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Today, Subcommittee on Europe Ranking Member Bill Keating and Equality Caucus Co-Chair Mark Takano led 20 colleagues on a letter to Secretary Rubio condemning new Hungarian legislation and constitutional amendments that ban Pride marches and permit the use of facial recognition software to stifle free speech and expression. The letter calls on the Secretary to publicly condemn this harmful legislation which undermines the human and civil rights of all Hungarians.

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair Rep. Mark Takano and Co-Chairs Mark Pocan, Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Chris Pappas, Ritchie Torres, Becca Balint, Robert Garcia, Eric Sorensen, Julie Johnson, Sarah McBride, and Emily Randall reintroduced the Equality Act in the 119th Congress to ensure explicit nondiscrimination protections for all LGBTQI+ Americans. Senator Jeff Merkley, Equality Caucus Co-Founder Senator Tammy Baldwin, and Senator Cory Booker also reintroduced the Senate companion today.

Today, Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and a Senior Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Republican-controlled Committee on Education and Workforce advanced two anti-trans bills out of committee:

Reps. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Co-Chairs of the Transgender Equality Task Force, and Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39), Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, introduced legislation to recognize Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31st, celebrate the many contributions and achievements of the transgender and gender non-conforming communities, and affirm their human rights. 70 Members of the House have co-sponsored the resolution so far – breaking the record and setting a new threshold of support for this resolution.

Today, Congressional Equality Caucus Chair and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Rep. Mark Takano (CA-39) led 69 Members of Congress in condemning Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins’ recent attacks on transgender veterans and demanding answers to a series of questions to further Congressional Democrats’ oversight of VA’s attacks on veterans.