Rep. Mark Takano
Mark Allan TakanoOvernight Defense: National Guard says no federal requests for election security help | Dems accuse VA head of misusing resources | Army official links COVID-19 to troop suicides Pocan won't seek another term as Progressive Caucus co-chair Democrats accuse VA head of misusing resources to stump for Trump, vulnerable GOP senators MORE (D-Calif.) has endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernie SandersThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Election night could be a bit messy The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Trump, Biden blitz battleground states Oct. 29: Where Trump and Biden will be campaigning MORE (I-Vt.) for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Sanders campaign announced Tuesday.
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
Joe BidenHarris to travel to Texas Friday after polls show tie between Trump, Biden Florida heat sends a dozen Trump rally attendees to hospital Harris more often the target of online misinformation than Pence: report MORE, who is the current delegate leader following a strong showing in last week's Super Tuesday contests.
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.
