Mark Takano actually said...

"Representative Jahana Hayes has introduced legislation to raise the levels of DIC benefits on par with other Federal survivors programs."

"That is why I really feel compelled to point out the distinction between how the two different parties' representatives on this dais here are addressing the issue."

"We have members like Dean Phillips, who has introduced the Love Lives On Act, which would address many of the issues that we have heard raised here about the consequences of survivors who remarry."

"The loss of a loved one has been associated with depression, anxiety, substance use, and prolonged grief reactions."