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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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May 11, 2025

Instead of an EO that will get challenged again by Big Pharma, why not work with Bernie Sanders and me to make this law.

commondreams.org
May 4, 2025

I agree @mtgreenee we should not get into a war with Iran. The war in Iraq was the biggest foreign policy blunder of the 21st century.

thenation.com
Apr 29, 2025

If you’re a Democrat and you’re not willing to stand up for the due process rights of immigrants and the vulnerable, then you need to find another line of work.

slate.com
Apr 29, 2025

The goal is to get Republicans to be more loyal to their constituents than to Donald Trump.

slate.com
Apr 29, 2025

Our party became stale.

slate.com
Apr 28, 2025

He and his family are in my thoughts and prayers.

nbcnews.com
Apr 23, 2025

Dems should embrace a new generation of leadership & competition!

nbcnews.com
Apr 14, 2025

In times of crisis, this nation has often cast aside the old guard and turned to a new generation for new paths.

nbcnews.com
Apr 14, 2025

Let me say this as clearly as I can: JD Vance, your cold indifference to the lives of vulnerable immigrants betrays every principle that this law school was built to uphold.

nbcnews.com
Apr 14, 2025

At the head of this gathering storm stands Vice President Vance, calling on the president of the United States to defy the Supreme Court.

nbcnews.com
Apr 14, 2025

Vance has not only declared war on the courts, but on the universities.

nbcnews.com
Apr 12, 2025

Tariffs can be a tool used as a broader Hamiltonian industrial policy.

cbsnews.com
Apr 12, 2025

If you want to bring back the manufacturing to the United States, you have to invest in the workforce.

cbsnews.com
Apr 12, 2025

The President was elected by the American people saying we don't want our tax dollars going for more bombing in the Middle East.

cbsnews.com
Apr 12, 2025

The president has no plan of how to actually have high-end advance manufacturing in the United States.

cbsnews.com
Apr 12, 2025

It's unconstitutional what they're doing in Yemen. They need to come to Congress.

cbsnews.com
Apr 12, 2025

It's a violation of the Constitution. I'm hopeful the Supreme Court would 9-0 rule that way.

cbsnews.com
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 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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