130 Democratic Members Sign Letter of Support for Rep. Mark Takano to Become Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Washington, D.C. – 130 Democratic Members and Members-Elect have signed a letter indicating their support for Vice Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.) to become Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.
The letter is here and below:
November 30, 2018
Dear Colleague:
To best serve our nation’s veterans in the 116th Congress, we need experienced leaders who are dedicated to protecting veteran benefits while also holding this Administration accountable. That is why we are supporting Mark Takano for Chairman.
As the most senior Democratic member of the House Committee on Veterans’ affairs and the current Vice Ranking Member, Mark was instrumental in negotiating major reforms to the GI Bill. He has also helped shape messaging on veteran’s issues for the Democratic Caucus.
Mark made veterans a priority from his first days in Congress and has demonstrated an ability to advance Democratic priorities. Mark serves as the Whip of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and Co-Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, and his appointment to Chairman would further advance our Democratic Caucus’ commitment to diversity.
Our veterans deserve a Chairman ready to take on this critical task, and there is no better person for this job than Mark Takano.
Sincerely,
Rep. Alma Adams
Rep. Pete Aguilar
Rep. Nanette Barragan
Rep. Joyce Beatty
Rep. Don Beyer
Rep. Sanford Bishop
Rep. Brendan Boyle
Rep.-elect Anthony Brindisi
Rep. Anthony Brown
Rep. GK Butterfield
Rep. Tony Cardenas
Rep. Joaquin Castro
Rep. Judy Chu
Rep. David Cicilline
Rep.-elect Gil Cisneros
Rep. Yvette Clarke
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
Rep. Jim Clyburn
Rep. Steve Cohen
Rep. Gerald Connolly
Rep. Jim Cooper
Rep. Jim Costa
Rep. Charlie Crist
Rep.-elect Jason Crow
Rep. Henry Cuellar
Rep. Elijah Cummings
Rep. Danny Davis
Rep. Val Demings
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
Rep. Lloyd Doggett
Rep. Mike Doyle
Rep. Eliot Engel
Rep. Adriano Espaillat
Rep. Dwight Evans
Rep.-elect Lizzie Fletcher
Rep. Marcia Fudge
Rep. Ruben Gallego
Rep. John Garamendi
Rep.-elect Jesus Garcia
Rep.-elect Jared Golden
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
Rep. Josh Gottheimer
Rep. Al Green
Rep. Raul Grijalva
Rep.-elect Debra Haaland
Rep. Denny Heck
Rep.-elect Katie Hill
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Rep.-elect Steven Horsford
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Rep. Hank Johnson
Rep. Marcy Kaptur
Rep. Joe Kennedy
Rep. Ro Khanna
Rep. Daniel Kildee
Rep.-elect Andy Kim
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
Rep. William Lacy Clay
Rep. Conor Lamb
Rep. Jim Langevin
Rep. Rick Larsen
Rep. John Larson
Rep. Al Lawson
Rep.-elect Susie Lee
Rep. Barbara Lee
Rep.-elect Mike Levin
Rep. John Lewis
Rep. Ted Lieu
Rep. Alan Lowenthal
Rep. Stephen Lynch
Rep. Doris Matsui
Rep.-elect Lucy McBath
Rep. Betty McCollum
Rep. Donald McEachin
Rep. Jim McGovern
Rep. Jerry McNerney
Rep. Gregory Meeks
Rep. Gwen Moore
Rep.-elect Joe Morelle
Rep.-elect Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
Rep. Jerry Nadler
Rep. Grace Napolitano
Rep. Donald Norcross
Rep. Tom O'Halleran
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar
Rep. Frank Pallone
Rep. Jimmy Panetta
Rep.-elect Chris Pappas
Rep. Bill Pascrell
Rep. Donald Payne
Rep. Collin Peterson
Rep.-elect Dean Phillips
Rep. Mark Pocan
Rep.-elect Katie Porter
Rep.-elect Ayanna Pressley
Rep.-elect Max Rose
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Rep. Raul Ruiz
Rep. Bobby Rush
Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Rep.-elect Michael San Nicolas
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
Rep. Jan Schakowksy
Rep. Brad Schneider
Rep. David Scott
Rep. Jose Serrano
Rep.-elect Donna Shalala
Rep. Albio Sires
Rep. Adam Smith
Rep. Darren Soto
Rep. Tom Suozzi
Rep. Bennie Thompson
Rep. Mike Thompson
Rep. Dina Titus
Rep.-elect Rashida Tlaib
Rep. Norma Torres
Rep.-elect David Trone
Rep.-elect Jeff Van Drew
Rep. Juan Vargas
Rep. Marc Veasey
Rep. Filemon Vela
Rep. Maxine Waters
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Rep. Peter Welch
Rep. Susan Wild
Rep. Frederica Wilson
Rep. John Yarmuth
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