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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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Oct 7, 2021

Tax my district, Silicon Valley. They made a tremendous amount of wealth. Tax it, so that everyone can have a fair shot at the American dream.

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Oct 7, 2021

I think it’s offensive to say that giving basic education and health care is somehow going to disincentivize the working class.

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Oct 7, 2021

When you have three people in this country having more wealth than the bottom 50 percent, something is wrong.

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Oct 7, 2021

Senator Manchin could be reasoned with. At least he has a proposal out, unlike Senator Sinema.

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Oct 6, 2021

Do you think all of this conspiracy theory is healthy for our democracy?

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Oct 6, 2021

So far, Cyber Ninjas has refused to provide any meaningful documents to this committee.

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Oct 6, 2021

But it would be--it would be--it is not your characterization of the audit?

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Oct 6, 2021

So when President Trump says we won the Arizona forensic audit yesterday at a level that you wouldn't believe and said of President Biden he didn't win Arizona, he lost in Arizona based on the forensic audit, that is false.

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Oct 4, 2021

The message of the president was simple. We have to get this done.

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Oct 3, 2021

No one's going to exert leverage over President Biden. I mean, he's been a senator for 36 years, two-term vice president, he beat Donald Trump. This is what he wants.

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Oct 3, 2021

The President was inspiring today. He said, 'Look, I'm a moderate Democrat. I ran as a moderate Democrat. But I believe that we need to have a consensus, on the bigger bill, to pass infrastructure.'

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Oct 1, 2021

It`s obvious she doesn`t care at all about the optics.

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Oct 1, 2021

Let`s talk about what`s in this bill. We`re going to give people childcare, we`re going to give people paid family leave, we`re going to make sure that seniors get dental benefits, vision benefits.

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Sep 30, 2021

No one's going to exert leverage over President Biden. I mean, he's been a senator for 36 years, two-term vice president, he beat Donald Trump. This is what he wants.

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Sep 30, 2021

The President was inspiring today. He said, 'Look, I'm a moderate Democrat. I ran as a moderate Democrat. But I believe that we need to have a consensus, on the bigger bill, to pass infrastructure.'

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Sep 29, 2021

I have no problem with Senator Manchin. We disagree, I wish he would give us a number. But he is cordial, he is substantive, he will treat you with respect. Senator Sinema is just not responsive.

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Sep 29, 2021

It is, frankly, pretty unpatriotic that you don't take the time to read American history and are creating false impressions.

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Sep 29, 2021

Ultimately, God's will will imbue itself into American society deep from our heart, as has been mentioned here today.

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Sep 29, 2021

I suggest reading an 8th-grade history book as a starter.

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Sep 28, 2021

If there was a progressive woman of color who was holding up the entire president and Democratic Party`s agenda, imagine the outrage that they would face.

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Sep 28, 2021

Politics is a team sport. And at the end of the day, we have to act on behalf of the American public.

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Sep 28, 2021

I think Senator Manchin will come along if Kyrsten Sinema isn`t out there obstructing. He always does at the end. And I believe he wants this president to succeed.

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Sep 28, 2021

When is the Democratic Party going to tell a single senator it`s time to get behind our President, it`s time to get in line.

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Sep 28, 2021

I would just hope that we can make sure going forward that our Department will cross-check its intelligence to make sure that aid organizations are on no-strike lists.

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