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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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Mar 29, 2023

I fundamentally believe that it is going to be critical in our national security.

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Mar 29, 2023

I support the effort to have reports and responsiveness because I think that is the essence of democracy and oversight.

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Mar 29, 2023

I thank the gentleman for his leadership on climate and for the role he played last Congress in passing the most historic climate legislation in the history of this country. Finally, something inspired young people, not just around this…

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Mar 22, 2023

I hope you would echo on a bipartisan basis that he should not be arrested for that.

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Mar 22, 2023

This is about human empathy for a family who has faced enormous grief, regardless of where you sit.

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Mar 22, 2023

I think you could get a fair amount of support for this type of an effort.

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Mar 22, 2023

I believe that DARPA over the last 50 years has been the largest force for innovation in the world, unparalleled in what it has achieved.

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Mar 22, 2023

I truly believe it and want people in Silicon Valley to have the appropriate sense of humility.

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Mar 22, 2023

I respected how Chairman Gallagher has been open to really trying to do something to have the better adoption of technology.

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Mar 22, 2023

There has got to be some sense, even as divided as we are, of human civility.

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Mar 22, 2023

Let's acknowledge that pain. Let's respect that pain.

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Mar 22, 2023

We need to have some empathy. We need to have some understanding for people who have lost their child.

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Mar 9, 2023

My understanding, Dr. Horowitz, and correct me if I am mistaken, is that once we developed the precision strike capability to possibly strike the nuclear capability that China has prior to their launch that this in part incentivized them…

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Mar 8, 2023

I think there were a couple of moments in the Twitter files that really speak to a kind of larger problem.

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Mar 8, 2023

Thank you, Chairman Gallagher, and I appreciate your leadership on this committee and your bipartisan spirit in which you have conducted the hearings.

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Mar 7, 2023

It drives me crazy when Europeans are lecturing us about AI and technology.

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Mar 7, 2023

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for your leadership, for your bipartisan cooperation and collaboration on the quantum bill.

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Feb 8, 2023

the respect that I have for you, both as a leading thinker on how to make the Department of Defense more innovative and how to make sure we have a modern national security strategy

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Feb 8, 2023

spending ever more money on multibillion-dollar capabilities that China can overwhelm with multimillion-dollar weapons is a losing game

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Feb 8, 2023

the problem isn't the startups. It is often that the DOD doesn't have the budget, then, to acquire it, adopt it, actually use the technology

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Feb 2, 2023

Let me be clear. The Democratic Party does not believe that the government should control the means of production. No Democrat believes that there should be government gas stations or government technology companies or government car…

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Jan 31, 2023

I would submit that our response as a Nation to the pandemic is one of the most extraordinary responses on a bipartisan basis that this country has ever had.

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Jan 31, 2023

if anything, the Trump administration probably is more to blame for that three percent of the fraud.

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Jan 31, 2023

they are trying to imply that somehow President Biden is to blame for that, and that you would agree is just not factual, correct?

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Sep 28, 2022

It's very disappointing that this Supreme Court has put ideology and politics over the rule of law to take away fundamental freedoms and rights from women across America.

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