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Washington, DC – Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) issued the following statement on the release of President Trump's tax reform blueprint.
Washington, DC – Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) issued the following statement on remarks made by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on rollbacks to net neutrality.
Congressman Ro Khanna has a message for the winners of Silicon Valley: You have a civic duty to help the entire country.
Talking with Recode's Kara Swisher and Tony Romm on the latest episode of Recode Decode, Rep. Khanna said techies should "answer the call to service" and help figure out how technology can uplift all Americans, not just the ones in the Bay Area. His constituency includes the headquarters of some of the world's most influential tech companies, including Apple, Intel, Yahoo and eBay.
How can Democrats best reply to the Trump agenda?
Since the rise of the tea party, the Democratic response that seems to have resonated most with voters has been to promise more stuff to more people.
You want to slow the growth of Social Security benefits for the upper income? We'll increase Social Security. For everybody.
You want to abolish Obamacare? We will push Medicare for all.
Are people having trouble paying off their student loans? We will make college free — for everyone, regardless of income.
Washington, DC – Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) issued the following the statement on the Federal Communications Commission's decision to reverse an Obama Administration order that requires Charter Communications to expand service to more households. The directive was part of Charter's agreement in acquiring Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.
The Trump Administration may not believe that automation threatens today's American workforce, but try telling that to a travel agent or a truck driver or a factory worker or an accountant. One recent study found that for every one robot introduced to the workforce, six related human jobs disappear. But those six humans still need to get by.
For all the important debates happening right now in the United States, the economy remains at the top of people's minds. In a recent CNN/ORC poll, respondents listed it as the top issue facing the country.
Washington, DC – Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Beto O'Rourke (TX-16) introduced The No PAC Act today. The bill would prohibit members of Congress and those running for a U.S. House or Senate seat from accepting contributions from a political action committee, other than that of the candidate's. It would also prohibit the establishment of leadership PACs.
Read the bill text for The No PAC Act here. The bill that would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
Manik Suri is the archetypical overachiever from an Indian American family. The 34-year-old runs a start-up in Silicon Valley. He speaks four languages. He's got two Ivy League degrees.
And yet, when the windows at an Indian restaurant near his house were shot out in late February, along with those of an Eritrean place nearby, he felt shaken. "We catered my wife's sister's wedding in that restaurant," he said. "The whole conception of the Indian community as a model minority—we benefitted from that perception." This is "the first time I've ever felt, ‘Wow, it doesn't matter.'"