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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.

Quotes by year · 2013–20261,580 total · peak 2019 (266)
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Sep 20, 2021

I thank Representative Cicilline for that testimony that he read on behalf of John Hegwood, former Army servicemember. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New Hampshire (Mr. Pappas) to share the story of Air Force veteran Landon…

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Sep 20, 2021

I enthusiastically support the naming of the Columbus, Georgia, VA Community Clinic in Robert S. Poydasheff's honor. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Sep 20, 2021

I wholeheartedly support this bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the same. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Sep 20, 2021

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close, but before I do I will just let the gentleman from Colorado know that I am honored to represent the University of California Riverside, which is the repository of the Tuskegee Airmen…

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Sep 20, 2021

Once again, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4172 to name the new VA community-based clinic in Aurora, Colorado, after Lieutenant Colonel John W. Mosley, and by doing so, we will help ensure that his legacy lives on and continues to…

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Jul 26, 2021

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing S. 957, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jun 24, 2021

I just want to say that extremism in the defense of nonsense is not conservatism, it is still nonsense. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Mrvan), my good friend, and member of the House Committee on…

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Jun 23, 2021

We look forward to working closely with attorneys general and others to make sure that we're defending our borrowers.

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Jun 15, 2021

I have no further questions, and I am prepared to close. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jun 15, 2021

I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Jun 15, 2021

We know that preventing homelessness is especially critical as we try to emerge out of this pandemic. Madam Speaker, I urge all my colleagues to support Chairman Pallone's bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jun 15, 2021

Well, Mr. Secretary, I believe we need to really learn the lessons of the pandemic, and just how these facilities across the country long-term care facilities could see such devastating death rates and infection rates.

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Jun 15, 2021

I want to give you a moment to maybe share with the American people, how the President's budget included in the American Families Plan calls for an investment of 250 billion dollars for childcare expansion.

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Jun 14, 2021

I have a bill, H.R. 1315, which would greatly improve or enhance the responsibility of the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that Federal prisoners leave with an ID.

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Jun 14, 2021

The United States spends at least 80 billion dollars annually on incarceration...

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Jun 8, 2021

Thank you very much for your recent visit to Wisconsin. I hope it was helpful as you're looking at the programs you're doing.

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Jun 8, 2021

I would appreciate your being in touch with me about those two rules.

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Jun 8, 2021

Do you think that the current overtime salary threshold is too low?

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Jun 8, 2021

By extending overtime protections to millions of workers we can boost wages, but also help prevent employees from working excessive hours.

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May 17, 2021

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. But before I reserve the balance of my time, let me say that I am very, very pleased that we are addressing the issue of mental healthcare in our rural areas. As we wind down this…

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May 17, 2021

I also want to express my gratitude to my colleague, Ranking Member Bost, and the Republicans on the committee for working with the majority. I believe that the issues that we worked out were common sense, and upon further examination, I…

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May 17, 2021

I have no further speakers, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1415

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May 12, 2021

I am such a big fan of dual enrollment and middle colleges.

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May 2, 2021

I can't see being 38 years old, let alone 40 years old, or 50 years old, working under the hot sun and then finding out that I have to work longer than the 8 hours a day, or longer than 40 hours a week and am not protected by overtime.

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May 2, 2021

Well I'm just seething with anger at Mr. DeCamp's testimony which seems to reject any racial motivations for excluding farm workers from the FLSA in 1938.

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