percent
of
revenue
from
federal
sources,
compared
to
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09.14.16 •
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
H.R.
5620,
the
VA
Accountability
First
and
Appeals
Modernization
Act
of
2016,
with
unanimous
Republican
support.
"All
of
us
-
Democrats
and
Republicans
-
believe
in
stronger
accountability
for
employees
at
the
VA
to
ensure
that
our
veterans
get
the
care
they
deserve.
Unfortunately,
this
legislation
will
fall
short
of
that
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09.14.16 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
-
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Acting
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
applauded
the
House
for
passing
two
key
pieces
of
legislation
this
week
that
will
provide
care
and
support
to
the
veterans'
community.
The
West
Los
Angeles
Leasing
Act
of
2016,
H.R.
5936,
will
resolve
the
long
struggle
over
the
West
Los
Angeles
VA
campus
to
ensure
it
meaningfully
supports
the
veterans'
community
in
Southern
California
for
years
to
come.
In
doing
so,
it
will
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09.08.16 •
Press Release
Washington
D.C.
-
Yesterday,
Acting
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
and
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Democrats
received
testimony
from
the
leadership
of
the
Commission
on
Care,
a
panel
created
by
Congress
to
study
VA
Health
Care
and
provide
long-term
policy
recommendations
to
ensure
it
serves
veterans
effectively.
The
Committee
heard
from
Nancy
Schlichting,
Chair
of
the
Commission
on
Care,
and
Dr.
Toby
Cosgrove,
the
Vice-Chair
of
the
Commission,
about
how
to
support
and
improve
VA
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