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Colin Stretch, the general counsel of Facebook, appeared on Tuesday before senators who are investigating how Russia spread misinformation online during the 2016 presidential campaign. Along with Google and Twitter, Facebook has been blamed for helping Russian agents influence the outcome of the election.
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, D-California, joined Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, met student leaders and advocates Oct. 27, to seek new ways to tackle what they contend is the poor handling of reporting sexual assault cases on college campuses nationwide.
Maloney and Khanna are working on a bill to better track sexual assaults on college campuses through a standardized, national survey, and the meeting also discussed Title IX protections for student victims.
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.
I want to provide a few updates on the past month in Congress and share some important information from my office.
The House passed the Republican budget resolution today. This budget opens the door for their majority to pass tax cuts for the rich at a cost of $1.5 trillion. More than 80 percent of the benefits of these tax cuts would go to the top one percent. I am sure you agree there are better ways to invest $1.5 trillion.
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:
Congressman Ro Khanna (D-San Jose) recognized East Bay trans leader Tiffany Woods October 18 at Kennedy Middle School in Cupertino as part of his office's recognition of LGBT History Month. Khanna's 17th Congressional District stretches into southern Alameda County, where Woods works at Tri-City Health Care and is the director of its TransVision program. Woods wrote in an email that she was honored to be chosen by Khanna.
A bipartisan quartet of House lawmakers is wrangling with the chamber's leadership for a floor vote to withdraw U.S. military support for Saudi involvement in Yemen's civil war.
California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who is pressing for the vote, said Tuesday that he is in negotiations with Democratic and Republican leadership about whether the resolution is privileged under the War Powers Act and would therefore get an automatic, fast-tracked floor vote.
More than two dozen House lawmakers are supporting a bill to halt U.S. military involvement in Saudi Arabia's war against the Houthi rebels in war-ravaged Yemen.
The bill, which requires the removal of U.S. forces from the "unauthorized hostilities" in Yemen within 30 days under the War Powers Act, was introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who told Fox News that 30 legislators -- Republicans and Democrats -- are backing the bill. He said he is optimistic the measure will reach the floor for a vote.