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.
You can't blame President Biden or Trump for Putin's evil. I mean, Putin invaded a sovereign country, on Ukraine.
I will not attend. I said that if he wants to come to speak to members of Congress about how to end the war and release hostages, I would be fine doing that. But I'm not going to sit in a one-way lecture.
Young people want the war to end. But what young people want is a vision, and the president started that with the ceasefire. I hope he can go further.
I thank Ranking Member Smith for his leadership. I also thank Chair Rogers for the fair way he conducts the committee. Mr. Chair, we should be debating how much money to spend on defense and whether we are getting our money's worth. It is…
The term ``troubled teen industry'' probably brings to mind a specific image of struggling teens and families who need help combatting addiction and behavioral challenges. In reality, it is not just the teens who need help. The industry…
It is time to finally decolonize Puerto Rico. We have kept Puerto Rico as a territory since 1898, more than 125 years. Over 3 million people have been denied full political rights. My grandfather, Amaranath Vidyalankar, was in jail with…
Today, Senator Bernie Sanders and I introduced a historic bill to eliminate medical debt for every American. Over 100 million Americans have medical debt. That is criminal in a country as wealthy as ours. No American should go into debt…
Everyone knows that Johnson is going to keep the speakership. This is just a total drama, distraction.
This is a binary race that either President Biden will be re-elected or we're going to have to deal with Donald Trump.
I have a message for my colleagues today: Don't come to Congress if you want to make a profit. Americans are frustrated with Congress because too many Members are personally trading stock, because PAC money is drowning out the voice of…
I thank the ranking member for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to oppose the neocon march into another war in the Middle East. It is the same chorus. This time it is Iran. John Bolton, who blundered us into Iraq, now is calling…
My sense is that this is the President's total priority... This President cares about lowering prices for Americans.
Fifty-six Members of Congress, including Speaker Pelosi and myself, wrote a letter to President Biden and Secretary Blinken asking them to stop any offensive weapons transfer to Israel.
Some of us are fine also providing defensive weapons, but do not want to just give a carte blanche to Netanyahu.
I believe that it was politically understandable but strategically erroneous from the beginning to link the Israel-Gaza conflict with the Russia-Ukraine war.
The Doomsday Clock is set at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been. We should heed its warning. We are inching dangerously close to nuclear war and must do everything we can to reduce the risk of nuclear catastrophe. Russia…
You have these companies that are getting you to list this and not have generic competition.
Would you say that in the case of Copaxone where Teva is asking for more patents... that could be frivolous?
Art Ellison has one final wish: to provide free lunch to students in need. Art, a Democrat from the New Hampshire State House, is currently in hospice and knows he doesn't have long to live. He is using his final time to try and pass a…





