Mark Takano: Teacher for Congress

"America's middle class needs Mark Takano in Congress to stand up and fight for them," said President Barack Obama. "Takano will create jobs here at home by building from the middle out, not the top down. He will protect Medicare for our seniors and education for our next generation.  Middle class families can count on Mark and he needs your support on election day."

"John Tavaglione will go to Washington to embolden an extreme Republican caucus who will vote to cut Social Security and Medicare, pass tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, and hurt the Middle Class," said Patrick Boland, spokesman for Mark Takano. "We can't afford to have someone like John Tavaglione in Congress who says seniors are 'depending too much on Social Security' or that 'corporations are people' -- we need someone who will fight for the middle class, not his donors."

Takano: “I support the fast-tracking of projects to create jobs in Riverside County. Yet in this instance, Supervisor Tavaglione’s actions raise grave questions about who influences his decisions. Voters understand that you don’t change the direction of Congress, and put the needs of middle class families back on the agenda, by sending another pay-to-play politician to Washington.”

Takano: "My opponent may be proud to stand with a party that has committed itself to breaking one of America’s most sacred promises. I’m proud to oppose that agenda, and to stand firmly on the side of Riverside County families."