08.09.23 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
–
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after reports
of
technical
difficulties
with
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
PACT
Act
benefits
application
website
just
hours
before
the
deadline
to
apply
for
backdated
benefits:
“My
staff
has
been
briefed
by
VA
about
the
small
number
of
veterans
who
received
an
error
message
or
experienced
a
system
time-out
while
attempting
to
submit
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08.09.23 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA—
Yesterday,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
and
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
Under
Secretary
for
Health,
Dr.
Shereef
Elnahal,
visited
the
VA
Loma
Linda
Health
Care
System.
Together,
they
met
with
the
local
VA
leadership
team
and
union
leaders,
held
a
veteran
roundtable,
and
conducted
two
VA
employee
town
halls.
They
also
visited
the
Jerry
L.
Pettis
Memorial
Veterans'
Hospital
in
Loma
Linda,
CA;
the
VA
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08.08.23 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
–
Today
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
announcement
that
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
and
the
American
Federation
of
Government
Employees
(AFGE)
have
signed
a
new
contract
for
over
300,000
employees:
“I
applaud
VA
Secretary
Denis
McDonough,
his
team,
and
the
dedicated
civil-servants
at
AFGE
for
coming
to
an
agreement
that
has
been
years
in
the
making.
Anyone
who
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07.28.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
–
Today
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
and
House
Committee
on
Agriculture
Ranking
Member
David
Scott
(GA-13)
sent
a
letter
to
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture
(USDA)
Secretary
Tom
Vilsack
in
support
of
veterans
experiencing
food
insecurity
and
their
eligibility
for
food
programs.
In
the
letter
the
members
said,
“We
thank
you
for
releasing
guidance
that
defines
‘veteran’
for
purposes
of
the
SNAP
exemption
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07.27.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
–
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
voting
against
the
Military
Construction/Veterans
Affairs
government
funding
bill:
“I
fought
to
ensure
the
Toxic
Exposure
Fund
(TEF),
created
by
my
law,
the
Honoring
our
PACT
Act,
would
be
fully
funded
through
this
year’s
appropriations
process
to
ensure
toxic-exposed
veterans
can
get
the
care
and
benefits
they
have
earned.
It
is
also
… Read More
07.26.23 •
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
start
of
the
Full
Committee
Markup
of
11
bills,
including
the
Elizabeth
Dole
Home
Care
Act
and
the
Student
Veterans
Benefits
Restoration
Act:
“Thank
you,
Mr.
Chairman.
Several
items
on
today’s
markup
agenda
represent
the
results
of
bipartisan
compromise
and
hours
of
staff
negotiation.
I
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07.18.23 •
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
start
of
the
Full
Committee
Legislative
Hearing
to
discuss
concerns
about
the
Veterans
2nd
Amendment
Protection
Act
(H.R.
705)
and
how
it
could
affect
veterans
suicide:
Thank
you,
Chairman
Bost.
And
thank
you
to
all
our
witnesses
for
being
here
today.
Speaking
to
H.R.
705,
this
bill
is
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06.16.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
issued
the
below
statement
in
recognition
of
the
75th
anniversary
of
the
Specially
Adapted
Housing
(SAH)
grant
program.
The
grant
program
was
established
in
1948
by
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
to
provide
support
to
paraplegic
veterans
returning
home
from
war,
in
adapting
their
homes
to
meet
their
unique
needs.
The
Ranking
Member
said,
“As
we
mark
the
75th
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06.15.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
In
case
you
missed
it:
Yesterday, House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
delivered
the
following
remarks,
as
prepared,
during
the
Subcommittee
on
Economic
Opportunity
legislative
hearing:
"Today,
this
subcommittee
is
considering
two
bills:
Congresswoman
Nikema
William’s
H.R.
491,
the
Return
Home
to
Housing
Act,
and
Congresswoman
Chavez-DeRemer's
H.R.
3848,
the
HOME
Act
of
2023.
I’m
bothered
by
the
delay
in
getting
here
… Read More
06.12.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
and Congressman
Eric
Sorensen
(IL-17)
introduced
the
Autonomy
for
All
Disabled
Veterans
Act,
which
will
help
disabled
veterans
make
accessibility
improvements
to
their
homes.
"Making
sure
our
veterans
can
live
comfortably
after
serving
is
one
of
the
ways
we
can
show
our
gratitude
for
their
sacrifices,"
said
Sorensen.
"This
bill
helps
veterans
who
need
this
critical
support
transition
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05.31.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
–
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
released
the
following
statement
after
voting
to
pass
the
Bipartisan
Budget
Agreement:
“This
evening
I
voted
for
the
Bipartisan
Budget
Agreement.
During
the
lead
up
to
this
bill’s
negotiation,
as
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
I
drew
a
firm
red
line
around
the
funding
needed
to
give
veterans
the
care
and
benefits
they
have
earned.
When
… Read More
05.25.23 •
Press Release
Washington,
DC
–
Today,
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Ranking
Member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs,
released
the
following
statement
after
joining
Democratic
Minority
Leader
Hakeem
Jeffries
in
defense
of
veterans
from
a
Republican-manufactured
default
during
Leader
Jeffries’s
Weekly
Press
Conference.
“House
Republicans
are
attempting
to
cover
up
their
inability
to
govern
and
obfuscate
the
real
task
at
hand:
paying
the
bills
we
already
… Read More
05.23.23 •
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
oversight
hearing
on
how
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
used
funding
provided
by
Congress
during
the
COVID
public
health
emergency:
Thank
you,
Chairman
Bost.
During
the
Great
Influenza
epidemic,
more
than
100
years
ago,
it
is
estimated
50
million
people
died
worldwide
due
to
the
lack
of
pharmaceutical
… Read More
05.16.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
–
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
released
the
following
statement
after
Republicans
on
the
House
Appropriations
Committee
unveiled
their
Military
Construction/VA
appropriations
bill
today:
“After
many
months
of
evasion,
House
Republicans
have
finally
unveiled
their
plan
for
our
nation’s
veterans
–
and
it
isn’t
nearly
good
enough.
House
Republicans
have
shortchanged
the
Toxic
Exposure
Fund.
Republicans
have
… Read More
05.12.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
–
Today House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
(HVAC)
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano spoke
at
a
press
conference
with
U.S.
VETS
about
the
expiration
of
authorities
that
the
Department
of Veterans
Affairs
has
been
using
to
support
and
house
homeless
veterans.
Earlier
this
week,
Ranking
Member
Takano sounded
the
alarm
about
these
authorities
expiring
yesterday.Ranking
Member
Takano's
remarks
as
prepared:
Thank
you
Mr.
Lewis
and
to
U.S.
Vets
for
hosting
us
… Read More
05.09.23 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
DC
–
Today
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Ranking
Member
Mark
Takano
(CA-39)
is
sounding
the
alarm
that
authorities
that
have
been
helping
homeless
veterans
for
the
last
two
years
will
expire
on
Thursday,
May
11th.
These
authorities,
created
during
the
Covid-19
Public
Health
Emergency,
have
helped
thousands
of
veterans
get
housed
and
access services.
“Ending
homelessness
and
food
insecurity
have
been
top
priorities
for
the
House
Veterans’
… Read More
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
… Read More
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.
… Read More
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
… Read More
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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