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Ro Khanna

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Ro Khanna is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Khanna has focused on issues such as technology, economic justice, and transparency in government. He has been an advocate for progressive policies, including tax reform aimed at wealth inequality and increased accountability for corporations.

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Mar 25, 2025

I thank Representative Deluzio for his leadership and for convening this group and focusing us on an agenda of economic patriotism. The reality is in this country, and as you know in western Pennsylvania, we have watched industry after…

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Mar 12, 2025

I have no problem with Governor Newsom having dialogue with people on the other side.

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Mar 12, 2025

I think the parts that people had a problem with was when he asked Charlie Kirk for advice.

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Mar 12, 2025

We've had jobs offshored. We've had communities hollowed out. We lost our steel industry, our aluminum industry, our shipbuilding industry.

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Mar 12, 2025

If we want to appease Putin and say, look, Putin -- Putin, just do whatever you want, then that's going to be the reality. And Zelenskyy will be forced by Trump and Vance to give up a fifth of the country. And Putin is going to continue to…

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Mar 12, 2025

Look, I was one of the few people who -- with the congressional progressive caucus said that we should have diplomacy years ago. And I appreciate the desire for peace, but it has to be a just peace. It can't be telling Zelenskyy to give up…

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Mar 12, 2025

Well, what I don't understand is why Trump and Vance are using sticks when it comes to Zelenskyy and using carrots and soft language when it comes to Putin.

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Mar 11, 2025

Last week, President Trump came in this Chamber and said he was going to balance the budget immediately. I will just go over some facts, not politically speaking, just facts. We have got a $36 trillion debt. That is where we stand…

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Mar 4, 2025

You don't need to have $5 million in your bank account to build a successful company in America.

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Mar 3, 2025

Starting March 24th, I will be going to three red districts in California to speak out against DOGE's mass firings and the Republicans' Medicaid cuts.

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Mar 2, 2025

This is a dark chapter, but I want people to be optimistic about the renewal of this nation.

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Mar 2, 2025

We need to say, 'We screwed up. We’re the ones who have policies that shafted the working and middle class.'

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Mar 2, 2025

We need to be the anti-corruption party.

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Mar 2, 2025

If I can win elections by 35 points in Silicon Valley being for taxing the rich, you can win in any district.

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Mar 2, 2025

The Republican budget is a cruel, atrocious budget—$2 trillion of Medicaid cuts.

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Mar 2, 2025

You can’t be pro-America and 'America first' and hate the workers when 99 percent of Americans work for a living.

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Mar 2, 2025

The Take it Down Act is a commonsense, bipartisan bill to protect Americans from the harms of intimate images being shared online without consent.

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Mar 2, 2025

Trump is creating a federal government that is like a private equity firm: cut, cut, cut, ask questions later.

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Feb 28, 2025

He’s planning to do the same in two or three districts represented by 'bashful' Republicans in California.

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Feb 28, 2025

Why are we taking telehealth away from millions of seniors who are homebound or who have difficulty leaving their homes?

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Feb 27, 2025

The Republican budget calls for a trillion dollars in Medicaid cuts to pay for tax breaks for the very wealthy. Mr. Speaker, 83 percent of the tax breaks go to 1 percent of Americans. What do these Medicaid cuts mean? It means the closure…

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Feb 26, 2025

We need to stand for national renewal driven not by nostalgia for some golden past or simplistic anti-system slogans.

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Feb 26, 2025

What is the rationale for this other than making life more difficult for many seniors?

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