Mark Takano

I urge all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 7100, the Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The two-tier wage system that tipped credits have created costs workers billions of dollars a year in wage theft.

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Tanko of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 9456 to the Committee on Financial Services…

On Roll Call No. 405, I mistakenly voted NAY when I intended to vote YEA. ____________________

I am always moved by poignant examples of veterans who, once they take off their uniforms after valiant service, still go on to serve our country and serve their communities. Charlie Dowd is certainly an example of that, especially…

I am honored to be here today with my friend, assistant Democratic leader Joe Neguse, to talk about my law, the Honoring our PACT Act. It was signed into law by President Joe Biden in August of 2022 and has since helped more than a million…

I have the urge to say ``oorah.'' I thank the gentleman for his service to our country, not only as a Representative but also as a marine veteran. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Magaziner). {time} 1745

I thank Representative Kennedy for hitting the ground running as one of our newest Representatives. I know he is going to be getting the message out to the veterans who live in his district to make sure that they submit their PACT Act…

I thank Congressman Landsman for his amazing advocacy for our Nation's veterans. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my good friend from the State of New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, Representative Melanie Stansbury.

I thank Representative Ilhan Omar for all her amazing work to help the veterans in her district and across our country. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Kennedy), who is the newest member of the House Veterans'…

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her work on the section of the PACT Act that relates to justice for those servicemembers who were in residence at Camp Lejeune. It is a decades-long effort to bring justice for those members…

Let me add that Representative Ruiz--Dr. Ruiz was instrumental in the part of this PACT Act package that dealt with the 23 presumptive illnesses. Let's be clear that the 23 presumptive illnesses aren't just 23 diseases. They are actually…

I thank the gentlewoman from Vermont, and I thank her for her most powerful and righteous voice. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson), my good friend, a member of the Equality Caucus and a strong advocate for…

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer) for his commitment and the spirit which he brings to fighting for justice for LGBTQ people. Happy Pride to the gentleman. Madam Speaker, I wish to turn my attention toward the world…

It is an honor to host this Special Order hour in collaboration with the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Equality Caucus. As Congress' first out person of color, it is an honor to lead this time on the floor. As we…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson) for his kind and warm and righteous words. Madam Speaker, I now yield to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer), my friend and a member of the Equality Caucus, a strong advocate for…

Antisemitism on college campuses is a serious issue, and I denounce and deplore antisemitism.

I fully support providing all resources necessary to the institutions that our government tasked with enforcing antidiscrimination law.

I thank my colleague from Florida for yielding time. Here we go again. Another year, another Military Construction- Veterans Affairs appropriations bill full of partisan riders. When someone takes the oath and joins the military, they are…

I pay tribute today to an outstanding public servant, Justin Maturo, who is ending his nearly 6-year tenure as my legislative director. He joined my team in 2018, and I quickly came to trust Justin's analytic mind to sort through the…

I ask all my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 5914, as amended, the VETT Act, and I yield back the balance of my time.

In closing, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 1767, as amended, the Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I ask all my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 4016, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Today I rise to recognize a profound loss in the Japanese-American community, the passing of Sakaye Aratani. Her death coincides with an ever-dwindling number of adult Japanese- Americans, who endured the injustice of being forcibly…

I would like to take this moment and implore the Subcommittee to provide robust funding for congressional Science & Technology (S&T) resources.