Mark Takano

Delivering VA for all veterans, irrespective of their age, gender, sexual orientation, or race.

I will continue to fight for real, concrete, actionable solutions to the problems veterans currently face.

I will resist vigorously any attempts to undermine the law and shift back to the old funding paradigm.

Today VA is receiving and processing more claims for disability compensation than ever before.

The PACT Act continues to be a good-news story, the law is not without its challenges.

Reproductive health care is veterans' health care, and we must make it the law.

I am less optimistic, albeit still hopeful about the willingness or ability of the House majority to do what is right.

I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. I sadly must oppose the bill, but I do not urge my colleagues to do the same. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

The legislative response to those issues from this Congress has largely been nonexistent.

This polls really high with the American public.

I want to thank the VFW for your support for the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentlewoman from Connecticut opposed? Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am not opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) will…

I want to thank the VFW for your support for the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act.

The legislative response to those issues from this Congress has largely been nonexistent.

I will resist vigorously any attempts to undermine the law and shift back to the old funding paradigm.

I will continue to fight for real, concrete, actionable solutions to the problems veterans currently face.

The PACT Act continues to be a good-news story, the law is not without its challenges.

Delivering VA for all veterans, irrespective of their age, gender, sexual orientation, or race.

It is regrettable that I must rise in opposition to the measure before us. I am anguished over it for one simple reason: Veterans' lives are on the line. I have the greatest respect for my colleague, the ranking member of the…

Today VA is receiving and processing more claims for disability compensation than ever before.

I will not rest until this rider is gone from any future appropriations bill, and I urge my colleagues to join me in that effort. For now I must oppose this bill. There are a lot of good things in this bill, and I don't ask my colleagues…

I am less optimistic, albeit still hopeful about the willingness or ability of the House majority to do what is right.

Reproductive health care is veterans' health care, and we must make it the law.

Delivering VA for all veterans, irrespective of their age, gender, sexual orientation, or race.

I am less optimistic, albeit still hopeful about the willingness or ability of the House majority to do what is right.