Mark Takano

Their sacrifice should be honored.

We must not waste another day. Our veterans need help, and they need it now.

The Department is authorized and to the best of my knowledge has not undertaken to exercise its authority to penalize PHEAA both financially.

Unfortunately, Congressional Republicans and the Administration do not like this program.

The Department of Education has a responsibility to people like you to ensure that we keep our initial promise and provide loan forgiveness.

Wow, it is an inconceivable it's just one contractor, one company that is the loan servicer for these loans.

It is evident that they are purposely sabotaging this program. It is shameful.

In March 2018, the OIG conducted an inspection at the request of Congressmen Pete Aguilar and Mark Takano related to a series of concerns regarding the environment of care.

I believe that all patients deserve access to medicinal marijuana as a way to treat their chronic pain, PTSD, and other conditions.

We can, and must, do better.

That is 20 too many.

This practice is dishonest and unfair. This loophole should be done away with.

The inspiration for this bill came from the great success seen at the Roudebush VA Hospital in my home state of Indiana.

This legislation is simple and common sense.

This model applied across the VA system to all VA medical facilities with pharmacies or on-site law enforcement personnel will go a long way toward getting these medications off the streets.

As a decorated Vietnam War veteran, I care very deeply about this country, and ensuring the veterans of our armed forces are taken care of and have the opportunities and benefits they deserve.

I want to thank Ranking Member Roe for your spirit of bipartisanship in getting things done in the best interest of our Nation.

We have made great strides recently in improving the VA's level of care for our veterans, but we have more work to do.

Next is H.R. 2886, the Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures with DOD Doctors Act.

Ultimately, this bill would improve procurement within the VA by putting in place consistent parameters for the VA to measure its cost savings from competition.

Earlier this year I reintroduced the Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Act, H.R. 1001.

We cannot afford to cast a blind eye to the level of exposure and the number of servicemen and women that were impacted.

Our servicemen and women's exposure to this toxicity is undeniable, and the level of toxicity cannot be questioned.

I have also visited VA facilities across the country to better understand the challenges our veterans face.

Each of us represent veterans, which is why our Member Day Hearing is so important.