In the News
By Stephanie Lam
Khanna says many workers are afraid to publicly talk about their situation
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) issued a statement condemning President Trump’s remarks about South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, inspired by their families’ historic struggles.
Khanna’s grandfather, Amarnath Vidyalankar, was an Indian freedom fighter. Jackson’s father, Rev. Jesse Jackson, fought for civil rights and an end to apartheid.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) introduced a bill codifying President Trump’s executive order to lower drug prices in the U.S., and he’s prepared to team up with the White House and House Republicans to pass the legislation.
The California representative Ro Khanna is introducing legislation that would force White House officials to abide by strict anti-corruption measures after Donald Trump dismantled ethics rules established by his predecessor that turns the president’s own catchphrase against him.
Progressives in Congress demanded that President Donald Trump justify his legal rationale for strikes in Yemen that caused dozens of deaths, teeing up a potential move to stop future attacks under the 1973 War Powers Act.
The free-trade deals that Democratic and Republican presidents negotiated in the 1990s and 2000s devastated American manufacturing. Hundreds of thousands of industrial workers lost their jobs after the approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement and most-favored-nation trading status for China. Tens of thousands of factories were shuttered. Communities across this country witnessed the collapse of historic economic engines. Hope for the future crumbled.
Congressman Ro Khanna is raising the alarm about mass layoffs in the U.S. economy resulting from President Donald Trump's failed economic policies. Over 4,000 factory workers lost their jobs this week due to firings or plant closures.