Government Reform
While serving in Congress I pledge to reject contributions from political action committees (PACs) and lobbyists because I believe that we need to remove the influence of corporate money in politics. That is why I created the bipartisan Congressional No PAC Caucus. Many of the problems in Congress could be solved if we had politicians who were not indebted to the big corporations and special interests.
I also believe that instituting term limits for both the House and Senate is an integral step towards fixing stagnation in government. Serving in Congress is meant to be a public service, not a lifelong career, and I will work to make sure that the new ideas and energy will continue to move our country forward.
Click here to learn more about the bills that I introduced and cosponsored.
Read my op-ed in USA Today calling for bipartisan reforms in Washington.
More on Government Reform
By: Tal Axelrod
California Rep. Ro Khanna on Sunday praised President Joe Biden's continued efforts to cancel federal student loan debt after the Supreme Court struck down his initial plan to forgive up to $20,000 for some borrowers.
Biden said Friday that he will now rely on the 1965 Higher Education Act to try to enact debt forgiveness, rather than the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003, on which his initial plan was based.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced The Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act following the Supreme Court's decision to block the Biden Administration's Student Debt Relief Plan.
By Keli Goff
While representing Silicon Valley's 17th congressional district, Democratic congressman Ro Khanna has pulled off a unique political balancing act. He's successfully positioned himself as a progressive capitalist, supported by billionaires in Big Tech while serving as a co-chair of Bernie Sanders' last presidential campaign, which pilloried the billionaire class. But Khanna sees bringing disparate groups and ideas together as the key to success in politics and life.
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
One thing that Ro Khanna, a U.S. House member who represents parts of Silicon Valley, has learned about trying to organize relations between the Democratic Party and tech billionaires is that it is often easier to leverage the narcissism of founders than to disabuse them of it. "You have to understand the mind-set of people who are entrepreneurs," he told me recently, over lunch on the Hill.
For the past forty years, our nation has given corporations free rein and allowed for the hollowing out of our middle class. The American dream has slipped away for so many Americans because the people in charge just don't care.
Look at the devastating environmental catastrophe unfolding right now in East Palestine, Ohio. It didn't have to happen.
Washington, D.C. ––Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act, led by Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Nancy Mace. The bill now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) reintroduced the No PAC Act. The bill would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit members of Congress and those running for a U.S. House or Senate seat from accepting contributions from a political action committee, other than that of the given candidate. It would also prohibit the establishment of leadership PACs.
San Jose, CA – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Environment, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez toured Reid-Hillview Airport and held a press conference to call for a hearing in East San Jose with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as soon as possible to address the decades of exposure to leaded fuel in that community. They also again pushed for a national ban on leaded aviation fuel.
U.S. News: Should Supreme Court justices have term limits?
Rep. Ro Khanna: Our Founding Fathers gave Supreme Court justices lifetime appointments with the intention of ensuring impartiality and isolating justices from external political and social pressures. Since then, life expectancy in the U.S. has increased dramatically, and justices are serving on average 28 years on the court – the longest term length in our nation's history.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), joined a hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic. Below is Rep. Khanna's exchange with Amy Swearer, Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and Nick Suplina, Senior Vice President for Law & Policy Everytown for Gun Safety.