Mark Takano

I ask all my colleagues to join me in passing this important piece of legislation, H.R. 5721, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from…

I urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 7299, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House suspend the…

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close. I urge all of my colleagues to join me in passing this important piece of legislation, H.R. 7277, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 7925, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House…

I again thank the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Stevens) and all Members of the Michigan delegation for their initiative on this bill. In closing, Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the…

I again ask all my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 6722, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House suspend the…

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5481, as amended. By doing so, we will bestow a befitting name on this facility in Rutherford County, North Carolina, where so many military veterans receive top-notch medical care. Mr. Speaker, I…

I likewise urge all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 5481, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that…

I thank the gentleman for his very heartfelt remarks, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I am very sorry that our good friend, Virginia Foxx, is not here, but I thank Ranking Member Foxx for bringing to our attention the amazing story of this American hero. I know the gentleman from Texas shares the growing emotion that I feel…

I am honored to be associated with the passage of this bill to honor Lieutenant Colonel Weathers. I have the distinction of representing the University of California, Riverside, where resides the Tuskegee Airmen Archives. I am reminded by…

Again, I thank Dr. Ruiz and all of our fellow members of the California delegation for their support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I congratulate the gentlewoman on this accomplishment, and I congratulate her also on her hard work in securing funding for the community-based outreach clinic. I know how much of a difference they make, and I take this moment to call…

In view of the fact that I know this Congress, the 117th Congress, is coming to a close and I may not see you up on the rostrum and the dais again, I wanted to say mahalo for your service in our military, mahalo for your service to the…

I thank Representative Cammack and the Florida delegation for their work on this bill, and I urge all my colleagues to support it. I reserve the balance of my time.

In one letter, deans from 20 medical schools note that without the legislative fix in VIPER, VA will have to ``interrupt hundreds of millions of dollars invested in life-saving biomedical research for America's veterans.'' Mr. Speaker, we…

So, Mr. Speaker, this is a fitting tribute. I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing S. 3369, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I honor the life and lasting legacy of an LGBTQ pioneer in my district, David St. Pierre. David was the longtime owner of The Menagerie, a welcoming LGBTQ nightclub and restaurant in downtown Riverside. Since taking ownership in 1999…

Again, I ask all my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 7589, as amended. I do thank my colleague, the ranking member. It is an example of standing our ground where we must and finding common ground where we can. Lastly, I close by…

Again, I ask for my colleagues to join me in passing S. 1198. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House…

I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 3304, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House…

I ask all my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 5918, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House…

Before I yield an additional 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Michigan, let me just say that if the minority is so insistent and is fervent in their belief that this interim final rule is illegal, I do not understand why there has been no…

Let me just respond, that every day my colleagues are making threats to file a lawsuit to stop the interim final rule. Like the ranking member believes, as do many on his side of the aisle, that the interim final rule is illegal based on…

What the gentleman from Texas is suggesting that we do is delete women from S. 1198. That, I will not do. Yes, I strongly believe in Article I. The accusation that Secretary McDonough issued a radical rule, well, what is this so-called…