Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) hosted a first-of-its-kind roundtable conversation with the deans of leading business schools from around the country. The conversation revolved around some of the most pressing issues at the forefront of business and governance, including the future of artificial intelligence, global health innovation, and sustainability practices.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna (CA-17), Rep. Kuster (NH-2), and Rep. Pappas (NH-1) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the administration to improve warning labels on e-cigarette products.
Washington D.C.—This week, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Nancy Mace (SC-1) announced the launch of the new Congressional Bipartisan Affordable Childcare Caucus to address the high cost of childcare in America and uplift families. The caucus has been endorsed by MomsFirst, a nonprofit that advocates for childcare benefits and paid leave.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Deputy Whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on voting no on Speaker McCarthy's debt ceiling agreement:
"We should not be negotiating in this country about paying our bills. It's patriotic for America to keep its word and pay off the debt. Then we can discuss bipartisan ways to lower the deficit. Instead, Republicans chose to hijack the U.S. economy to force cuts that will hurt the most vulnerable.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $398,117 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support two health and safety research initiatives.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), the representative from Silicon Valley and a member of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, joined colleagues from both sides of the aisle in voting to reinstate a tariff on materials for solar panels made in China.
"We need to rebalance our economic relationship with global competitors like China and have an explicit goal to reduce our trade deficit every year. That means bringing back the production of things like auto parts, textiles, steel, aluminum, and solar panels.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-D) and Rep. Michael Waltz (FL-R,) led a letter to Speaker Kevin McCarthy urging him to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver a joint address to Congress in their capacity as co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.
In the letter, Reps. Khanna and Waltz laid out the importance of strengthening the bilateral relationship between the United States and India and the importance of highlighting the partnership by granting a joint address to Congress.
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 California Department of Housing and Community Development will distribute $605,985 in federal funding to Santa Clara County from the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) teamed up with Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Texas' U.S. Senator John Cornyn, Alabama's U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville and Representative Earl "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-01) to introduce the bipartisan Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act.
Washington, D.C. — Starting now, at 2:30 pm PT, Rep. Khanna (CA-17) is delivering remarks at Stanford's Hoover Institution on competition with China, U.S. foreign policy toward Taiwan, and the economic dynamics of geopolitics, including revitalizing American manufacturing and building supply chain resiliency.
A discussion with Michael McFaul, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Amy Zegart, Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution will follow the congressman's remarks.