KHH1

BY MICHAEL A. MEMOLI

LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE AP

REP. XAVIER Becerra is chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.


Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles) is endorsing Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, citing her commitment to passing immigration reform.

Becerra, the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, becomes the highest-ranking Latino lawmaker to state a preference in the 2016 race.

“No leader comes better tested in the halls of Congress and in the foreign capitals of today’s international hot spots,” Becerra said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. “As president, Hillary Clinton would make sure that our kids can go to college without facing a lifetime of debt, that every American is rewarded for working hard and growing our economy, and that we fix our broken immigration system.”

The 12-term Democrat announced his endorsement as the former secretary of State is set to meet with home-care providers at Los Angeles Trade Technical College on Thursday afternoon. The event comes in the midst of three days of California fundraising events in Atherton, San Francisco, Los Angeles and La Jolla.

Becerra endorsed then-Sen. Christopher Dodd in the 2008 Democratic primary. When the Connecticut senator dropped out of the race after a disappointing showing in the Iowa caucuses, Becerra threw his support behind Barack Obama.

Becerra announced last week that he would run for reelection rather than seek the U.S. Senate seat being given up by Barbara Boxer. Term-limited in his current position as the fourth-ranking House Democrat, Becerra has said he probably would seek a higher leadership position should either of the three Democrats above him step down.

Clinton has already earned the support of dozens of House Democrats but only one from a party member higher in the leadership ranks: Minority Whip Steny

H. Hoyer of Maryland. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) has not formally endorsed her, but she has spoken favorably of her candidacy in public and introduced Clinton at a recent meeting of the Democratic caucus as the next president of the United States.

In July, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) became the first member of Congress to endorse former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley in the Democratic race, and campaigned with him in Iowa. michael.memoli

@latimes.com

Twitter: @mikememoli

America Only Loc: From the right hand of God

Of course having all those "kids" go to school by us TAXPAYERS get screwed to pay for them. Those brats are not my fault nor my problem. The PARENTS have a responsibility and duty to take care of the kids they bring into this world....TYPICAL LIBERAL GARBAGE wanting to make everyone else PAY for their free programs. Send that so called RANKING Latino Lawmaker back to ME-HI-CO.....

theoldguy44

So Hillary the liberal moron, gets endorsed by the most ignorant Latino in Congress? How is that news?

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

:thumbup: :thumbup: water is wet, snow is cold, libtard endorse libtard, is this news?

America Only Loc: From the right hand of God

Only in the minds of mental midgets that consider themselves legends.....

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

Would you be referring to KHH1. He posts some interesting reading, too bad i disagree with almost all of them, good to see another point of view, gives me something to rail against :D

You have a great evening sir

America Only Loc: From the right hand of God

KHH1 has issues....big ones...mentally.

He has been a online teacher, tech writer, engineer, phd in Astro Physics, has several PHD's (according to him) and just take a look at what he posts. Look at his limited vocabulary. He cannot spell, has no sense of grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and would fail a third grade basic English class. To hear him tell it, he grades papers and owns several 15 year old BMW's....all of this in his mind, makes him an "expert" on some sort of topics. His posts always reflect pure hate for anyone white and to bolster up anyone black, including criminals.

He is a fake. So simple to say it. A loon and racists moron.

Weewillynobeerspilly Loc: North central Texas

AO, new here but have been reading posts for quite some time, i see a definite pattern in his writings/ copy and paste i mean, i will give him the benefit of doubt untill he lashes out at me...and he will like does everyone, then hell will break loose...being a pure polock there are not many whiter than me, casper with a tan you might say. Good talking with ya, you seem to have a good moral compass.

Have a great day sir, and god speed

VladimirPee

mouset783 Loc: Oklahoma

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mouset783 Loc: Oklahoma

That information is about as useless as Mickey Mouse endorsing Donald Duck or Cool breeze endorsing you. And it took you 8 paragraphs for something useless?