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Mark Takano

 
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Representative
California's 39th District
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2023
2024
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3403 10th St.
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09/27/2024 --dailypress
House lawmakers on Wednesday urged the swift passage of legislation to better support family caregivers and home health aides who help veterans with serious disabilities continue to live at home and stay out of institutional care.
08/19/2024 --axios
House Democrats are amped up about a Harris-Walz administration as a clean break from the long-simmering perception that the Biden team favored the Senate.Why it matters: "The House would get screwed [under President Biden], we'd get asked to take tough votes and then after those votes were on record, he'd veto or do whatever he did," one senior House Democrat told Axios."It was apparent on so many occasions he had what [Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi] would call Senate-itis," said Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) — referencing the decades Biden spent in the Senate before becoming vice president.With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a 12-year House veteran, on the ticket, House members are hopeful that dynamic will shift.Between the lines: There is a strong feeling Biden has favored the Senate his first two years in office, often letting senators run the show on legislative negotiations and initially picking a legislative affairs chief with a Senate background.Some rank-and-file House members held off on calling for Biden to drop his bid for re-election out of a belief that he would only listen to input from senators and a handful of House icons like Pelosi.Several Democrats pointed to an incident last year in which Biden left House Democrats fuming by waiting until after they'd voted on a controversial D.C. police reform bill to give senators cover to vote for it."There were some people that felt that House Democrats were kind of thrown under the bus there. I would think a guy like Tim Walz would instantly understand the need for communication," said Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.).Zoom out: Walz's House tenure is "one of the reasons" Pelosi pushed Vice President Harris to pick him as her running mate, the senior House Democrat told Axios.Harris, the lawmaker said, will likely focus on building relationships with House Democratic leaders, particularly House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), while delegating rank-and-file relations to Walz."I think Tim is going to become a de facto office of congressional relations ... he's got, obviously, a huge reach in the House," said Takano, who succeeded Walz as the top Democrat on the Veterans Affairs Committee.Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) told Axios that House members "understand how busy the president is ... and so I would hope that folks are not expecting her, every single day, to call them."What we're hearing: Walz has dozens of close friends from his time in the House, particularly Midwesterners and lawmakers who served under him on Veterans Affairs or entered Congress with him in 2007, lawmakers told Axios.Those relationships have already paid dividends, with staunch Walz allies like Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) leading a successful campaign for Harris to pick him as VP.Harris, who served four years in the Senate, is closest to Californians and Black Caucus members, including Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).The bottom line: "I am very hopeful and biased that they are the right partnership to work with us," Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), a former Black Caucus chair, said in an interview.Harris, she said, "has strong relationships already," but "picking a person that will serve as her vice president that's from the Congress ... makes them a great package."
08/07/2024 --kron4
Liberal Democrats are all cheers after Kamala Harris tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, hailing the decision as a victory for progressive policy ideals that will invigorate the party’s base heading into November’s elections. Walz had built a moderate record during his 12 years representing a rural district in the U.S. [...]
07/25/2024 --mercurynews
To boycott or not to boycott? That was the devilish question California's Democrats grappled with on Wednesday
07/24/2024 --kron4
More than 1,000 LGBTQ political leaders, celebrities and social media influencers on Wednesday announced their support for Vice President Harris's White House bid in an open letter meant to unite the community and mobilize voters. "As advocates, elected officials, organizations, and community leaders serving millions of LGBTQ+ Americans and our allies across the country, we urge [...]
07/24/2024 --ocregister
While Republicans are looking forward to Netanyahu’s speech, most Democrats are approaching the occasion with bated breath and dread — if they plan to attend at all.
07/22/2024 --kron4
A number of Democratic lawmakers, governors and past leaders were quick to rally behind Vice President Harris as she pursues the Democratic Party's presidential nomination following President Biden's withdrawal from the race. Shortly after dropping out of the presidential race, Biden endorsed Harris as his successor, stating it is "time to come together and beat" [...]
07/21/2024 --forbes
A total of 37 Democrats in Congress have called on Biden to drop out following a rocky debate performance and two gaffe-filled public appearances.
07/20/2024 --stltoday
Harris hit the campaign fundraising circuit Saturday in breezy Provincetown, Massachusetts, and picked up a couple nods.
 
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