Rep. Takano Condemns DOD Nominee Pete Hegseth's Attacks on LGBTQ+ Servicemembers
December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, issued the following news release:
Today, Congressman Mark Takano, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color elected to Congress, released the following statement following a CNN report on comments from President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, regarding LGBTQ+ servicemembers and Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT):
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Today, Congressman Mark Takano, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color elected to Congress, released the following statement following a CNN report on comments from President-elect Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, regarding LGBTQ+ servicemembers and Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT):
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