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.
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.
The Take it Down Act is a commonsense, bipartisan bill to protect Americans from the harms of intimate images being shared online without consent.
This is a dark chapter, but I want people to be optimistic about the renewal of this nation.
If I can win elections by 35 points in Silicon Valley being for taxing the rich, you can win in any district.
We need to say, 'We screwed up. We’re the ones who have policies that shafted the working and middle class.'
You can’t be pro-America and 'America first' and hate the workers when 99 percent of Americans work for a living.
Trump is creating a federal government that is like a private equity firm: cut, cut, cut, ask questions later.
The Republican budget is a cruel, atrocious budget—$2 trillion of Medicaid cuts.
Why are we taking telehealth away from millions of seniors who are homebound or who have difficulty leaving their homes?
He’s planning to do the same in two or three districts represented by 'bashful' Republicans in California.
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…
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.
We need to stand for national renewal driven not by nostalgia for some golden past or simplistic anti-system slogans.
What is the rationale for this other than making life more difficult for many seniors?
The alternative to Mr. Trump cannot be a defense of institutions as they are.
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…
We should welcome talented workers to America who will bring their creativity and productivity while also reforming the H1-B program to prevent abuses.
You don't need to have $5 million in your bank account to build a successful company in America.
That is why I am introducing the Telehealth Coverage Act, requiring Medicare to cover seniors' telehealth services.
Because of the Trump administration, seniors will no longer be covered for telehealth starting March 31st.
Why are we taking telehealth away from millions of seniors who are homebound or who have difficulty leaving their homes?
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.





