02.26.24 •
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)
detailed
its
plans
to
accelerate
healthcare
enrollment
for
veterans
made
eligible
by
the
PACT
Act,
as
announced
by
President
Joe
Biden
on
Veterans
Day
last
year.
An
initial
open
enrollment
period
created
by
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Honoring
our
PACT
Act
saw
almost
26,000
new
veterans
enrolled
in
VA’s
healthcare
system.
Now
over
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02.15.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
announced
their
new
proposed
rule
to
expand
the
years
and
locations
veterans
will
be
covered
for
Agent
Orange
and
other
toxic
herbicide
exposures:
Ranking
Member
Takano
said,
“I
applaud
VA’s
new
proposed
rule
that
expands
the
reach
of
my
bill,
the
Honoring
Our
Pact
Act,
and
builds
upon
VA’s
work
addressing
Vietnam-era
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02.14.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
delivered
the
following
opening
remarks
during
the
Full
Committee’s
hearing
on
sexual
harassment
allegations
in
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Office
of
Resolution
Management,
Diversity
and
Inclusion
(ORMDI):
“Welcome,
Mr.
Secretary.
I
am
pleased
that
you
joined
us
today
to
offer
insight
into
how
this
investigation
was
handled
at
the
highest
level
of
VA
and
where
VA
will
go
from
here
under
your
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02.13.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today
a
spokesperson
for
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Democrats
released
the
following
statement
in
advance
of
Wednesday’s
Full
Committee
Hearing
on
the
investigation
into
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)’s
Office
of
Resolution
Management,
Diversity
and
Inclusion
(ORMDI):
“We
agree
that
allegations
of
sexual
harassment
or
any
misconduct
must
be
taken
extremely
seriously.
But
the
Republican’s
release
from
February
5th
on
the
Office
of
Accountability
and
… Read More
01.31.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON-
House
Committee
of
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
the
Agency
for
Toxic
Substances
and
Disease
Registry
(ATSDR)
releasing
its
Evaluation
of
Cancer
Incidence
Among
Marines
and
Navy
Personnel
and
Civilian
Workers
Exposed
to
Contaminated
Drinking
Water
at
USMC
Base
Camp
Lejeune:
A
Cohort
Study.
The
findings
of
this
study
showed
that
civilian
workers,
Marine/Navy
Personnel,
and
their
families
have
experienced
… Read More
01.30.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
introduced
the
Survivor
Benefits
Delivery
Improvement
Act
to
make
sure
that
survivors
receive
the
benefits
they
are
entitled
to.
The
full
Committee
held
a
hearing
this
morning
on
survivor
benefits
and
how
they
are
administered.
“It
was
clear
in
our
hearing
today
and
from
talking
to
survivors
around
the
country
that
there
is
a
large
deficit
in
how
much
they
know
about
the
benefits
that
are
… Read More
01.30.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
delivered
the
following
opening
remarks
during
the
Full
Committee’s
hearing
on
the
delivery
of
survivor
benefits
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA):
“Good
morning
and
thank
you,
Chairman
Bost.
Two
years
ago,
when
the
Disability
Assistance
and
Memorial
Affairs
Subcommittee
held
a
hearing
on
the
topic
of
survivor
benefits,
it
was
the
first
time
it
had
been
discussed
in
a
decade.
So,
I
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01.25.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
the
news
that
the
backlog
of
requests
for
military
service
records
at
the
National
Archives’
National
Personnel
Records
Center
(NPRC)
has
been
eliminated:
“This
is
tremendous
news!
Today’s
announcement
is
a
testament
to
the
meaningful
work
done
by
a
Democratic-controlled
Congress
and
the
Biden
Administration
on
behalf
of
our
nations’
veterans
and
… Read More
01.17.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
honored
the
one-year
anniversary
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)’s
implementation
of
the
suicide
prevention
emergency
care
created
through
the
Veterans
COMPACT
Act
of
2020
(P.L.
116-214),
which
he
authored.
Under
Section
201
of
the
law,
any
veteran
experiencing
an
acute
suicidal
crisis
can
seek
emergency
treatment
from
any
VA
or
non-VA
facility
at
no
cost
to
them.
Veterans
are
eligible
… Read More
01.11.24 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
—
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39),
delivered
the
following
remarks
during
the
Committee’s
Oversight
Hearing
on
rural
veterans
and
their
access
to
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
healthcare
and
benefits:
“Thank
you,
Chairman
Bost.
Rural
veterans
and
their
families
have
long
had
to
navigate
an
altogether
different
healthcare
experience
than
their
suburban
and
urban
counterparts.
From
hours-long
drives
to
appointments,
to
housing
… Read More
12.21.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
DC-
This
year,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
continued
his
efforts
to
pass
legislation
that
supports
veterans
and
their
families.
Last
Congress,
when
Ranking
Member
Takano
was
Chairman
of
the
Committee,
the
Committee
passed
his
bill,
the
Honoring
our
PACT
Act
(P.L.
117-168),
which
was
the
largest
expansion
of
veterans
benefits
in
30
years.
“Working
with
the
Republican
Majority
this
year
has
been
difficult,
from
their
lack
of
organization
to
their
… Read More
12.15.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD)
announced
this
year’s
Point
in
Time
(PIT)
count
numbers
on
homelessness
in
the
United
States:
“Today’s
PIT
count
numbers
are
deeply
concerning,
especially
as
winter
has
arrived.
While
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
is
making
tremendous
strides
in
utilizing
Housing
First
principles
and
quickly
moving
… Read More
12.06.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
and
Chairman
Mike
Bost
(R-IL)
introduced
the
VA
Correct
Compensation
Act
(HR
6538),
which
amends
existing
law
to
allow
for
certain
healthcare
providers
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
to
grieve
errors
in
their
compensation.
Ranking
Member
Takano
said,
“Passing
the
VA
Correct
Compensation
Act
would
be
an
important
step
towards
ensuring
that
those
who
serve
veterans
received
the
correct
… Read More
12.05.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,DC
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
passed
the
Elizabeth
Dole
Home
Care
Act
and
Housing
our
Military
Effectively
(HOME)
Act
with
strong
bipartisan
support:
“While
I
fully
support
the
goals
of
both
of
these
bills,
this
is
a
hollow
victory,
because
we
already
know
further
House
action
will
be
needed.
Last
week,
my
staff
alerted
the
Majority’s
staff
that
the
language
of
the
bills
passed
today
was
… Read More
11.16.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
--
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
release
of
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
2023
National
Veteran
Suicide
Prevention
Annual
Report,
which
showed
a
slight
increase
from
2020
to
2021
in
veteran
suicide
deaths:
“A
life
lost
to
suicide
is
a
tragedy,
and
sadly
we
saw
an
increase
in
both
civilian
and
veteran
suicide
deaths
in
calendar
year
2021
-
the
time
period
covered
by
this
report.
… Read More
11.07.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
delivered
the
following
remarks,
as
prepared,
at
the
beginning
of
the
Full
Committee’s
hearing
on
veteran
employment
and
opportunity:
“Thank
you,
Chairman
Bost. And
thank
you
for
holding
this
hearing
on
The
Impact
of
America’s
Businesses
on
Veteran
Employment
and
Opportunity.
Before
we
begin,
it’s
impossible
to
discuss
employment
without
addressing
recent
news
in
the
automotive
industry.
I’d
… Read More
10.27.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—
Today,
Democrats
on
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
led
by
Vice
Ranking
Member
Chris
Deluzio
(PA-17),
sent
a
letter
to
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Denis
McDonough,
raising
concerns
about
the
dangerous
lack
of
oversight
of
the
opioid
prescribing
procedures
for
veterans
who
receive
their
healthcare
outside
VA.
The
Office
of
Inspector
General
(OIG)
issued
a
report
which
estimated
that
80%
of
non-VA
Community
Care
Network
(CCN)
providers
who
… Read More
10.26.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Over
the
summer,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
unanimously
passed
Congresswoman
Julia
Brownley
(CA-26)’s
Elizabeth
Dole
Home
Care
Act
(H.R.
542)
out
of
Committee.
It
is
currently
awaiting
a
vote
on
the
House
floor.
The
Elizabeth
Dole
Home
Care
Act
would
expand
VA’s
Home
and
Community
Based
Services
(HCBS)
to
all
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Medical
Centers
(VAMC),
ensuring
that
veterans
who
need
home
care
are
able
to
receive
it
and
avoid
costly
nursing
… Read More
10.26.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
--
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Senate
passed
Senator
John
Kennedy
(R-LA)’s
dangerous
amendment
that
would
inhibit
VA's
efforts
to
protect
the
most
vulnerable
veterans
and
beneficiaries
from
harm:
“Over
the
summer
our
Committee
held
a
hearing
as
Committee
Republicans
tried
to
ram
through
the
highly-flawed
Veterans
2nd
Amendment
Protection
Act.
Committee
Democrats
had
major
concerns
about
this
… Read More
10.23.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
and
Subcommittee
on
Health
Ranking
Member
Julia
Brownley
(CA-26)
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
the
Committee
Republicans’
absurd
fourth
letter
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
requesting
veterans’
health
information
on
abortion
care:
“Committee
Republicans’
most
recent
letter
to
VA
about
the
Interim
Final
Rule
on
reproductive
healthcare
and
the
Department’s
abortion
policy
is
… Read More
