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Washington, DC – Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) issued the following statement on President Trump signing an executive order to massively expand apprenticeship programs:
Washington, DC – In a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) invited him to visit Silicon Valley to meet with U.S. tech leaders and congratulated the president his recent election win. This invitation follows one to British Prime Minister Theresa May, inviting her to visit Silicon Valley in an effort to find solutions between governments and tech companies to fight online terrorism while respecting the freedom of speech.
When Walmart and other low-wage employers fail to pay their employees enough to live decent lives, taxpayers often end up picking the tab for public assistance.
Freshman California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna and nine House co-sponsors are introducing legislation to put an end to the free ride.
The Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act would levy a fee equivalent to the public assistance that a company's employees are eligible to receive, with the intent to incentivize businesses to pay their employees enough so they don't need public assistance.
CHICAGO, Ill. – On Friday, June 9th, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) addressed the 2017 graduating class of his alma mater, the University of Chicago. Speaking before the students of the undergraduate college, he reflected on his time in school and the challenges of the current political climate.
Washington, DC -- Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) issued the below statement following the conclusion of today's testimony to the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee by former FBI Director James Comey.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), whose district includes many of the world's biggest technology companies, invited U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to visit Silicon Valley following her call to regulate the internet to target terrorism suspects.
After attacks in her country in recent weeks, May accused internet companies of providing a "safe space" for extremist ideologies to spread.
In a letter to May on Wednesday, Khanna asked her to visit Silicon Valley and pointed to efforts from web companies to crack down on terrorist propaganda.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) introduced new legislation that would tax wealthy corporations that do not pay their employees a living wage. The Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act would make large corporations, not the taxpayer, pay for the costs of federal programs that low-wage employees turn to in order to make ends meet, such as nutrition or housing assistance.
KHANNA: LET'S BRING BRITISH PM TO VALLEY — Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) tells MT he's exploring how to formally invite British Prime Minister Theresa May to his Silicon Valley district, so she can learn what tech companies are already doing to restrict terrorist groups like ISIS. In the wake of this weekend's London attacks, May argued that the "big companies" that run online services — read Facebook, Twitter and the like — are giving terrorism "the safe space it needs to breed." Said Khanna of tech leaders, "Everyone feels horrible about terrorism and violence.