Press Releases
Washington, DC – Tomorrow, Rep. Ro Khanna will chair a hearing titled, "DOD Inspector General Report on Excess Profits by TransDigm Group, Inc." at 10:00am in 2154 Rayburn HOB in the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Today, Rep. Khanna issued the below statement in response to today's reporting from TIME.
In response to today's oped in the New York Times by Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes, Rep. Khanna issued the below statement:
"Chris Hughes is a thoughtful voice for those left out of the digital economy. I agree with him that, in retrospect, the FTC should not have approved Facebook's acquisition of Instagram & WhatsApp in 2012. I believe the way forward is to heavily scrutinize future mergers and to ensure no company has anti-competitive platform privileges.
Yesterday, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) along with Reps. Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Dan Kildee (MI-5), introduced the PFAs Waste Incineration Ban Act of 2019.
The legislation would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prohibit the incineration of firefighting foam containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs). Additionally, the bill would require the EPA to identify other wastes containing PFAs and prohibit their incineration.
Washington, DC – Rep. Ro Khanna issued the following statement after President Trump vetoed the Yemen War Powers Resolution passed by both the House and the Senate with bipartisan support.
"From a president elected on the promise of putting a stop to our endless wars, this veto is a painful missed opportunity. The Yemen War Powers Resolution was a bipartisan, bicameral effort to end the world's largest humanitarian crisis and supported by some of the president's most trusted Republican allies.
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Andy Kim (NJ-3) sent a letter to President Trump ahead of his meeting with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. In the letter, the Members of Congress urge the Trump Administration not to block South Korea's efforts to engage in cross-border business ventures that can build trust and facilitate progress towards denuclearization.
Washington, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Donald Trump urging him to sign into law Senate Joint Resolution 7, which invokes the War Powers Act of 1973 to end unauthorized U.S. military participation in the Saudi-led coalition's armed conflict against Yemen's Houthi forces. In the letter he also formally requests a meeting to discuss the situation.
Washington, DC -- Rep. Ro Khanna and Sen. Bernie Sanders issued the following joint statement Thursday after the House passed the Yemen War Powers Resolution. The resolution will now be sent to President Trump's desk.
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced they are sending a bipartisan, bicameral letter to President Donald Trump in support of his decision to bring U.S. troops home from Syria and urging the completion of the withdrawal process "within the next six months," demonstrating that the cause crosses a wide range of ideological and political boundaries to unite lawmakers.