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October 25, 2024
RIVERSIDE, CA - Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement hailing President Biden’s historic apology on Indian boarding schools: “To look to the future sometimes means acknowledging the sins of the past, which is why President Biden’s historic apology on Indian boarding schools is so important. Coming from a family of Japanese Americans who endured the incarceration camps of World War II, I know firsthand the power of the government acknowledging and striving to repair th… Continue Reading
October 07, 2024RIVERSIDE, CA — Representative Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attack on Israeli civilians: “This October 7th marks a solemn and heavy occasion, as we remember the more than 1,200 Israeli civilians killed and the hundreds more that were taken hostage by Hamas. More Jews were killed on that awful day than on any day since the Holocaust, and the repercussions of Hamas’s terrorism are still with us today. “The subsequent conflict… Continue Reading
September 28, 2024Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) released the following statement congratulating Shigeru Ishiba for winning the election to both lead Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the country as the next Prime Minister, while also thanking outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. “I offer my warm congratulations to Shigeru Ishiba on his successful election to become LDP leader and Prime Minister-Elect of Japan. I am hopeful that under his leadership, the United States and Japan will continue to stren… 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 … Continue Reading
July 11, 2013Rep. 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, 2013You 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
March 07, 2024