Press Releases
Washington, DC – Following today's passage of the IDEA Act in the House Rep. Khanna issued the below statement:
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Jim McGovern (MA-02), leaders of H. Con Res.
Santa Clara, Ca. – At a time when one in five American adults cannot afford to get the prescription medication they need, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced they will introduce the Prescription Drug Price Relief Act at the start of the new Congress to significantly reduce prescription drug prices for Americans.
Washington, DC – Following the success of their campaign to raise wages at Amazon, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) launched a campaign Thursday to raise wages at Walmart and other large, profitable corporations that pay poverty-level wages.
Washington, DC – Rep. Khanna, with more than two dozen cosponsors, introduced today legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights icon Reverend James Lawson, who celebrated his 90th birthday this year.
Washington, DC – Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Adam Smith (WA-09), and Mark Pocan (WI-02), leaders of H. Con Res. 138 in the House, released the following statement in response to the announcement that the U.S. will be halting the refueling of Saudi-coalition aircraft in Yemen:
Fremont, CA. – U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) issued the following response to announcements by Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Pompeo regarding their intention to spur negotiations for a ceasefire to the conflict in Yemen within 30 days.
Santa Clara – In light of Secretary Pompeo's recent statement, Rep. Ro Khanna, sponsor of H. Con. Res. 138, which seeks to stop U.S.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna introduced legislation to strengthen the Federal Reserve's mandate to pursue robust job and wage growth, on the 40th anniversary of the signing of the law that enshrined the Fed's "maximum employment" goal.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna, joined by more than a dozen progressive colleagues in the House, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him to make it clear to the government of Brazil that the United States of America finds the positions and statements of leading Brazilian presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, unacceptable.