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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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Feb 26, 2025

The alternative to Mr. Trump cannot be a defense of institutions as they are.

thenation.com
Feb 26, 2025

You don't need to have $5 million in your bank account to build a successful company in America. Just look at Sergey Brin, Sundar Pichai, or Satya Nadella.

newsweek.com
Feb 25, 2025

President Trump campaigned around the country to drain the swamp. Yet, one of the first things he did was to reverse President Biden's executive order that banned White House officials from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Today, I am…

govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2025

The Trump administration is stripping millions of American seniors of their coverage of telehealth on March 31. That is right. Starting March 31, doctors' visits via videoconference or Zoom or phone will no longer be covered for seniors on…

govinfo.gov
Feb 25, 2025

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

newsweek.com
Feb 25, 2025

We should welcome talented workers to America who will bring their creativity and productivity while also reforming the H1-B program to prevent abuses.

newsweek.com
Feb 25, 2025

Because of the Trump administration, seniors will no longer be covered for telehealth starting March 31st.

newsweek.com
Feb 25, 2025

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

newsweek.com
Feb 25, 2025

That is why I am introducing the Telehealth Coverage Act, requiring Medicare to cover seniors' telehealth services.

newsweek.com
Feb 23, 2025

Joy Reid @thereidout is one of the boldest voices speaking truth to power.

newsweek.com
Feb 13, 2025

Not since Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus at the height of the Civil War has a President defied the United States Supreme Court. Yet, Vice President Vance has called for President Trump to fire every civil servant in the…

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Feb 13, 2025

These are the programs Republicans are explicitly proposing to cut. This is not about 'cutting waste, fraud, and abuse.' It's about slashing benefits for working-class Americans to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-rich.

newsweek.com
Feb 12, 2025

Sen. Sanders has been a prophet for where the Democratic Party needs to go in standing up for working-class Americans.

commondreams.org
Feb 12, 2025

We need to define the future of our party for the next 20 years.

commondreams.org
Feb 12, 2025

Are you going to tell him to apologize for saying ‘Normalize Indian hate’ before this rehire? Just asking for the sake of both of our kids.

msnbc.com
Feb 12, 2025

22 million households per month rely on SNAP. These are the programs Republicans are explicitly proposing to cut.

newsweek.com
Feb 8, 2025

There’s been an overreach in trying to stop payments that ordinary Americans rely on.

nbcnews.com
Feb 8, 2025

Not one Democrat will give a vote until there’s an ironclad agreement that our appropriations that help people will be spent.

nbcnews.com
Feb 8, 2025

It’s almost been a reminder to voters that there are things about government that they like, such as their Social Security, Medicaid and funding for schools in working-class neighborhoods.

nbcnews.com
Feb 6, 2025

I think he is in the wrong century. The 19th century colonialism and imperialism is what my grandfather stood up to.

democracynow.org
Feb 6, 2025

This is unconstitutional. We are going to stand for the separation of powers.

democracynow.org
Feb 6, 2025

Guantánamo needs to close. I have been saying that for many, many years.

democracynow.org
Feb 6, 2025

We need to show that we have a plan, that we’re not going to raise the debt ceiling if they continue to do these kind of antics.

democracynow.org
Feb 6, 2025

It is a total rejection, and almost celebration of killing.

democracynow.org
Feb 6, 2025

President Trump talking about taking over Greenland... is what my grandfather stood up to alongside Gandhi in the Indian independence movement.

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