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Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents Silicon Valley, is working on a bill aimed at boosting the middle class by tackling wage stagnation. The bill would massively expand the 'Earned Income Tax Credit' program, with refunds of up to $12,000 in some cases. Since 1975, both parties have broadly supporting this work-conditional program that refunds a portion of the beneficiary's federal tax payments. Though in recent years, as wages have stagnated and inflation has raised prices, critics have argued that the value of the refund has diminished beyond its original intent.
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Improving user experience on Federal websites so that they rival leading private sector sites requires a better allocation of government resources rather than significant new cash outlays, said Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., during a press gathering at Adobe's Digital Government Symposium in Washington on Tuesday.
Our democracy has long been ransomed by wealthy donors and powerful special interests. Wealthy donors account for a disproportionate amount of the $6.8 billion spent in the 2016 election. Cynicism about politicians working only for special interests and wealthy donors isn't so much cynicism, but simply the truth for too many elected officials.
Lawmakers want federal websites to serve citizens better and have introduced new legislation that would set minimum standards and look to lower costs through digitization.
Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, Thursday announced the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act, or 21st Century IDEA, which would require agencies to modernize their websites, improve customer experience online and encourage citizens to use digital portals rather than relying on paper and in-person interactions.
Jawan Thompson still sounds incredulous at his luck: He has a job, and a good job.
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.
Dozens of Silicon Valley executives are scheduled to descend on the White House for a summit meeting Thursday to discuss how artificial intelligence can be used to strengthen the economy.
"I think the big question is ‘what are the new jobs going to look like?'" said Representative Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California's tech-heavy 17th district.
Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat who represents Silicon Valley, wants AT&T's CEO, Randall Stephenson, to appear before Congress and explain why his company retained the services of Essential Consultants–the law firm of Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen–in early 2017 as Trump was preparing to take office.
"I plan to speak to my colleagues on the Energy & Commerce committee to see how we can get the CEO to explain himself to the American people," Khanna tells Fast Company Wednesday evening.
Freshman lawmakers have revived the push for congressional term limits, hoping to spark action on a long-stalled idea on Capitol Hill.
A bipartisan group of young members, led by rising GOP star and freshman Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wis.), took the cause directly to the president during a White House meeting last week, where they received President Trump's full-throated endorsement.