Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) gave remarks in the House Armed Services Committee's markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023. He voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act topline amendment to add $37 billion to the United States defense budget.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), joined a hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic. Below is Rep. Khanna's exchange with Amy Swearer, Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and Nick Suplina, Senior Vice President for Law & Policy Everytown for Gun Safety.
Washington, DC – Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Norma J. Torres (CA-35), and Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) this week introduced two bills, the Consent is Key Act and Stealthing Act of 2022, to help protect victims of nonconsensual condom removal, known as ‘stealthing'.
Santa Clara, CA – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), San Jose Congressman and Deputy Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the shooting of nine VTA employees at the Guadalupe railyard in San Jose, CA.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), Senator Whitehouse (D-RI), Representative DeFazio (D-OR), and Representative Bowman (D-NY) along with over 30 members of the House and Senate sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer calling on them to bring windfall profit tax legislation to the floor to stop Big Oil's wartime profiteering and deliver gas price relief for Americans.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) was joined by Representatives Ami Bera (CA-07), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) in sending a letter to the administration of Coppell Middle School North in the Coppell Independent School District (CISD) in Coppell, TX responding to a recent video circulating that shows 14-year-old Shaan Pritmani being assaulted in a targeted bullying incident at school.
Full Article in the Washington Post and below.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA), Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), and Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL) issued the following statements after introducing H.R. 7614, the Digital Commodity Exchange Act of 2022 (DCEA).