Press Releases
Washington, DC – Rep. Khanna of Silicon Valley released the below statement in light of Google CEO Pichai's testimony today.
Washington, DC – Following today's passage of the IDEA Act in the House Rep. Khanna issued the below statement:
"The 21st Century IDEA will modernize government agencies. It's time our government agencies adopt the innovative technologies of the 21st Century," Rep. Khanna said. "Government exists to serve citizens, and this bill ensures government leverages available technology to provide the cohesive, user-friendly online service that people around this country expect and deserve."
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Jim McGovern (MA-02), leaders of H. Con Res. 138, issued the below statement in light of recent GOP efforts to block the resolution's vote in the House and the impending Senate vote this week:
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.
Reverend Lawson joined the sponsors and others including Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer for a reception on Capitol Hill today to honor his work and announce introduction of the legislation, which Rep. Khanna and the cosponsors plan to reintroduce in every Congress until it is passed.
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. military participation in Saudi Arabia's war against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, issued the below response:
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.
Named after the renowned leader in the civil rights and full employment movement, the Coretta Scott King Full Employment Federal Reserve Act directs the Federal Reserve to target wages that keep pace worker productivity growth and to shrink discrepancies in unemployment due to race, gender, or geography.