Mark Takano

It is my esteemed honor and privilege to yield 1 minute to a champion and staunch advocate who is unparalleled in her support for our Nation's 22 million veterans. This Congress with her support we have continued to preserve the sacred…

I would like to take a moment to highlight for the sponsor of this amendment, Representative Moore, and all Members, just how severely this amendment would harm National Guard and reservists from their States and districts. Congressman…

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 14 minutes remaining.

The issue of how servicemembers are disciplined for refusing to take the vaccine has already been addressed in the National Defense Authorization Act. It already states plainly that there could be a general discharge, or an…

I would like to ask, Madam Chair, unanimous consent to enter into the record relevant excerpts of the 10K filings for 2017 through 2020 of Warrior Met Coal.

This is really atrocious. We are talking about miners suffering from black lung, and I am just appalled at the gamesmanship that has been allowed to occur.

It appears that the private equity funds controlling this company are stripping its assets.

When will this company actually be required to post the collateral your agency believes it should?

Mr. Godfrey, your agency's appeal process for self-insurance appears to take so long that a company can largely escape your requirements.

Protecting the independence of the Inspector Generals will strengthen accountability and transparency of our democratic institutions.

And I'm a proud cosponsor of Representative Schiff's Protecting our Democracy Act, which contains a sweeping set of reforms aimed at strengthening our democracy.

It was deeply troubling to witness such an attempt, and cabinet officials should not have unilateral authority to remove IG's without cause.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise today in support of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs contribution to the Build Back Better Act of 2021. The committee has an important responsibility to advance measures that support…

I thank Congresswoman Newman for yielding. It is a great honor to be here today under such somber circumstances. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance and Transgender Awareness Week. It is with a…

I ask all my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 3730, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing this important piece of legislation, S. 796, the Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I will just reply that it is political gamesmanship. I hate seeing universities used as pawns in this game. I hate seeing our student veterans being used as pawns. What is at stake here is the principle, the precedent that this Congress…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing this important piece of legislation, H.R. 4626, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from…

I ask all my colleagues to join me in passing this very important legislation, H.R. 5603, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 5516, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 2433, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House suspend the…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 4591, the VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 147, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 4233, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House suspend the…

I am distressed that the ranking member has chosen this particular moment to inject comments about the REMOTE Act, sponsored by the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Trone), and to imply that there is obstruction in taking action to help our…