Press Releases
Washington, DC — Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry for using carbon capture for EOR. The legislation would reform one of the largest and most egregious domestic fossil fuel subsidies, The Tax Credit for Carbon Sequestration (Section 45Q).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will distribute $499,859 to two San Jose museums to support the development of new creative and educational resources.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency will receive $2,504,420 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to support habitat conservation efforts.
$3.5M+ from the DOJ to Provide Long-Term Support Services for Those Directly Impacted by the 2021 San Jose VTA Railyard Mass Shooting
Washington, DC – Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), ranking member of a subcommittee on House Armed Services, published an op-ed today in the Washington Post calling for the Secret Service to answer questions from lawmakers about th
Milpitas, CA– Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) joined local leaders in announcing $2,900,000 in federal funding for the Milpitas Safe Routes to School project. The funds were secured as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program, designed in part to improve roadway safety planning.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) introduced the bipartisan Supporting Peer-Led Efforts to Conduct Thoughtful Research and Understand the Modalities of Autism in Women and Girls (SPECTRUM) Act to support autism research for women and girls.
SAN JOSE, CA – Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) – Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee – along with her colleagues, U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) and its Research Foundation will receive a total of $1,930,421 from the U.S.
Santa Clara, CA – Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) released the following statement on SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, currently moving through the California Legislature.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna (CA-17) introduced the Modern Steel Act, which would build new iron and steel plants in deindustrialized towns, bring next generation steel back to America, strengthen domestic manufacturing, create good-paying jobs and retain existing ones, and increase US industrial competitiveness globally.