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On the recordJune 25, 2025
I rise today to oppose war in Iran or any wars of choice in the Middle East. We need to be investing in good-paying jobs at home, healthcare at home, and childcare at home, not billions of dollars in missiles targeted at the Middle East that we can't afford. That is why Representative Massie and I introduced a resolution to prevent more wars of choice. What did we achieve? The intelligence tells us that we just pushed Iran back 3 to 4 months in building a bomb. Vice President Vance says they still have enough nuclear fuel to have 10 nuclear missiles. We need tough diplomacy to deny Iran a bomb, not more wars at the expense of the American people. Americans of all parties do not want more war.
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Ro Khanna
Democratic · California

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Opposing military action in Iran and advocating for domestic investment during a congressional speech.

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