mark takano joins us now. it's getting to be old news now, gay members of congress. >> i know. we're such a dime a dozen these days. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i was talking about the president filing the amicus brief for the prop 8 case in doma. this is a big deal isn't it? >> it is a big deal for the participate of the united states to put his prestige on this he speaks for all of the american people. and for him to say i speak for the american people, and we believe that proposition 8 should be unconstitutional, and that people in california ought to be allowed to be married and call themselves married. >> stephanie: there is always people as you know on both sides that whatever the president does it might not be enough. obviously some people are saying it doesn't go as far as some people wanted, but it seems like he is making the best argument

we welcome live in studio with us representative mark takano, one of the newest openly gay members of congress. >> good morning, stephanie. glad to be here. >> stephanie: thank you for taking time for us. here's the thing where i think is real progress. i got to hang out o with senator tammy baldwin at the inauguration. i loved that in her race and i think probably in yours it wasn't an issue anymore. nobody brought up sexual orientation. >> it was very much in the background and funny thing is the people who are most interested were liberal journalists like you. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: i'm just titillated by the whole thing. >> we've had several stories about when i ran 20 years ago and when i ran this time around and so a lot of the stories were about that. typically, you know, the more progressive. >> stephanie: you know what's interesting is i think it has become -- nonpartisan issue. i wouldn't say bipartisan, would you? interesting, this morning, i was just saying we welcome a brand

mark takano first ran for congress in 1992. he ended up losing in one of the closest congressional races in california history. he lost again in 1994 in a nasty rematch. 18 years later, takano decided to run one more time in a newly drawn district, going on to become the first openly gay person of congress in color. born and raised in california, takano decided to bypass law school after graduating from harvard to work in inner city schools in boston and california, and he now hopes to take his lessons he learned from his days in the classroom to the house chamber. thank you for being on the program. >> good to be here. >> i want to start off with an issue that is obviously important to you in california, and that's doma. this is what your leader, nancy pelosi had to say about it yesterday. >> i believe that doma is unconstitutional, and i believe that the republicans know it. i know it's unconstitutional. >> so where we sit now in march of 2013, how much do you think the likelihood of this being repealed it? >> i think it's ve

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and teaching kids to read and what we are doing about it on this national read across america day mark takanoew member of congress from southern california just recent elected in november. a good friend of mine to talk about the obama administration asking the supreme court to overturn california's prop yeah. >> we will meet head of a new distillery putting out a great gin called green hat gin. but first. >> other headlines making news on this friday even a member of congress -- >> >> >>. >> gina controlled substance. >> perfect. >> even a member of congress will get carded at a bar patrick murphy from florida, he is just 29 years old. he is the youngest member of the house of representatives, youngest congress. he was honored at a bar in d.c. this week by the new leaders' council and the hill reports. he got himself a drink, he was asked for his id by the bartender. he was happy to oblige. >> i am telling you. it's a sad day when they no longer card you in the bar. they know then you know you are over the hill. >> many are calling duke basketball duke k, he wants fans to stop rushing the bas

mark takano. i'd like to yield some time to r. takano from california. mr. takano: i'd like to thank my friend, the gentleman from wisconsin, for yielding me time this evening. earlier today i was joined by 22 of my fellow freshman democrats in sending a letter to the distinguished gentleman from wisconsin, mr. ryan, in requesting specifics for his 2014 budget. as freshmen members, we had hoped mr. ryan's budget provided areas where both parties, democrats and republicans, could find common ground. was ad, what was presented a document that was vague. how can we begin to negotiate when we don't even though what we're negotiating? and where mr. ryan is specific, it's in areas we knows that democrats won't agree. one from "the washington post" described mr. ryan's so-called path to prosperity in the following way -- quote, he cuts deep into spending on health care for the poor and some accommodation of education, infrastructure, research, public safety and low-income families. the affordable care act's medicare cut remain, but the military is spared as is soci

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