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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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Dec 5, 2023

I guess the paradox for me is that when it comes to spawning disruptive innovation the military has been way ahead of the commercial sector.

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Oct 31, 2023

When you have this kind of inflammatory rhetoric, especially for someone who's running for president and in the top five, it puts all of us at risk.

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Oct 31, 2023

I applaud their courage and standing up for the First Amendment. Look, I absolutely condemn what Hamas did, and have stood up for Israel's right to defend itself and voted that way, but in a democracy, we should allow people to have…

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Oct 31, 2023

I'm where Bernie Sanders is. And I'm where many -- Jamie Raskin is, and that is in a humanitarian pause, that we need to have Israel's right to defend itself.

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Oct 31, 2023

It doesn't surprise me. They're obviously very extreme. They're wrong. They don't recognize the dignity of every American. And it's not what Americans believe.

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Oct 18, 2023

One of the challenges and vulnerabilities of democracies is that we're openly critical of our own systems.

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Oct 18, 2023

And I just echo that. You know, on the Democratic side we support that.

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Oct 18, 2023

We obviously need NSM and we need SM-6. We need these anti--long-range anti-air anti-ship missiles. We also need the drones.

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Sep 19, 2023

I share the chairman's disappointment about Raytheon not showing up to the hearing.

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Sep 19, 2023

I think it's a fair commitment after the 'Sixty Minutes' report to the American people publicly that there is a reasonable profit, right.

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Sep 19, 2023

I'd love to work with you on that. I think that's a bipartisan issue and I know the chairman has shown leadership.

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Sep 19, 2023

I totally agree with my colleague here that we should attempt to eliminate every dependency on any defense production for a component, subcomponent, material out of China. Absolutely yes.

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Sep 19, 2023

I have questions about Raytheon's involvement in China that I want to get answered.

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Sep 19, 2023

I also have concerns about any of our reliance on China or overseas defense production.

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Sep 18, 2023

Yesterday before the climate summit at the U.N., tens of thousands of people marched. I want them to know that some of us in this building hear you, we see you, and we understand your demand for urgent action. We have seen in my State the…

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Sep 14, 2023

The American people are frustrated and exhausted with the corruption and role of big money in the Halls of Congress. That is why I am introducing a five-point plan. First, ban all PAC and lobbyist money to congressional campaigns. I don't…

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Sep 13, 2023

Chairwoman Nancy Mace and I have a bill called the SEARCH Act...

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Sep 13, 2023

I do not always agree with Noam Chomsky, but I thought his op-ed in the New York Times...was very thoughtful.

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Sep 12, 2023

You are here. You are the Assistant General Counsel for a company that is accusing the U.S. Government of taking your property...

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Sep 12, 2023

Twenty-two billion dollars. Do you know the gross profits of Johnson & Johnson in 2023?

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Sep 12, 2023

I guess I do not understand how being the Assistant General Counsel, you can come before the U.S. Congress when you are suing the U.S. Government...

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Sep 12, 2023

I think it is shameful what you and the pharmaceutical companies have done in suing the U.S. Government to protect those profits.

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Aug 27, 2023

The President has a great story to tell. He's bringing back manufacturing in Ohio, $20 billion in Ohio of new industry.

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Aug 27, 2023

I think the President has a great story to tell. He's bringing back manufacturing in Ohio, $20 billion in Ohio of new industry.

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Aug 27, 2023

He's a better politician than anyone who works for him. Let him be out there.

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