2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumRep. Xavier Becerra endorses Hillary Clinton: 'No leader comes better tested'
Becerra, the chairman of the House Democratic caucus, becomes the highest-ranking Latino lawmaker to state a preference in the 2016 race.
Rep. Xavier Becerra endorses Hillary Clinton
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles) becomes the highest-ranking Latino lawmaker to endorse a candidate in the 2016 presidential race. (Lauren Victoria Burke / Associated Press)
"No leader comes better tested in the halls of Congress and in the foreign capitals of today's international hot spots," Becerra said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. "As president, Hillary Clinton would make sure that our kids can go to college without facing a lifetime of debt, that every American is rewarded for working hard and growing our economy, and that we fix our broken immigration system."
The 12-term Democrat announced his endorsement as the former secretary of state is set to meet with home-care providers at Los Angeles Trade Technical College on Thursday afternoon. The event comes in the midst of three days of California fundraising events in Atherton, San Francisco, Los Angeles and La Jolla.
http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-becerra-clinton-20150806-story.html
Cha
(297,314 posts)you, Bains!
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles) becomes the highest-ranking Latino lawmaker to endorse a candidate in the 2016 presidential race. (Lauren Victoria Burke / Associated Press)
"No leader comes better tested in the halls of Congress and in the foreign capitals of today's international hot spots," Becerra said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. "As president, Hillary Clinton would make sure that our kids can go to college without facing a lifetime of debt, that every American is rewarded for working hard and growing our economy, and that we fix our broken immigration system."
Great Endorsement from the Latino Community!
sheshe2
(83,791 posts)Woot!!!!
Latinos for Hillary!
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)BainsBane
(53,035 posts)Is it over 100?
azmom
(5,208 posts)oasis
(49,389 posts)Ron Green
(9,822 posts)it's expected that members of the system will seek to preserve it.
ismnotwasm
(41,989 posts)Go Hillary!
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)That's rare -- that I disagree with him.
murielm99
(30,745 posts)I respect you for that.
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)I am sure some will take that disagreement that way though, sad