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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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Jan 18, 2022

You are going to end up paying the $16.1 million.

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Jan 18, 2022

It is time for Congress to stop enabling contractor overpricing.

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Jan 18, 2022

It would be unconscionable, in my view, for them not to do that given that they admitted their error last time.

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Jan 18, 2022

They must reimburse the government at least $20.8 million, excess profit finding.

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Jan 17, 2022

He will sit down with the leadership and the senators who voted against this to see what can we protect? Can we at least make sure that people can`t be kicked off the rolls? Can we at least make sure everyone has ballot boxes and access to…

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Dec 30, 2021

I am, Jonathan. I`m hopeful because it`s a policy that makes sense. It`s a policy about economic growth as Wall Street itself says, and it`s a policy about helping put more money in the pockets of the working class as a time of rising…

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Dec 30, 2021

Frankly, the only thing that we need to do to keep this going as Goldman Sachs has said is pass build back better.

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Dec 30, 2021

This is not a grinch economy. It’s a thriving economy.

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Dec 30, 2021

People still are hurting. They`re anxious about omicron. They`re anxious about COVID, so we have to make sure that our first priority is tackling COVID.

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Dec 15, 2021

I mean, they literally had a plan, and here`s what I find scary. It wasn`t just in Donald Trump`s head.

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Dec 15, 2021

Fine. So let the Republicans sue. Let them be the party that sues to say we want --

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Dec 15, 2021

You know what was the most shocking to me? Donald Trump Jr.`s text to Meadows saying please tell my father he needs to do more than tweet?

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Dec 15, 2021

I can’t tell you how dumb the politics are to have them start paying in February.

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Dec 15, 2021

It`s substantively wrong and it`s awful politics. President Biden campaigned on $10,000 of student loan forgiveness.

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Dec 15, 2021

We`re waiting for Manchin.

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Dec 15, 2021

President Biden needs to say, I got the progressives to compromise. They gave up half their stuff. I looked them in the eye and I said, I have the 50 votes. It`s time we vote. Dare him, dare him to vote no.

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Dec 15, 2021

They literally had a plan, and here`s what I find scary. It wasn`t just in Donald Trump`s head. There were 20, 30 people who knew about it and were close to going through with it.

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Dec 7, 2021

I am proud to be the lead Democratic cosponsor of H.R. 2857, the FAIR Act, along with my good friend Congressman Tim Walberg of Minnesota.

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Dec 7, 2021

It is time for DOJ to reinstate the protections provided by the Eric Holder memorandum and to conduct a comprehensive review of its civil forfeiture program to ensure that basic civil rights and civil liberties are being protected.

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Nov 23, 2021

Build Back Better exactly addresses that. It`s going to be lower costs on prescription drugs, lower costs per child care, lower cost for insurance.

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Nov 23, 2021

The president is doing whatever he can. I mean, he has called for the largest reserve tap of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

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Nov 11, 2021

I`m back home in California, I understand that prices are going up I mean, gas is almost five bucks here, the price of eggs have gone up, the price of milk has gone up.

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Nov 4, 2021

He gets it. He understands. He wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for the African-American community.

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Nov 4, 2021

He wouldn’t be president if it weren’t for the African-American community. And I think it’s in his bones that he wants to deliver for those who don’t have opportunity.

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Nov 4, 2021

I trust the speaker. And what choice do we have? We are so divided in this country. The working class has been left out.

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