DosCentavos.net (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
One of my Congressional favorites is now going big-time. Xavier Becerra was recently elected Vice-Chair of the Congressional Democratic Caucus. The down-side is that, while Pelosi and others were elected by acclamation, the Latino in the bunch had a bit of competition from someone trying to play to the right-wing, anti-immigrant side of our Democrats in Congress. Becerra still won handily. For the...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Becerra's election demonstrates continued Latino progress in attaining key leadership positionsLOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), the nation's preeminent Latino leadership organization, congratulates U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) on his election to serve as Vice-Chair of the U.S. House of Representatives...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. House Democrats Tuesday elected Rep. Xavier Becerra of California as caucus vice chairman. Becerra had been serving as assistant to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Becerra, The Hill reported, won in a 175-67 caucus vote over Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, who sought to appeal to centrist and conservative Democrats concerned about the caucus's liberal-leaning leadership...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
U.S. House Democrats Tuesday elected Rep. Xavier Becerra of California as caucus vice chairman.Becerra had been serving as assistant to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.Becerra, The Hill reported, won in a 175-67 caucus vote over Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, who sought to appeal to centrist and conservative Democrats concerned about the caucus's liberal-leaning leadership team.Pelosi, Majority Leader...
EconomyInCrisis Articles (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Free trade opponent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) is launching a long shot bid to become vice-chair of the Democratic caucus for the 111th Congress , challenging Rep. Xavier Becerra (CA), a member handpicked by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) to run for the position. The race for the number five position in the House appears to be down to Becerra and Kaptur after Rep. Kendrick Meeks (FL) and Rep. Joe Crowley (NY)...
Dohiyi Mir (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
That shit will never work (from DNC e-mail): Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Congressman Joe Baca (D-CA), Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and concerned citizens gathered outside of the Republican National Committee in Washington, DC today to highlight John McCain's record of...
Kicking Ass (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Democrats Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA), Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) and Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) joined other concerned citizens on the steps of the Republican National Committee this afternoon to protest John McCain's promise to protect offshore accounts from paying U.S. taxes and lifetime support for the massive deregulation that helped usher in this economic instability we currently face.
LAist (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
US Rep. Xavier Becerra & L.A. City Council President Eric Garcetti cross the street at the intersection of Santa Monica Blvd and Western Ave As one of the most heavily traveled pedestrian and automobile intersections in the city, Santa Monica and Western is thought to be a dangerous one. That's why today some new features were unveiled thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Federal Highway Administration...
LAist (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Thank you in advance for any improvements here: "L.A. Council President Eric Garcetti and Rep. Xavier Becerra are holding a news conference this a.m. to tout improvements at Western and Santa Monica, including left-turn lanes that can accommodate more cars." ( thanks Bottleneck blog !).
WhyFame (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Looking oh-so fabulous, Jennifer Lopez lit up the room during a grand reception held at the Denver Art Museum on Wednesday (August 27). The “El Cantante” sweetheart wore a sexy red ensemble with heels as she posed on the red carpet alongside fellow attendees including Fran Drescher, Xavier Becerra and Bill Richardson, among... [ More on WhyFame.com ]
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Democrats used the phrase "middle class" more tonight than Rudy Giuliani says "9/11" in a week. They said "middle class" more than Ralph Nader says "corporate" in a month. And yet there was L.A. political hack Xavier Becerra talking about some " forgotten middle class ," as if the repetition junkies at the DNC speech-approving shop hadn't been MC-ing the whole damned night. But leave it to Rahm Emanuel...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
DENVER, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a transcript of remarks, as prepared for delivery, by Xavier Becerra at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 26, 2008: Scheduled for delivery: August 26, 2008 - 5:00-6:00 pm MT EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY (Logo: ) Are Democrats in the house tonight? Are you ready to work? Ready to win? You say you're ready to...
DosCentavos.net (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
You all see me lift, and at times rail on, some of our Texas delegation from Congress, even Democrats. It never fails, I always have my non-Texan favorites that most of the time, do not disappoint me, like Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, Xavier Becerra of California, and others. Stephanie Tubbs Jones was one of them because she liked to tell it like it is. She even supported Hillary Clinton, which made...
2008 Presidential Campaign Blog (Free subscription) | 08/17/2008
THE 2008 CONVENTION: RENEWING AMERICA'S PROMISE - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26 Democrats to Highlight House Leadership & Rising House Stars Featured Speakers: Xavier Becerra, Nydia Velazquez, Linda Sanchez, Tammy Baldwin and Mike Honda Chris Van Hollen and Top DCCC Candidates for...
Weapons of Mass Discussion (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Do the good people of OH-13 know about this ? The 52 members of the LGBT Caucus are: Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Mike Honda (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Linda Sánchez (D-CA),...
