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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
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...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
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...
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Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
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...
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LA Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland will be head of the 42-member Congressional Black Caucus. And Rep. Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles was recently elected vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.The sheer size of the House delegation could benefit the state. "California has more Democrats in Congress than any other state has total members," said Pedro Ribeiro, a spokesman for Rep. Zoe...
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Los Angeles Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... Rep. Barbara Lee of Oakland will be head of the 42-member Congressional Black Caucus. And Rep. Xavier Becerra of Los Angeles was recently elected vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.The sheer size of the House delegation could benefit the state. "California has more Democrats in Congress than any other state has total members," said Pedro Ribeiro, a spokesman for Rep. Zoe...
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Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
Democratic caucus elects party leadershipNov 24, 2008 9:31 AM The National Cotton Council Washington Operations has provided a listing of House and Senate Leadership for the 111th Congress:Members of the House Democratic Caucus have elected Rep. John Larson (D-Conn.) as the Chairman of the Caucus to replace Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.), and chose Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) as the deputy...
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Authentic Art DC (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Baltimore Examiner - AP, 11/17/2008 "Democratic Congressman Xavier Becerra promised Monday to 'fight tooth and nail' against any effort to begin charging admission for the Smithsonian Institution museums, speaking at the first open meeting of its governing board in 162 years. . . . Smithsonian officials have struggled with how to tackle a $2.5 billion backlog on maintenance for its 19...
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EconomyInCrisis Articles (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
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...
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DosCentavos.net (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
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...
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Southwest Farm Press RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
House and Senate Leadership for the 111th CongressNov 20, 2008 9:34 AM National Cotton Council Washington Operations has provided a listing of House and Senate Leadership for the 111th Congress:House Democrats Elect Larson, Becerra As Leaders Of CaucusMembers of the House Democratic Caucus Tuesday (Nov. 18) elected Rep. John Larson (D-CT) as the Chairman of the Caucus to replace Rep. Rahm Emanuel...
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Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
... be serving as Chief of Staff for the Obama Administration. Larson’s Armenian Caucus colleague Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) was elected to serve as the Vice-Chairman of the Caucus. A longtime friend of Armenian-Americans, Rep. Becerra has cosponsored every Genocide Resolution dating back to the 106th Congress and has signed multiple letters to President Bush, urging for reaffirmation...
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Washington Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Susan Davis reports on Congress. House Democrats lined up their leadership team today for the 111th U.S. Congress, with California Rep. Xavier Becerra winning the only contested leadership race to be vice chairman of the Democratic Caucus. With a 175-67 vote of his fellow Democratic House members, Becerra easily dispatched rival Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio for the job. Connecticut...
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HispanicTrending (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
... chair of the Democratic National Committee; Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa(D); and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.). "Latinos are the nation's second-largest population group, they turned out in record numbers, and they're the fastest-growing electorate in the nation," said Rosalind Gold, policy and advocacy director of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed...
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LSJ Blogs: Capitol Journal (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
The answer: Anyone from the Midwest . Or Great Plains. In fact, there's only one person among the Democrats' 11 leadership or party and steering committee slots that isn't from a coastal state. That one - Marion Berry of Arkansas. The rest: Four from California (Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Caucus Vice Chair Xavier Becerra, Steering Co-Chair George Miller and Steering Vice Chair Hilda Solis)...
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Democrashield.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
... CarolinaDemocratic Caucus Chairman: John B. Larson of ConnecticutDemocratic Caucus Vice Chairman: Xavier Becerra of CaliforniaAssistant to the Speaker and Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee: Chris Van Hollen of MarylandPossibly related posts: (automatically generated)
