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.
Congressman Mark Meadows spoke about his outrage, as did the Ranking Member Jordan and Democrats did.
Thank you to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for working to have this hearing.
What we will not tolerate is war profiteers, those who seek to use the fact that we are at war to hold us hostage and hike their prices on mission-critical Defense articles to astronomical levels.
You got a bipartisan Congress saying you should pay back $16 million you owe the taxpayers.
I appreciate that you have called for increasing that goal to 10 percent in five years.
Buprenorphine has been crucial to the treatment of disease for opioid addiction.
At the end of the day, that is all I think any of us care about, if we are going to save lives.
I am certainly supportive of any effective, efficient means of taxpayer dollars to save lives.
buprenorphine has been crucial to the treatment of disease for opioid addiction.
Would you be open to studying what France did and looking at how they managed to get rid of the waiver?
I am proud to rise today to introduce today's guest chaplain, the Reverend Hardy Kim of Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, which is in my district. Since 1956, Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church has stood for peace and justice in Silicon Valley…
I support a bold, robust, and comprehensive infrastructure package along the lines discussed by the Speaker, the President, and Majority Leader Schumer yesterday, a $2 trillion level that will make America competitive.
Transportation is about more than getting from one place to another. It's job creation, economic growth, revitalizing neighborhoods; improving public health through cleaner air and water.
When people drive over a bridge, they don't think 'Is this a Republican bridge or is this a Democratic bridge?'
These poor rankings underscore how our infrastructure is woefully lacking and a daily inconvenience to the citizens of Silicon Valley and other regions across our nation.
Do we want ours to be a legacy of congestion and deteriorating infrastructure? Or do we want it to be about increased productivity and additional good-paying jobs?
In 2017 the American Society of Civil Engineers gave our Nation's infrastructure a rank and grade of a D+. These poor rankings underscore, as all of you know, how infrastructure is woefully lacking.
Infrastructure, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member, are not partisan issues. This is about making sure America wins the 21st century.
The United States was once among the world leaders in quality infrastructure. Now, we rank just 11th according to the World Economic Forum.





