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CEC Chair Rep. Mark Takano: “Censoring American history doesn’t change what happened—it dooms future generations to forget and potentially repeat the mistakes of the past.”

CEC Chair Rep. Mark Takano: “Republicans claim to be the party of small government, but they have no problem bringing the full force of the federal government down against children.”

On May 20, 2026, CEC Chair Rep. Mark Takano spoke on the floor of the House against H.R. 2616. Below are his remarks as delivered:

In celebration of the life, work, and memory of former Congressman Barney Frank, the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay and co-founder of the Congressional Equality Caucus (CEC), CEC Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement:

Radical, unprecedented Trump Administration policies effectively ban ALL foreign assistance funding unless recipients conform to anti-abortion, anti-DEI, anti-trans policies.

Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Chiles v. Salazar, a case on the constitutionality of Colorado’s ban on licensed mental health professionals engaging in conversion therapy for minors, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano released the following statement:

Reps. Sara Jacobs (CA-51), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Mark Takano (CA-39), and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) introduced legislation to commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, recognize the many achievements and progress made by people in the transgender and gender non-conforming communities, and affirm their human rights.

Chair Takano calls GOP effort “poisoned, partisan pony show”