Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-1), and 17 original cosponsors introduced an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prevent federal funds from being used for any military force against Iran without congressional authorization. Specifically, this amendment clarifies neither the 2001 nor 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) can be invoked to justify the use of military force against Iran.
San Jose – On Tuesday June 18, as reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, Lam Le and Hiep Nguyen were granted temporary visas in order to provide life-saving medical bone marrow to their brother, Tu Le of San Jose, who is undergoing treatment for a rare form of blood cancer known as myelodysplastic syndrome.
Washington, DC – Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Andy Biggs (R-AZ) have established a new bipartisan War Powers Caucus, which will be dedicated to debating our nation's role in global affairs and reaffirming Congress's constitutional responsibility on matters of war and peace. Joining Representatives Biggs and Khanna as original members of the caucus are Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Representative Ken Buck (R-CO). War Powers Caucus members, Concerned Veterans for America, and VoteVets issued the following statements:
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Anthony Brown (MD-04), John Garamendi (CA-03), and Seth Moulton (MA-06) released the following statement after withdrawing an amendment to the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit the Trump administration from putting the United States on the path to war with Iran without Congressional authorization.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna of the HASC, Budget, and Oversight committees, introduced a series of amendments in the NDAA markup. A summary of the amendments is below:
1. Preventing funds to be used with war with Iran amendment. Unless there is legislation from Congress authorizing military force against Iran, or if the US is attacked, no funds in the NDAA can be used for war with Iran.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna issued the below statement to provide an update on his work to end U.S. complicity in the war in Yemen.
Santa Clara, Ca. – Today, the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) announced that Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is a winner for the 2019 Democracy Awards, CMF's honors program recognizing non-legislative achievement in operations and constituent service by congressional offices and Members of Congress. Rep.
Silicon Valley – Today, Rep. Khanna of the oversight committee issued the following statement in response to the announcement from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III that he was closing his office.
"We need Congress, through our committee work, to continue to aggressively investigate the president and hold him accountable. I believe we should immediately take decisive action to censure him and keep all our options on the table. What President Trump did is wrong and violates the rule of law and our ethical norms."
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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna joined a bicameral group of lawmakers in introducing the Opioid Crisis Accountability and Results Act, as Vermont Attorney General T. J. Donovan announced a lawsuit today against former Purdue Pharma CEO Richard Sackler and seven family members who served on Purdue's Board of Directors for deliberately misrepresenting the risks of the drug OxyContin.