Foreign Policy and National Security

The United States can and should be a driving force around the world for freedom, human rights, and peace. This does not mean we should turn first to war and violence. Too many times, our first response to a foreign policy problem has been military action. Unilateral military interventions are counterproductive to our strategic goals and prolong violence and suffering. I support working together with the international community to find thoughtful diplomatic solutions for the complex issues facing our world.

I opposed the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and I continue to oppose the broad authorization of military force that has operated as a blank check for military use for 15 years. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, I will push for diplomatic solutions, increased foreign assistance, and the need to conduct robust congressional oversight. I support innovative responses to 21st century national security threats.

Click here to learn more about the bills that I introduced and cosponsored.

Read my op-ed in The New York Times on U.S. involvement in the unconstitutional war in Yemen.

Read my op-ed in The Los Angeles Times on developing a 21st century foreign policy.

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RELEASE: REPS. KHANNA, BUCK ALONG WITH SENS. LUMMIS, WHITEHOUSE INTRODUCE BILL TO REVAMP THE FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT (FARA) OF 1938
November 4, 2021
Press Release

Washington, DC – November 4, 2021 – Congressmen Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and Ken Buck (R-CO-4) along with Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act (FARM) today. The FARM Act would strengthen the outdated Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.

Issues: Foreign Policy and National Security
STATEMENT: CYBERSECURITY BILL PASSES HOUSE WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
September 30, 2021
Press Release

Washington, DC – September 29, 2021 – Today, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) issued the below statement following the successful passage of their bill, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act, out of the U.S. House of Representatives:

Issues: Foreign Policy and National Security
RELEASE: HOUSE PASSES KHANNA AMENDMENT TO END SUPPORT FOR SAUDI-LED COALITION’S WAR IN YEMEN
September 23, 2021
Press Release

Washington, DC – September 23, 2021 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chairman Adam Smith (WA-09), Chairman Adam Schiff (CA-28), and Rep. Jayapal (WA-07) cheered the passage of their amendment in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition's war against the Houthis in Yemen.

Issues: Foreign Policy and National Security
Rep. Khanna Speaks Against Increasing Pentagon Budget Above Biden’s Request During NDAA Markup
September 1, 2021
Press Release

September 1, 2021 - Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced his intention to cast his vote against advancing the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act to the floor after the Committee adopted an amendment to add $23.9 billion above President Biden's Pentagon budget request. This is the first time Rep. Ro Khanna has voted against advancing the national defense policy bill to the floor.

Issues: Foreign Policy and National Security
RELEASE: Warren, Khanna Urge Defense Secretary to Review DoD's Significant Undercounting of Civilian Casualties
July 6, 2021
Press Release

Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a Member of the House Armed Services and Oversight and Reform Committees, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.

Issues: Foreign Policy and National Security
STATEMENT: KHANNA ON ENDLESS FRONTIER ACT SENATE PASSAGE
June 10, 2021
Press Release

Washington, DC – On June 8, 2021, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Whip and lead House sponsor of the Endless Frontier Act, released this statement following the successful passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act in the Senate:

Issues: Economy , Education , Energy and Environment , Foreign Policy and National Security , Internet and Technology
STATEMENT: Khanna on Endless Frontier Act Passage from Senate Commerce Committee, Next Steps
May 12, 2021
Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), Congressional Progressive Caucus Vice Chair and lead House Sponsor of the Endless Frontier Act, released this statement following the markup and passage of the Endless Frontier Act in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

Issues: Economy , Education , Foreign Policy and National Security , Internet and Technology
Ro Khanna: It’s Vital That the US Drop Barriers to Vaccine Production and Aid Covid-Ravaged India
May 7, 2021
In The News

John Nichols

The Nation

Ro Khanna, the dynamic progressive US representative from California, was inspired to enter politics by the legacy of his grandfather, Amarnath Vidyalankar (1901–1985), the legendary Indian trade unionist, independence campaigner, and parliamentarian. Though he was born and raised in the United States, Khanna traveled frequently to India as a youth, and he speaks movingly of how "our family's values come from my grandfather's embrace of a Gandhian worldview"—in particular, Mahatma Gandhi's belief "in the oneness not of merely all human life but in the oneness of all that lives."

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RELEASE: Khanna, India Caucus Urges Biden To Do More For India
April 30, 2021
Press Release

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congressional India Caucus Vice Chair and Member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined the India Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-30) and Rep. Steve Chabot (OH-01), in addition to co-Vice Chair Rep. Michael Waltz (FL-06), in sending a letter to President Joseph R. Biden. In the letter, the India Caucus leadership urges the Biden administration to send much-needed resources and raw materials to the Indian people, in addition to asking that lives be prioritized over intellectual property ownership.

Issues: Foreign Policy and National Security , Health Care and the Social Safety Net ,
Hope Biden asks Pfizer CEO to allow India develop its vaccines: Congressman Ro Khanna
April 28, 2021
In The News
The Tribune

With millions of lives at stake amid a rapid spread of COVID-19, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna said he hoped President Joe Biden would call the Pfizer CEO to let India produce its vaccine at least for six months or a year.

Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley in the US House of Representatives, has been an ardent supporter of the move by India and South Africa at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver of COVID-19 vaccines.

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