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"The greatest challenge of our time," Representative Ro Khanna of Fremont said, "is the concentration of economic opportunity by geography."
Mr. Khanna, a 41-year-old patent lawyer, is a first-term congressman from the 17th District of California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. He's a self-avowed tech junkie who's drawn support from the industry's top players.
Yet he's joked that his district has some of "the biggest egos known to humankind" and he is adamant that Silicon Valley is too exclusive, hardly diverse enough and benefits far too few.
IN THE WAKE of a bruising confirmation fight that highlighted new CIA Director Gina Haspel's role in the U.S. torture program in the years after 9/11, the House of Representatives on Thursday voted to force a public accounting of the current U.S. role in torture prisons across the south of Yemen.
Lawmakers in the House are looking to restrain U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in the Yemen civil war in an annual defense policy bill, so far filing at least nine amendments with that aim.
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have grown increasingly frustrated with Saudi Arabia in its campaign against the Houthi rebels. The civilian death toll in the conflict has been rising, with most of the casualties blamed on Saudi airstrikes.
We caught up with Rep. Ro Khanna during a recent visit to his home district in the Silicon Valley. Rep. Khanna talks about his support for the Marijuana Justice Act, the Justice Department under Jeff Sessions and his favorite place to grab a cup of chai.
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, is working on a bill aimed at boosting the middle class by tackling wage stagnation. The bill would massively expand the 'Earned Income Tax Credit' program, with refunds of up to $12,000 in some cases. Since 1975, both parties have broadly supporting this work-conditional program that refunds a portion of the beneficiary's federal tax payments. Though in recent years, as wages have stagnated and inflation has raised prices, critics have argued that the value of the refund has diminished beyond its original intent.
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Improving user experience on Federal websites so that they rival leading private sector sites requires a better allocation of government resources rather than significant new cash outlays, said Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., during a press gathering at Adobe's Digital Government Symposium in Washington on Tuesday.
Lawmakers want federal websites to serve citizens better and have introduced new legislation that would set minimum standards and look to lower costs through digitization.
Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, Thursday announced the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act, or 21st Century IDEA, which would require agencies to modernize their websites, improve customer experience online and encourage citizens to use digital portals rather than relying on paper and in-person interactions.
Jawan Thompson still sounds incredulous at his luck: He has a job, and a good job.
Dozens of Silicon Valley executives are scheduled to descend on the White House for a summit meeting Thursday to discuss how artificial intelligence can be used to strengthen the economy.
"I think the big question is ‘what are the new jobs going to look like?'" said Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California's tech-heavy 17th district.