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March 13, 2024

Today, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) introduced the Senate companion bill to Congressman Mark Takano’s (CA-39) Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act. This legislation would reduce the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 hours by amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and lowering the maximum hours threshold for overtime compensation for non-exempt employees.  “As the lead sponsor of the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act in the House of Representatives and a Senior Member of the House Committee on Edu…  Continue Reading

March 13, 2024

— Today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) released the following statement on H.R. 7521 - Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. “Today, I voted YES on H.R. 7521 to protect Americans’ data and safeguard U.S. national security. Right now, ByteDance's ownership of TikTok means the Chinese Communist Party can access biometric information, target journalists and dissidents, and influence users’ algorithms for political ends. This status quo is unacceptable, but the bill…  Continue Reading

March 12, 2024

— Congressman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) released the following statement on the passing of LGBTQ rights and peace activist, David Mixner: "I was honored to get to know David Mixner and his righteous stands through the movement to end nuclear proliferation in the 1980s and his work on behalf the LGBTQ community," said Congressman Mark Takano. "Last year, I was at a gathering of emerging LGBTQ leaders where David passed on the wisdom of a lifetime of being in the fray: Be careful of being too self-r…  Continue Reading


July 12, 2013

Over rancorous Democratic objections, the Republican-led U.S. House passed a farm bill Thursday that does not include reauthorization of the food stamp program.The vote was 216-208. No Democrats voted for the bill.During the nearly seven hours of debate on the legislation, Democrats repeatedly called their Republican counterparts heartless, callous and cruel for their efforts to pass a farm bill with nutrition programs stripped from it.Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., was one of many Democrats who de…  Continue Reading

July 11, 2013

Rep. Mark Takano, a former high school teacher, took a red pen to a letter about immigration reform some of his Republican colleagues were circulating. The California Democrat "graded" the two-page unsigned letter, giving it an F and asking the writers to "see me after votes," posting a copy on his Tumblr page. He was okay with the first sentence, "Our immigration system is broken and in need of serious reform," saying it was a "strong thesis." Even when the Republicans said they wanted a secure…  Continue Reading

July 11, 2013

You can take the teacher out of the classroom — even send him to Congress — but you can't take the classroom out of the teacher. Or take away his red pencil. Before coming to Washington, freshman Democrat Mark Takano taught English for 23 years — mostly at Rialto High School. He must have been a tough grader. In the midst of the heated Congressional debate over immigration, Takano tries humor — a bit of political fun at the expense of his GOP colleagues. Republican House members were circulat…  Continue Reading


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