Rep. Mark Takano
Mark Allan TakanoHuman Rights Campaign rolls out congressional endorsements on Equality Act anniversary House committees move toward virtual hearings for COVID-19 era VA under fire as coronavirus infections among veterans, staff surge MORE (D-Calif.) has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Takano, chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and member of the Progressive Caucus, is one of fewer than 10 members of Congress to throw their support behind the Vermont senator.
“I’ve always admired Bernie Sanders for the courageous leadership that he has displayed over his life in Congress,” Takano said in a statement. “I think about him standing up against the Defense of Marriage Act. Very few members of Congress actually stood up for marriage equality in the 1990s. I think he’s got the clearest history of protecting Medicare and Social Security.”
“Bernie has a bold vision. Young people feel that sincerity, and I feel it, too. Bernie has got a vision, he’s got an agenda, and Bernie has the skillset to get things done.”
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 10, 2020
Thank you Rep. @MarkTakano for your support! pic.twitter.com/7ZqCqkKLHr
Far more lawmakers have backed former Vice President Joe Biden
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Sanders did capture Takano's home state of California last week, but the party establishment has increasingly fallen behind Biden, who is looking strong in all six of the states set to hold their primaries on Tuesday.
