04.28.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
a
Full
Committee
Markup,
advancing
seven
bills
that
would
increase
transparency
at
VA
Medical
Centers,
extend
VA
healthcare
services
to
veterans
who
served
in
the
armed
forces
of
Korea
during
the
Vietnam
War,
increase
leadership
stability
at
VHA,
and
increase
the
rates
of
compensation
for
veterans
with
service-connected
disabilities,
and other
issues
essential
to
ensuring
VA
can
deliver
healthcare
and
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04.28.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
delivered
remarks
on
his
amendment
highlighting
that
without
Committee
action,
homeless
veterans
will
lose
access
to
life-saving
services
when
the
public
health
emergency
expires
in
13
days.
The
text
of
the
amendment
is
from
Rep.
Sheila
Cherfilus-McCormick's
bill,
HR
645,
the
Healthy
Foundations
for
Homeless
Veterans
Act.Ranking
Member
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you,
Mr.
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04.26.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
delivered
remarks
at
a
press
conference
organized
by
VoteVets
to highlight
the
GOP’s
disastrous
cuts
to
veterans'
healthcare
and
benefits. Ranking
Member
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared: Good
afternoon!It
pains
me
to
say,
but
I’m
feeling
a
bit
of
DeJa’Vu.While
I’m
glad
to
see
so
many
advocates
and
veterans
supporters
here,
I’m
frustrated
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04.21.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
and
Subcommittee
on
Health
Ranking
Member
Julia
Brownley
(D-CA)
issued
the
following
joint
statement
about
the Senate's
vote
earlier
this
week on
S.
J.
Res.
10,
a measure
that
would
overturn
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs'
(VA)
new
policy
on
abortion
care.
"We
are
pleased
a
bipartisan
group
of
Senators
acted
to
stop
efforts
to
deny
veterans
access
to
reproductive
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04.21.23 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
- Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
issued
the
statement
below
following
the
announcement
that
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affiars
(VA)
will
pause
its
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization.
"For
the
past
two
years
I
have
been
vocal
about
the
need
to
ensure
patient
safety
as
our
number
one
priority
in
EHRM.
I'm
pleased
that
the
Secretary
is
ensuring
that
no
future
"go
lives"
will
occur
at
any
new
facilities
until
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04.20.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans
Affairs’
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
and
Chairman
Mike
Bost
(R-IL)
introduced
a
House
companion
to
Senator
Tester’s
EHR
Program
RESET
Act
of
2023
to
begin
negotiations
between
the
House
and
Senate
to
address
longstanding
issues
with
the
management
and
delivery
of
VA’s
ongoing
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization. Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
stated, “This
bill
will
provide
a
framework
for
… Read More
04.20.23 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
- Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-CA)
issued
the
statement
below
following
the
release
of
House
Republicans'
budget
package
which
would
have
disastrous
impacts
on
America’s
veterans. "America
isn’t
a
deadbeat
nation
–
we
live
up
to
the
promises
we’ve
made,
and
we
pay
our
debts.
This
House
Republican
proposal
is
a
300-plus
page
distraction,
detached
from
reality,
that
does
neither.
Despite
their
… Read More
04.06.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
statement
below
following
the announcement by
the
American
Federation
of
Government
Employees
(AFGE) that
it
had
reached
a
tentative
contract
agreement
with
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA).
"I'm
very
happy
to
hear
that
VA
and
AFGE
have
reached
a
tentative
agreement
on
their
contract.
This
is
long-awaited
good
news
for
more
than
291,000
… Read More
03.31.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
and
Subcommittee
on
Economic
Opportunity
Ranking
Member
Mike
Levin
(D-Calif.),
issued
the
joint
statement
below
following
the
news
of
payment
processing
delays
for
GI
bill
beneficiaries.
"Any
delay
in
GI
Bill
benefit
distribution
for
our
veterans
is
disappointing
and
incredibly
concerning.
However,
we
are
confident
VA
has
taken
steps
to
quickly
address
the
issue
for
those
veterans
who
will
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03.23.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
- Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
Business
Meeting
to
Authorize
the
Women
Veterans
Task
Force.
Click here
to
watch
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Remarks
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Remarks
as
prepared:Today,
I
am
incredibly
pleased
that
we
are
once
again
recognizing
the
important
role
women
veterans
have
played
in
service
to
our
country
by
taking
up
a
resolution
to
authorize
the
Women
… Read More
03.23.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
- Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
Oversight
Hearing
examining
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Budget
Request
for
Fiscal
Years
2024
and
2025.
Click
here
to
watch
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Remarks
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Remarks
as
prepared:Mr.
Secretary,
welcome.
Thank
you
for
appearing
before
us
today. I
believe
that
budgets
reflect
our
priorities
and
values,
and
I
am
… Read More
03.22.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Ranking
Member
Sheila
Cherfilus-McCormick
(D-FL)
issued
a
statement
about
the
recent
introduction
of
two
bills,
H.R.
1659,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
IT
Modernization
Improvement
Act
of
2023,
and
H.R.
1658,
the
Manage
VA
Act,
to
improve
management
and
acquisitions
practices
at
VA.
"While
I
am
encouraged
by
President
Biden's
and
Secretary
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03.16.23 •
Press Release
Ranking
Member
Takano
Applauds
Updated
VA
Mission
Statement
to
Honor
All
Who
Served
and
Their
Families,
Caregivers,
and
Survivors
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
The
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
announced
an
updated
version
of
its
1959
mission
statement
today.
The
new
mission
statement
is:
"To
fulfill
President
Lincoln's
promise
to
care
for
those
who
have
served
in
our
nation's
military
and
for
their
families,
caregivers,
and
survivors."
This
announcement
follows
a
years-long
effort
championed
by
… Read More
03.09.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
after
President
Biden’s
Fiscal
Year
(FY)
2024
budget
request
was
released.
This
year’s
request
provides
for
$137.9
billion
in
discretionary
funding
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
—a
$3
billion
increase
over
the
enacted
2023
funding. “With
today’s
release
of
the
Fiscal
Year
2024
budget
request,
… Read More
03.08.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– This
week,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
four
bills
to
support
veterans,
including
bills
to
ensure
veterans
using
the
Montgomery
GI
bill
are
repaid
unused
contributions,
improve
veterans’
eligibility
to
receive
reimbursement
for
emergency
treatment, direct
VA
to
initiate
a
pilot
to
identify
potential
cost
savings
from
on-site
medical
waste
treatment,
and
require
VA
to
create
an
online
portal
to
make
it
easier
for
veterans
to
request
records
… Read More
03.01.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Joint
House
and
Senate
Committees
on
Veterans'
Affairs
hearing
featuring
the
legislative
presentations
of
The
American
Legion,
Paralyzed
Veterans
of
America,
Student
Veterans
of
America,
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
Veterans
of
America,
National
Association
of
State
Directors
of
Veterans
Affairs,
Black
Veterans
Empowerment
Council,
Vietnam
Veterans
of
… Read More
02.28.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
Hearing
entitled,
"Building
an
Accountable
VA:
Applying
Lessons
Learned
to
Drive
Future
Success."
Click
here
to
watch
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Remarks
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you,
Chairman
Bost.
You
and
I
have
served
together
on
this
Committee
for
more
than
8
years
now.
While
we
may
… Read More
02.28.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Disabled
American
Veterans'
legislative
presentation
before
the House
and
Senate
Committees
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
Click here to
watch
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Remarks
Ranking
Member
Takano’s
Remarks
as
prepared:Thank
you
Chairman
Tester.
It’s
great
being
back
in
an
open
format.
Are
there
any
Californians
… Read More
02.28.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
Congressman
Mark
Takano,
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Veterans'
Affairs
Committee,
and
Congressman
Jerrold
Nadler,
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Judiciary
Committee,
together
introduced
the
Protect
Access
to
Justice
for
Veterans
Act
(H.R.
1204).
The
bill
would
cap
attorney
fees
for
settlements
and
claims
made
by
individuals
who
were
exposed
to
contaminated
water
at
Camp
Lejeune
in
North
Carolina.
Additionally,
the
bill
would
explicitly
require
an
… Read More
02.08.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
– Today,
the
Republican-led
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
voted
against
an
amendment
requiring
the
Chairman
to
recognize
that
veterans
and
advocates
face
barriers
to
accessing
Congress
and
that
the
Committee
should
embrace
technology
to
allow
virtual
testimony.
The
move
followed
the
introduction
of
an
amendment
offered
by
House
Committee
on
Veterans' Affairs
Democratic
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
which
would
prioritize
veterans
and
… Read More
