Honorable Xavier Becerra
United States Representative, California, Democrat
Representative Becerra was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. He was California Deputy Attorney General from 1987 to 1990 and a member of the California Assembly from 1990 to 1992. He serves on the Ways and Means Committee. The following is from the February 6, 2002, House floor debate on H.Con. Res. 312, expressing the sense of the House that scheduled tax relief should not be suspended or repealed.It is hard to believe that today, as the Senate moves to vote to help workers left unemployed by September 11, this House chooses to vote to reaffirm…