Mark Takano
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Mark Allan Takano is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 41st congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as veterans' affairs, education, and labor rights during his tenure in Congress. Takano has been an advocate for improving the lives of servicemembers and has emphasized the importance of checks and balances in government. He has also been vocal about the need to support workers and address the challenges they face in a changing economy.
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September 1, 2026
America does not belong to one political party. America does not belong to a bloodline. And it certainly doesn’t belong to one man.
— Mark Takano
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by number of sources- Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in hesitant support of H.R. 1969, the No Wrong Door Act, as amended. This bill would reauthorize the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, or Fox grants, for fiscal year 2026. As the ranking member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, one of my top priorities has been and will continue to be veteran suicide prevention. The Fox grant program is an important tool in our arsenal for this work. Community-based programs are a crucial part of a public health approach to suicide prevention. However, I do have significant concerns with this legislation's approach to reauthorizing this program. We must ensure that we reauthorize this program in a way that ensures it is as effective and robust as possible. I would like to take this time to highlight some of those concerns. First, based on congressionally mandated reports that the committee has received, VA has not established enough metrics to allow Congress to monitor the success of the program. Additionally, in our view, grantees are not collecting or reporting complete data for all participants, which further limits Congress' ability to determine whether the program is meeting its intended purposes.4 sources2025govinfo.gov
- Americans are working more for less. Expanding the overtime threshold for salaried employees is the best way to ensure that families can survive the cost-of-living crisis caused by Donald Trump.2 sources2026sanders.senate.gov
- America is an Idea Worth Fighting For.2 sources2026takano.house.gov
The work of renewing and perfecting the idea of America does not happen on its own.
Let’s finish the assignment, make Dr. King’s dream a reality, and fulfill the promise of a better America.
We fight for an America where nobody feels that they have to carry a passport to prove they belong.
Every generation must take up the work of renewing and perfecting the idea of America so that America lives up to its promise.
We are not here simply to remember history. We are here because the work that began 63 years ago is unfinished.
Every generation inherits the idea of America—and then must decide whether it is willing to fight for it.
America belongs to all of us. Let’s Go For Broke. Go all in for democracy. Go all in for equality. Go all in for freedom.
We must fight for an America where the government does not use fear and intimidation to silence its own people.
Those who oversee health plans must have access to this data to ensure fair pricing for those receiving employer sponsored healthcare.
I am honored to have George as my guest at the State of the Union. His presence will speak volumes.
I am frustrated that Speaker Johnson also excluded several provisions that have bipartisan and bicameral support.
Young LGBTQI+ people should not have to be subjected to this kind of cruelty—especially by licensed health care providers.
Providers who engage in these practices are actively endangering the wellbeing of young LGBTQI+ people and defrauding their families by promising to “fix” something that is simply not broken.
“Young LGBTQI+ people will suffer because of today’s Supreme Court decision. This decision, however, doesn’t change the fact that these practices are still dangerous, disproven, and denounced by every major medical association in the…
The Congressional Equality Caucus will continue to push federal legislation to address this harmful and fraudulent practice.
During a time when everything is more expensive, corporations are cashing in subscription models that rely on a consumer forgetting to cancel a free trial,
“Third parties hold data on individual patients and pricing for drugs and procedures,” said Congressman Mark Takano.
Gaps in recent legislative efforts have allowed third parties like PBMs to keep this data hidden, leaving fiduciaries with an incomplete picture of how to best serve the over 165 million Americans on employer-sponsored health plans.
Third parties hold data on individual patients and pricing for drugs and procedures.





