Press Releases
Washington, DC – Before the Thanksgiving holiday, HR 3929, the Veteran Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act, was signed into law by the President of the United States. Currently, Rep. Ro Khanna is the only freshman Democrat, in either the House or the Senate, to have a bill signed into law.
Washington, DC – Today, HR 3949, the Veteran Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act, passed unanimously by a voice vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill now heads to the Senate.
Currently, private employers who offer apprenticeship programs in more than one state must register with each state approval agency individually. This trail of paperwork and burdensome review process often discourages employers from opening these apprenticeship programs to veterans.
Washington, DC – Rep. Ro Khanna, member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement in response to the new GOP tax plan.
"Massive corporations, millionaires, and billionaires do not deserve tax cuts at the expense of working families. The Republican plan is a disservice to a third of the middle class Americans who would have to pay higher taxes. I am disappointed that it limits the traditional state and local tax (SALT) deduction to property taxes, placing an even greater burden on the residents of California in particular."
Washington, DC – In early October, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Walter Jones (R-NC), introduced a bipartisan resolution, H.CON.RES.81, to stop U.S. military participation in Saudi Arabia's war against the Houthis in Yemen.
NEW YORK, NY — Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) joined student leaders and advocates to seek new ways to tackle the inadequate sexual assault reporting processes currently employed on college campuses nationwide. The members announced a new effort to track sexual assaults on college campuses through a standardized, national survey and discussed ways to combat the Trump Administration's rollbacks of Title IX protections for student victims. Sexual assault is a pervasive problem all students contend with during their tenure on campus.
Washington, DC – Rep. Ro Khanna, member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on passage of the GOP's FY 2018 Budget Resolution, which allows Republicans to fast-track tax cuts to millionaires and large corporations:
Washington, DC – Today, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to provide military veterans greater access to apprenticeship training programs following their service. The Veteran Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act, led by Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), and Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) would amend the law in an effort to streamline how non-federal apprenticeship programs based in more than one state are certified.
Washington D.C. – Today, Reps. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) sent a letter requesting the House Judiciary Committee to convene a hearing addressing nonconsensual condom removal, commonly known as "stealthing."
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Khanna issued the following statement in celebration of Filipino American History Month:
"I am proud to recognize and celebrate October as Filipino American History Month. This month we mark the many contributions Filipino Americans bring to our communities. Filipinos are the largest Asian American and Pacific Islander ethnic group in California, and I am proud to represent a district that embraces its diverse population. We also cannot forget the many Filipino American veterans who bravely served in World War II and helped safeguard our nation."
Washington, DC -- Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark Pocan (D-WI), and Walter Jones (R-NC) have introduced a bipartisan resolution that seeks to stop U.S. military participation in Saudi Arabia's war against the Houthis in Yemen. This is an entirely separate war from the fight against Al Qaeda, yet Congress has never authorized it. By invoking the War Powers resolution, these members want a congressional vote to officially withdraw U.S. forces from this unauthorized conflict.