Press Releases
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.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna issued the below statement in response to Al Jazeera's reporting.
"This new reporting and footage is appalling. It echoes what the NYT reported in Dec. 2018. This is just another reason for the House to vote on and pass Sen. Sanders' and my Yemen War Powers Resolution. This war must end, now."
Santa Clara, CA – The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) today announced that Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is a finalist for the Democracy Awards, CMF's honors program recognizing non-legislative achievement in operations and constituent service by congressional offices and Members of Congress. Rep.
Today, Rep. Khanna with fifteen progressive colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo rejecting threats of U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, supporting diplomatic dialogue to resolve the political crisis there and opposing broad economic sanctions that hurt ordinary Venezuelans.
The letter condemns the Maduro government's anti-democratic actions, human rights abuses and destructive economic policies but strongly expresses concerns that the Trump Administration's misguided policy could make the situation even worse for the Venezuelan people.
Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence and Congressman Ro Khanna today introduced a resolution supporting the development of guidelines for the ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI).
H.RES. 153 is cosponsored by Reps. Darren Soto, Daniel Lipinski, Haley Stevens, Suzan DelBene, Grace Meng, Robin Kelly and Charlie Christ, and has been endorsed by the Future of Life Institute, BSA | The Software Alliance, IBM, and Facebook.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna issued the below statement in light of the President's recent emergency declaration.