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June 28, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna clarified his vote on H.R. 6157, the fiscal year 2019 (FY19) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, in the Congressional Record. His statement follows below:

Personal Explanation by

The Honorable Ro Khanna

June 28, 2018

Mr. Speaker,


June 20, 2018

Washington, DC – Rep. Ro Khanna, the son of immigrants who represents one of the most diverse districts in the nation, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's recently announced executive order.

Issues: Immigration

June 13, 2018

Washington, DC – Yesterday, Rep. Ro Khanna with a bipartisan group of more than thirty lawmakers, sent a letter to Secretary Mattis, urging him to avert a catastrophic Saudi coalition-backed attack on the port of Hodeida. They requested the Administration use all its leverage on the Saudis and Emiratis to forge and attack on the port which would stifle the peace process and harm the lives of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis. The lawmakers also wrote to request immediate clarification on the full extent of unconstitutional U.S.


June 11, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna, with 14 of his democratic colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump emphasizing the longstanding progressive position that diplomacy is the only path to resolve the tensions between the United States and North Korea.


May 10, 2018

Washington, DC – Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) introduced legislation today to improve citizens' interaction with the federal government online, while reducing the cost of assistance from federal agencies.


April 25, 2018

Washington, DC – Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) today introduced the Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity and Reliability (WATER) Act of 2018, which would provide clean and safe drinking water to millions of people while creating nearly a million jobs.


April 25, 2018

Washington, DC – Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) are leading more than 50 House Republicans and Democrats in pushing for the U.S. Department of State to exert diplomatic pressure on Ukraine and Poland for recent in incidents of state-sponsored Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism.


April 3, 2018

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna issued the below statement following the selection of John Williams for New York Federal Reserve Bank, noting the lack of transparency in NY Fed Bank search process.

Issues: Economy

March 28, 2018

Washington, DC – It is time for Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila to respect his country's constitution and accept the upcoming elections on December 23rd. Since his second and final term ended in 2016, he has held on to power and delayed elections.


March 19, 2018

Washington, DC -- As the Senate is expected to debate S.J. Res. 54, a resolution to force the first-ever Senate debate and vote to remove U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities, Rep. Khanna, member of the House Armed Services committee and sponsor of H.Con.Res. 81, a resolution closely resembling the Senate version, issued the following statement: