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Washington, DC – Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Jonathan Jackson (IL-01) released the following statement after President Donald Trump’s meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Representative Jackson’s father, Rev. Jesse Jackson, fought for civil rights and an end to apartheid in South Africa. Representative Khanna’s grandfather, Amarnath Vidyalankar, was an Indian freedom fighter who spent four years in jail alongside Gandhi. They are inspired by them to stand up for civil rights and against colonialism.
Washington, DC – Tonight at 1am ET, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) will head to the House Committee on Rules markup to introduce an amendment to stop children across America from losing health insurance as a result of the Republicans’ budget proposal – including Medicaid and CHIP.
Washington, DC —Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Andy Biggs (AZ-05) introduced the bipartisan Global Fairness in Drug Pricing Act to codify the core provisions of President Trump’s Executive Order into law—ensuring lasting, enforceable reform that permanently delivers lower prices to Americans.
In Defense of the Courts and the University
Rep. Ro Khanna | Yale Law School | 4.15.25
My return today is not one of nostalgia for good pizza or to relive faded dreams. I chose to come to Yale at a serious moment in the life of our Republic because the Woodward Report, issued by this very institution in 1974, defines the paramount duty of the American university: the defense of free expression and free inquiry.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Summer Lee (PA-12), introduced the Drain the Swamp Act, that includes bans on lobbying activities for former government officials and reinstates cooling-off periods and merit-based hiring requirements.
On March 25th, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), alongside Senator Todd Young, received the Publius Award from the Center for
By Ken Bensinger and Reid J. Epstein
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.