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November 30, 2023

Santa Clara, CA – Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) released the following statement today applauding the new student wellness center at Milpitas High School, which he secured $300,000 for in community project funding as part of the House Appropriations Committee fiscal year 2022 funding bills:


November 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Reclamation will distribute $680,429 to Valley Water for two planning studies on increasing the water supply in the region.


November 8, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, reintroduced the State-Based Universal Health Care Act. Recognizing the unique position of American states to lead the push for universal health care, Rep. Khanna's bill provides states with federal funding streams and regulatory flexibility to support affordable, universal health care plans.


October 23, 2023

Washington, DC – Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), and William Timmons (SC-04) introduced The Government Service Delivery Improvement Act, which aims to improve the public’s experience with government services by increasing accountability and coordination across the federal government agencies.


October 18, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Following a newly-released and finalized endangerment finding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Santa Clara County’s U.S. Representatives in Congress – Ro Khanna (CA-17),  Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna G.


October 16, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute $6,644,300 to the City of San Jose for two urban forest management projects. 


September 28, 2023

Santa Clara, CA — Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration will distribute $3,334,533 to the San José Mineta International Airport for zero emission vehicles under the Airport Improvement Program. The representatives were joined by San José Mayor Matt Mahan and SJC Airport Director John Aitken in celebrating this funding: 


August 30, 2023

SANTA CLARA, CA – U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will distribute $1,000,000 to Santa Clara and San Benito counties to develop and improve climate mitigation efforts.


August 11, 2023

Washington, DCRep. Ro Khanna (CA-D) was honored this week with a Democracy Award by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) for outstanding achievement for the category of "Life in Congress"-Workplace Environment.