Press Releases
Washington, DC – October 28, 2021 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna, Chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, will deliver opening remarks at the House Oversight hearing. This hearing focuses on the climate crisis and will feature executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, the American Petroleum Institute, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Rep. Khanna's opening remarks are below.
Washington, DC – October 20, 2021 – Earlier today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rep. DeLauro (CT-3), and Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28) held a press conference with Paris Hilton and other institutional abuse survivors and child welfare advocates to discuss upcoming legislation to reform congregate care facilities across the United States.
Washington, DC – October 19 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Deputy Whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on his meeting with President Biden and progressive Democrats at the White House earlier today.
Washington, DC – October 12, 2021 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Deputy Whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on the House passage of a rule to temporarily extend our country's debt limit through December 3rd.
Washington, DC – September 29, 2021 – Today, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) issued the below statement following the successful passage of their bill, the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act, out of the U.S. House of Representatives:
Washington, DC – September 23, 2021 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chairman Adam Smith (WA-09), Chairman Adam Schiff (CA-28), and Rep. Jayapal (WA-07) cheered the passage of their amendment in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition's war against the Houthis in Yemen.
Washington, DC – September 22 , 2021 – Leaders in the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) led by CPC Deputy Whip Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and CPC Chair Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) last night urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to include the repeal of domestic fossil fuel subsidies in the Build Back Better Act.
Washington, DC – September 15 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) issued the following statement announcing their re-introduction of an amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition's war against the Houthis in Yemen.
Washington, DC – In an effort to protect judicial independence and restore public trust, Reps. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) along with Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) reintroduced the Supreme Court Term Limits Act to fundamentally reframe the power of our nation's highest court. The bill would establish 18-year term limits on any Supreme Court Justices approved after his bill's passage. After their 18-year terms, justices would then be allowed to continue their service on lower courts.
September 1, 2021 - Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced his intention to cast his vote against advancing the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act to the floor after the Committee adopted an amendment to add $23.9 billion above President Biden's Pentagon budget request. This is the first time Rep. Ro Khanna has voted against advancing the national defense policy bill to the floor.