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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Jamie Brown, a nurse from Michigan, told me that she sees patients go without care every day because they can't afford it. We're the richest country in the history of the world. That is unacceptable.

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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 22/07/2026

🎉GOOD NEWS🎉 The House just DEFEATED a Republican-sponsored amendment that would have codified Trump's trans military ban into law! We're never going to give up the fight to protect our nation's transgender servicemembers.

The House just defeated a Republican-led effort to codify Trump's trans military ban!

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 17/08/2026

Kinda chic to stand up for the veteran community.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 19/08/2026

Democracy relies on the hard work of the election workforce, which often goes unnoticed. In 2024, nearly 50% of jurisdictions nationwide reported difficulty recruiting poll workers. Today we call on veterans & their families to serve their communities in a new way! 🔗: www.eac.gov/help-america...

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 11/06/2026

RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social's discharge petition is five signatures away from forcing a clean vote on the Major Richard Star Act in the House. To prevent that from happening, Republicans introduced a new package to distract and delay a vote on the overdue benefits for combat veterans.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

EVERY student is entitled to a free, fair, and equal education. Rather than supporting schools, this Administration wants to use its slashed resources to investigate and litigate policies that make the classroom safe for all students.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 08/06/2026

203 Members have made their priorities clear, signing on to the Major Richard Star discharge petition. We only need 15 more to force a vote on the House floor. LET’S GET THIS DONE. Has your Member signed on? ✍️ No? Give them a call ☎️ 🔗 Discharge Petition: clerk.house.gov/DischargePet...

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 09/06/2026

Members of the House, please sign the discharge petition to bring the Major Richard Star Act to the floor for a vote. Our nation’s veterans who were medically retired due to combat injuries answered the call to serve. They fulfilled every obligation asked of them, and now Congress must fulfill ours.

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Kyle Tharp @kylewilsontharp.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

NEW: @repmarktakano.bsky.social saw undisclosed political influencer spending in California's gubernatorial election last week, and wants Congress to do something about it. I spoke with Takano about his P.A.I.D. Act and how Congress + the FEC can start to fix the industry.👇👇👇

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Who's really paying your favorite political creator? This Congressman wants to know.

Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) saw undisclosed political influencer spending in his home state elections, and wants Congress to do something about it.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

RFK Jr. is a disaster for the health of Americans.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/04/2026

TAKANO: Should Trump fail a mental fitness test, would you vote to invoke the 25th amendment? RFK Jr: There hasn't been a president who is more sane-- TAKANO: Reclaiming my time. Would you invoke the 25th amendment? RFK Jr: President Trump is the most stable-- TAKANO: Apparently not

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/04/2026

"Millions of Americans are wondering if this president is delusional and thinks he's Jesus Christ" -- Brilliant line of questioning here from Rep. Takano to RFK Jr about Trump's nutso social media posts and what it says about his mental health

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 06/04/2026

RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social had an amendment that would have protected a program keeping veterans in their homes, but republicans voted it down. This administration is spending billions on war abroad while families, like the Ledfords, face foreclosure here at home.

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Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it

Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 24/03/2026

🧵Last week, @repmarktakano.bsky.social held a roundtable on veterans' fertility care & IVF access. Alex, an Air Force veteran, shared her story of nearly losing her fertility and her life after she was unable to receive timely reproductive healthcare while serving our nation.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Republicans always find money for wars, but never to invest in Americans.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 18/03/2026

The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs exists to hold VA accountable and deliver results for those who served—our nation's veterans. The mission is the veteran, and we must not lose sight of that.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Republicans are inflicting pain on Americans because they fail to see an issue with ICE and its recklessness. I stand ready to do both: pay TSA and other workers while reining in ICE.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I'm signing onto a measure that gets TSA, Coast Guard, and FEMA their paychecks while we work to rein in ICE.

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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 17/03/2026

"This bill is not about protecting children, it is yet another backdoor way to manipulate federal funds to force ideological compliance." Watch CEC Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social RIP the House GOP's new "Don't Say Trans" bill: youtube.com/shorts/o7Z6q...

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 13/03/2026

RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social released the following statement following Judge Melissa DuBose's decision to grant AFGE/NVAC's motion for a preliminary injunction against VA's termination of its collective bargaining agreements. Secretary Collins must immediately reinstate all unions at VA.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 10/03/2026

ICYMI: The last three weeks, the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs welcomed our VSO partners to share their 2026 priorities. RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social was honored to attend and hear from the advocates directly, to ensure he can help deliver results for ALL veterans.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 26/02/2026

🧵1/3: When VA made a rule changing how veteran disability ratings were evaluated, veterans pushed back. They flooded the Federal Register with nearly 20,000 comments demanding to be heard. The people who served this country refused to let VA quietly take away what they earned.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 25/02/2026

I strongly support the Major Richard Star Act. If this Administration can find money for its misguided priorities, it can surely find the money to care for our nation’s veterans, their dependents, and their survivors. - RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Honoring veterans means more than awards and medals, it means respecting their healthcare. Trump MUST direct the VA to back off of rules that would diminish care and cut benefits.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 24/02/2026

🧵1/2: Tonight, Trump will address the nation & discuss his priorities. RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social's guest is George Retes, a combat veteran who was detained by overreaching ICE agents in July.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 18/02/2026

🧵1/2 : Yesterday, VA quietly issued an interim final rule that immediately changes how veterans’ disability ratings are evaluated: no notice, no explanation, no debate. Trump's VA Secretary Collins did not consult VSOs or Congress before acting.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 11/02/2026

The Secretary chose to leave today's hearing. Our questions remain unanswered. The Secretary must come back.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 11/02/2026

This reorganization is Secretary Collins's third attempt to dismantle VA. Veterans will feel the consequences.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Pam Bondi is bothered and upset by questions about her cover up of the Epstein files. The survivors and our country deserve so much better.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 11/02/2026

VA Secretary Collins just told RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social that VA doesn't have enough clinical employees. Then why are there more postings on USA jobs right now for ICE & CBP than there are for VA doctors & nurses? Why did VA just wipe almost 30,000 vacant VHA positions off its books?

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Trump has slow-walked the release of the Epstein files and appears to be granting favors to Ghislaine Maxwell in return for her silence. This White House cover-up must end, regardless of who is implicated - including the president himself. The rest of these files must be released.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Members of Congress, the President, and the Vice President should not use their positions to enrich themselves. I'm joining my colleagues in banning stock trading for these individuals, because no elected official should use their access and the public trust to profit.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

People have been killed by ICE. No accountability, no funding.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

ICE and DHS agents are stomping on the rights of Americans while covering their faces, with zero repercussions for their actions. Accountability and impeachment must happen if we want our communities, families, and country to be safe.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Today, my Democratic colleagues and I stood in protest at ICE headquarters, outraged by the roughly 50 people killed at the hands of their agents. Reform and accountability NOW.

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Rep. Pete Aguilar @aguilar.house.gov · 29/01/2026

Sec. Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security is out of control and endangering lives. @repmarktakano.bsky.social and @repraulruizmd.bsky.social & I held a press conference in front of the ICE office in San Bernardino to demand the removal of Kristi Noem and serious reforms at the agency.

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Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus @capac.house.gov · 30/01/2026

On Fred Korematsu Day, Chair @meng.house.gov, First Vice Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social, Second Vice Chair @tokuda.house.gov, and Executive Board Members @hirono.senate.gov @dorismatsui.bsky.social issued a joint statement to honor the life of this civil rights hero.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Americans must be able to protest this regime safely, without fearing for their lives or being logged into a government database.

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 27/01/2026

Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at Minneapolis VA hospital, was fatally shot by ICE agents in broad daylight on Saturday in Minnesota. He dedicated his life to caring for the veterans who fought to defend the very rights we hold dear. RM @repmarktakano.bsky.social full statement: tinyurl.com/yfwve9cw

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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 27/01/2026

1yr ago today, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order banning trans Americans from serving in the military. As Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social promises: we won't stop fighting until this ban is undone & we pass long-lasting protections for trans servicemembers into law. youtube.com/shorts/f2bcE...

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House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats @democrats-veterans.house.gov · 25/01/2026

"My heart is with Alex Jeffrey Pretti’s family. No words can bring back your son, but his name and the justice he was fighting for will never be forgotten." - @repmarktakano.bsky.social

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Secretary McMahon has used the Department of Education to discriminate against trans students. While we were both speaking in front of the Supreme Court, I told her yet again to stop these attacks and to restore the Department.

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Congressional Equality Caucus @equality.house.gov · 13/01/2026

Today, CEC Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social spoke outside the Supreme Court as the Justices heard two cases with major ramifications for the rights of trans people. He concluded with a simple message for the young trans people being targeted by politicians: "You matter. You are not alone."

"CEC Chair Takano Speaks on Supreme Court Cases; Clashes with Education Secretary" Full remarks at the link in our bio. / IMAGE: Rep. Mark Takano speaking.

“I end with a message to trans youth who need to know that there are adults who reject the political weaponization of hate and bigotry. To you, I say: YOU MATTER. You are not alone. Discrimination has no place in our schools. It has no place in our laws, and it has no place in America.” Full remarks at the link in our bio. / IMAGE: Rep. Mark Takano speaking.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

It is our responsibility as Americans to acknowledge the basic fact: that trans people exist and matter. @equality.house.gov

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Representative Seth Magaziner @magaziner.house.gov · 13/01/2026

Big companies trap consumers in recurring subscriptions they never wanted, then make them nearly impossible to cancel. That’s why I’m co-leading the Unsubscribe Act with @repmarktakano.bsky.social to require clear billing and simple cancellation.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The Supreme Court must recognize the dignity and existence of trans students and provide them the same opportunities as their peers — that includes sports. @equality.house.gov

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Congress cannot be complicit in Trump's hostile takeover of the Fed. EVERY Republican must join in ensuring the Fed stays independent and our country's economic future is left to professionals, not Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...

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Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Secretary Noem and President Trump cannot hide from this, and the American people know what they saw.

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Rep. Mark Takano @repmarktakano.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

This senseless, state-funded violence stains the moral fabric of our nation. Renee Nicole Good's memory must be honored by demanding accountability from ICE and those empowering their lethal tactics.

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