12.18.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
delivered
the
following
opening
statement,
as
prepared,
during
this
morning’s
Full
Committee
Oversight
Hearing
about
the
Supreme
Court’s
Loper
Bright
decision:
“Thank
you,
Mr.
Chairman.
In
its
decision
in
Loper
Bright
Enterprises
versus
Raimondo,
the
Supreme
Court
overturned
forty
years
of
precedent
and
radically
transferred
power
from
the
legislative
and
executive
branches
to
the
judiciary.
And
contrary
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12.12.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
and
Representative
Neal
Dunn,
M.D.
(FL-02),
introduced
the
Supporting
Medical
Students
and
VA
Workforce
Act.
This
bill
will
help
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
address
physician
recruitment
and
retention
challenges
by
funding
the
education
of
veteran-oriented,
mission-focused
physicians.
“I
am
glad
to
work
with
Dr.
Dunn
on
this
bill
to
provide
assistance
to
students
who
are
pursuing
a
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12.05.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
delivered
the
following
opening
statement,
as
prepared,
at
the
beginning
of
this
morning’s
Full
Committee
Oversight
Hearing
on
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
funding
and
a
projected
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA)
shortfall:
“Thank
you,
Mr.
Chairman.
There
is
currently
rhetoric
coming
from
the
Right
about
veterans
being
on
a
‘payroll’
and
living
on
some
kind
of
taxpayer-funded
largess
because
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11.18.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
applauded
House
passage
of
H.R.
8371,
the
Senator
Elizabeth
Dole
21st
Century
Healthcare
and
Benefits
Improvement
Act.
This
package
includes
many
provisions
that
are
priorities
for
veterans
and
veterans
service
organizations
(VSOs).
“This
omnibus
package
of
veterans’
legislation
achieves
progress
on
many
of
the
goals
we
set
out
to
accomplish
at
the
beginning
of
the
118th
Congress,”
said
Ranking
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11.15.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC—
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
an
agreement
was
reached
on
the
Elizabeth
Dole
21st
Century
Veterans
Healthcare
and
Benefits
Improvement
Act:
“For
more
than
a
year,
House
Democrats
have
engaged
in
good
faith
negotiations
in
a
bipartisan,
bicameral
manner
to
ensure
this
package
best
serves
veterans
and
the
future
of
healthcare
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA).
Today,
I
am
pleased
to
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11.15.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
President-elect
Donald
Trump
announced
former
U.S.
Representative
Doug
Collins
as
his
Secretary
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA):
"I
worked
with
Doug
Collins
when
he
was
in
Congress.
And
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
work
with
him
as
VA
Secretary.
We
have
made
tremendous
gains
in
the
last
four
years
expanding
healthcare
and
benefits
thanks
to
my
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11.13.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
it
was
announced
that
veteran
homelessness
has
reached
an
all-time
low
under
the
Biden-Harris
Administration:
"I
applaud
the
Biden-Harris
Administration,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
and
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD)
on
this
accomplishment
towards
the
goal
of
ending
veteran
homelessness.
With
32,000
veterans
still
unhoused,
we
have
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10.29.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39),
released
the
below
statement
after
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
announced
it
had
served
a
record
number
of
veterans
in
the
last
fiscal
year.
VA
announced
it
had
delivered
more
than
127
million
healthcare
appointments,
provided
$173
billion
in
compensation
and
pension
benefits,
and
housed
almost
48,000
homeless
veterans.
The
Ranking
Member
said,
“This
is
tremendous
news
from
VA
and
the
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10.10.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39),
joined
by
21
House
Democrats
urged
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Denis
McDonough
to
use
existing
legal
authority
under
the
Honoring
Our
PACT
Act
and
other
laws
to
help
veterans
who
have
Traumatic
Brain
Injuries
(TBIs)
from
blast
overpressure.
Recent
research
and
reporting
point
to
occupational
blast
exposure
is
causing
severe
and
long-term
damage
to
the
health
of
servicemembers
and
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09.25.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39),
reintroduced
the
VA
Employees
Fairness
Act
with
103
original
co-sponsors.
This
bill
brings
parity
to
the
federal
workforce
by
ensuring
full
collective
bargaining
rights
for
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Title
38
healthcare
professionals,
including
registered
nurses,
physicians,
dentists,
and
physician
assistants.
“VA
healthcare
workers
work
tirelessly
to
provide
high-quality
care
to
our
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09.25.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
delivered
the
following
opening
remarks,
as
prepared,
at
the
beginning
of
the
Committee’s
oversight
hearing
entitled,
“Everyday
Heroes:
Supporting
the
Veteran
Caregiver
Community:”
“Thank
you,
Mr.
Chairman.
Caregivers
are
an
indispensable
component
of
the
complex
network
of
healthcare
delivery
for
our
most
vulnerable
veterans.
As
we
can
all
see
from
RAND’s
new
report,
caregivers
are
not
only
… Read More
09.24.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
announced
it
surpassed
its
fiscal
year
2024
goal
of
housing
41,000
veterans,
with
over
43,000
veterans
housed
in
the
last
12
months:
“This
is
good
news
and
gets
us
closer
to
our
goal
of
ending
veteran
homelessness.
I
applaud
VA
and
the
Biden-Harris
Administration
for
their
continued
commitment
to
preventing
veterans
from
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09.20.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
applauded
President
Joe
Biden
for
quickly
signing
a
bill
that
will
provide
the
Veterans
Benefits
Administration
(VBA)
with
the
necessary
funding
to
continue
administering
veteran
disability
and
education
benefits
in
October.
The
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
told
the
Committee
that
due
to
the
successful
accelerated
implementation
of
the
Honoring
our
PACT
Act,
more
veterans
than
ever
are
… Read More
09.19.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
called
out
House
Republicans
for
wasting
time
on
culture
war
bills
instead
of
prioritizing
funding
VA
healthcare.
Ranking
Member
Takano
said,
“It
is
inexcusable
that
House
Republicans
are
shorting
veterans
by
$12
billion
for
their
hard-earned
healthcare
and
wasting
precious
time
this
week
on
culture
war
bills
that
have
no
chance
of
becoming
law.
The
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
has
been
… Read More
09.17.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
today
took
to
the
House
floor
to
bring
attention
to
ongoing
funding
shortfalls
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA).
While
Ranking
Member
Takano
was
glad
the
House
acted
on
a
supplemental
funding
bill
(H.R.
9468)
for
the
Veterans
Benefits
Administration
(VBA),
he
slammed
the
Majority
for
not
also
acting
this
week
on
$12
billion
in
funding
for
the
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA).
More
veterans
… Read More
09.10.24 •
Press Release
The
Ranking
Members
of
the
committees
of
jurisdiction
urge
U.S.
Army
officials
to
admonish
the
former
president
for
his
misuse
of
Arlington
National
Cemetery
for
political
purposes,
warn
him
that
a
repeat
violation
could
result
in
his
being
banned
from
the
cemetery,
and
investigate
and
release
its
findings
on
how
the
event
was
coordinated.
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Representatives
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs;
Adam
Smith
(D-Wash.),
Ranking
Member
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09.10.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
This
morning,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
called
out
Committee
Republicans’
voter
suppression
efforts
and
urged
the
Department
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
to
continue
assisting
veterans
and
their
caregivers
in
exercising
their
right
to
vote.In
this
meeting,
Committee
Republicans
voted
to
subpoena
VA
for
documents
on
its
partnerships
with
nonpartisan
organizations
and
state
agencies
to
provide
voting
assistance.
Through
longstanding
policy
… Read More
08.09.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
August
10th
marks
the
two-year
anniversary
of
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)'s
Honoring
our
PACT
Act
becoming
law.
The
Honoring
our
PACT
Act
is
landmark
legislation
that
grants
benefits
to
veterans
who
were
exposed
to
toxic
substances
and
their
survivors.
Today
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
marked
this
anniversary
by
announcing
the
latest
benefits
granted
and
enrollment
numbers,
as
well
as
announcing
a
new
presumptive.
Ranking
Member
Takano
made
the
following
… Read More
06.13.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
delivered
the
following
opening
remarks,
as
prepared,
at
this
morning’s
Full
Committee
Oversight
Hearing
about
meeting
the
needs
of
veterans
with
spinal
cord
injuries
and
disorders
(SCID):
“Thank
you,
Mr.
Chairman.
I
am
pleased
to
be
here
today
to
examine
how
we
are
meeting
the
needs
of
veterans
with
spinal
cord
injuries
and
disorders,
sometimes
referred
to
as
S-C-I-D.
It
is
estimated
that
around
a
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06.05.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
criticized
the
Military
Construction
and
Veterans
Affairs
(MilCon/VA)
appropriations
bill
on
the
House
floor
for
being
partisan
and
not
meeting
the
goal
of
helping
every
veteran.
The
Ranking
Member
said:
“I
am
disturbed
House
Republicans
have
included
many
of
the
same
partisan
riders
in
this
year’s
bill
that
were
in
this
bill
last
year.
These
radical
riders
aim
to
restrict
access
to
abortion
and
attack
… Read More
