{"id":30068,"date":"2019-10-29T17:41:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T17:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/29\/veterans-legislation-dispute-prompts-republican-walk-out-on-capitol-hill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:01:06","slug":"veterans-legislation-dispute-prompts-republican-walk-out-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2019\/10\/29\/veterans-legislation-dispute-prompts-republican-walk-out-on-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans legislation dispute prompts Republican walk-out on Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republican members of the normally cordial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/01\/23\/new-session-means-more-turnover-for-house-veterans-affairs-committee\/\" target=_blank>House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee<\/a> stormed out of a legislative mark-up on Tuesday, accusing majority Democrats of \u201cSoviet-style tactics\u201d and saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/09\/24\/trumps-ukraine-scandal-could-be-impeachable-offense-key-national-security-democrats-veterans-warn\/\" target=_blank>ongoing House impeachment investigations<\/a> have infected veteran policy work with politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m embarrassed to be on the committee today,\u201d said ranking member Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn. \u201cToday, we made a partisan committee out of this work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dispute came as members debated a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/05\/02\/task-force-to-highlight-forgotten-and-invisible-women-veterans\/\" target=_blank>women veterans policy <\/a>bill that Republicans said they generally support. But after their efforts to amend the legislation with a pair of unrelated proposals \u2014 one on VA day care credentialing issues, one on veterans firearm possession rights \u2014 were gaveled down by committee chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., the caucus left the room mid-vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/07\/25\/va-secretary-house-democrats-spar-on-twitter-over-wait-times-for-veterans-health-care\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_821518132423.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA secretary, House Democrats spar on Twitter over wait times for veterans health care<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lawmakers worry VA hasn&#039;t fully addressed issues that prompted a nationwide scandal five years ago.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, Takano has accused Republicans on the committee with trying to politicize several non-controversial bills with their own conservative priorities. He repeatedly ignored Republican members\u2019 attempts to make parliamentary inquiries and slow committee debate, pushing through the vote over several shouted objections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInstead of bringing forth meaningful, productive additions to legislation that will improve the lives of women veterans, they added toxic, partisan amendments, none of which worked to address how women veterans receive care,&#8221; he said in a statement. \u201cBy attempting to hijack a bipartisan bill &#8230; they have left veterans behind.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tense committee hearing took place just a few yards away from the House\u2019s secure hearing room where impeachment depositions have been heard for the last month. Last week, a crowd of Republican lawmakers rushed into that room to disrupt the hearings, calling the process unfair and baseless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several veterans committee members referenced those impeachment complaints after their protest Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said Takano is trying to \u201cshut down debate just like chairman (Adam) Schiff,\u201d the California Democrat who is leading the House Intelligence Committee\u2019s inquiry. Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., said he is dismayed to see the veterans panel acting \u201clike other committees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the House and Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committees have long lauded themselves as a last bastion of bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill, and incidents like Tuesday\u2019s walk-out are rare. Even controversial proposals in recent years, such as the expansion of VA community programs and expanded firing authority for VA managers, have enjoyed mostly bipartisan support from committee members and Congress as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill at the center of the dispute has been a priority for the panel\u2019s new women veterans task force, expanding gender-specific services at VA and requiring new protections on sexual harassment at VA facilities. Takano and democratic leadership have made those issues a key focus of veterans policy work in recent months.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/31\/incoming-chairmans-top-goal-for-2019-building-up-va-not-outside-care-programs\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3187550.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Incoming chairman\u2019s top goal for 2019: Building up VA, not outside care programs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Rep. 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