Press Releases
Joint statement from Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Supervisor Susan Ellenberg, Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee, Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul, Fremont Mayor Lily Mei, Milpitas Mayor Rich Tran, Newark Mayor Alan Nagy, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor, and Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) joined Santa Clara and Alameda Counties in celebrating over $1 billion in funding for California’s 17th Congressional District in President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Following Rep. Khanna’s vote in favor of the package on the House Floor, the Congressman was joined by both counties in issuing the below statement:
RELEASE: Markey, Khanna Urge Biden Administration to Build Back a Better U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy
Letter urges Biden to make bold changes to the U.S. nuclear posture, address cost overruns at the Departments of Defense and Energy, and recommit to nuclear diplomacy with Iran and North Korea
Washington, DC – Following four years of the Trump administration’s “America First” foreign policy, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) today urged the Biden administration to restore U.S. global nuclear nonproliferation leadership.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Member of the House Armed Services Committee & Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Whip, issued the below statement following the news of President Biden’s decision to conduct target air strikes in Syria:
Khanna is joined by Representatives Newman, Tlaib, Omar, Ocasio-Cortez, Jones, Bush, Pocan, Bowman, Jayapal, Levin (MI), Thompson (MS), Lowenthal, Escobar, McCollum, Connolly, DeSaulnier, García (IL), Lee (CA), Grijalva, Dingell, Torres (N.Y) & Blumenauer
Washington, DC – Today, Progressive Caucus Deputy Whip Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) joined 22 of his colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris urging them to overrule the Senate parliamentarian’s decision not to include a $15 minimum wage in the Budget Reconciliation package.
Legislation will revive tax enforcement on the ultra-rich & wealthy corporations
Washington, DC – Following the colossal Robinhood/GameStop fiscal chaos, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Deputy Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus & Member of the House Committee on Oversight, has introduced the Stop Corporations and Higher Earners from Avoiding Taxes and Enforce Rules Strictly (CHEATERS) Act to bring back tax enforcement on the ultra-rich.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) issued the following statement ahead of the February 18th hearing on the GameStop/Reddit/Robinhood controversy before the House Committee on Financial Services:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Whip & Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the below statement following the historic announcement that the Biden Administration will end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeffrey Zients, urging them to consider a one-dose vaccination regimen in order to rapidly scale up the number of vaccinations administered daily in the United States.
Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Vice Chair of the Congressional India Caucus, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) issued the following statement after the vandalization of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Central Park in Davis, California:
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) released the following statement on the recent GameStop trades.