Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), the representative from Silicon Valley and Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Whip, issued the following statement on Silicon Valley Bank, located in his district:
Washington, D.C. — In case you missed it, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) published an op-ed in The Boston Globe today on how the United States can keep the peace between Taiwan and China and strengthen our own manufacturing base.
Washington, DC – After a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) today introduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains get classified as a "high-hazard flammable train" (HHFT).
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter along with five of his colleagues to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for further action in response to the ongoing ibuprofen and acetaminophen shortages.
SAN JOSE, CA – Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) entered into an Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Santa Clara that suspends an ongoing FAA investigation into alleged grant violations at Reid-Hillview and San Martin airports and sets forth a framework for the airports to participate in a demonstration project that will study best practices for transitioning airports nationwide to unleaded aviation gasoline (avgas).
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17), member of the newly formed Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today announced that he is leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Taiwan to bolster ties between Silicon Valley and the Taiwanese semiconductor industry.
Washington, D.C. – As the five largest publicly traded oil companies boast to Wall Street about their record $264.3 billion haul in 2022, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) today led their colleagues in reintroducing the Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act to crack down on profiteering by Big Oil and return the industry's excessive gains to working people.
Washington, DC – Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced today that he will serve alongside Representative Mike Waltz (FL-06) as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the 118th Congress. Representatives Andy Barr (KY-06) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) will serve as vice co-chairs. Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-32), who formerly served as chair, will serve as chair emeritus.
Washington, DC – Rep. Khanna (CA-17) today announced that he will be the ranking member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI) in the 118th Congress.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide a total of $101,800,897 to support public transit in the San Jose Urbanized Area.