Mark Takano

I understand that there is a need continuity.

I thank Ranking Member Walz for yielding me the time and his steadfast leadership on the Veterans' Affairs Committee. He has been tireless in his support of veterans and their families. I am, likewise, inspired by the gentleman from Texas'…

SVA is proud to support the bipartisan Veterans' Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2018.

Keith Nolan's dream was to be a military officer. He excelled at the first two levels of Army ROTC and was preparing to take the next step when he was told that he could not continue because he failed the hearing portion of a military…

I thank Ranking Member Waters for her leadership on the floor on this issue. I rise in opposition to S.J. Res. 57 because it erases measures established a half-decade ago to prevent auto dealers from using discriminatory data tactics. I…

Today I am introducing a resolution to recognize April 26 as International Chart Day, a celebration of charts, data visualization, and infographics of all types. An American public that is better equipped to understand what goes in a good…

I would not support anything that would diminish the benefits for any veteran.

Given the VA's notorious difficulty in forecasting the spend rate of the Choice program, I believe this proposal is misguided.

We are facing a tremendous doctor shortage in our country.

I prefer what I see occurring with the Senate bill, which is to expand the current program to veterans to all eras.

I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this legislation. After passing nearly a $2 trillion tax cut that gives 83 percent of the benefits to the wealthiest 1 percent, it is both…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I enjoy a great relationship with both you and the ranking member.

We are asking for $2.5 million, which is I think a modest investment just, again, to get the office back underway.

It is well past overdue that Congress look at funding anew an agency that really has never died; it was just defunded.

The OTA also helped Congress make cost-saving decisions well in excess of its own budget

The Riverside National Cemetery is the final resting place for nearly 300,000 former military personnel and their family members. Each of them have a story that deserves to be told. I rise today to applaud the University of California…

There is no guard rails at all. The Department of Education is--the regulatory process is going full speed ahead.

It is the government's responsibility and our duty to take care of our veterans and to oversee that, to not just be privatized.

I hope we can continue to work together to help districts like mine, and Ms. Kuster's, and all of the rural states that we have represented on this Committee.

I thank Ranking Member Waters for contriving this colloquy on Financial Services. It is my distinct honor to join my colleagues in celebrating this milestone in recognizing Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur's remarkable record of service to her…

We are not going to give up on this. That would be a failure of our acceptance of this mission.

We are absolutely torn up that this happens to people serving veterans.

I am extremely disappointed that we are seeing in the Higher Ed bill, a complete elimination of the 9010 rule.

Are you all going to pay for part of this parade, rather than put the money into veterans healthcare?

Opening Statement of Takano, Hon. Mark