Press Releases
By Max Tani
Other Democrats individually have taken engagement with left-leaning podcasters and posters a step further. Rep. Ro Khanna this week invited Carlos Eduardo Espina, a human rights advocate with over 13 million followers, to be his guest at Trump’s speech to Congress.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that he will introduce the Drain the Swamp Act, a new bill to ban White House officials from accepting gifts from lobbyists or becoming lobbyists during the Trump term. He also announced The Telehealth Coverage Act that he will soon introduce to make Medicare coverage for telehealth permanent. See Rep. Khanna’s remarks announcing the legislation below.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced the Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act to establish 18-year term limits on any Supreme Court Justices approved after the bill is signed into law.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two years after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Chris Deluzio (PA-17) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) today reintroduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains are classified as a “high-hazard flammable train” (HHFT).
By Stephanie Lam
Local congressional leaders are speaking out against a flurry of controversial executive orders from President Trump related to a crackdown on immigration and a potential federal funding freeze, saying such decisions will harm the well-being of people both at home and abroad.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced that Rep. Rich McCormick (GA-07) will join him as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans in the 119th Congress. Representatives Andy Barr (KY-06) and Marc Veasey (TX-33) will continue serving as vice co-chairs. Rep. Brad Sherman (CA-32), who formerly served as chair, will continue to serve as chair emeritus.
Washington, DC — Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and George Whitesides (CA-27) today announced the Wildfire Arson and Theft Prevention Act in the wake of reports of arson and
Washington, DC –– Rep.Ro Khanna (CA-17) announced today he will serve as the Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI) in the 119th Congress. This committee is chaired by Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02). He was also named a member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower chaired by Trent Kelly (MS-01) and Ranking Member Joe Courtney (CT-02).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Repeal the TikTok Ban Act. The bill would repeal the TikTok divestiture law as well as ensure that any existing designation has no force or effect.
170 million American users, including small businesses and non-profit organizations, would be impacted by January 19 deadline