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Rep Ro Khanna on Wednesday was the only member of the House Armed Services Committee to vote against legislation that would authorize an $886 billion military budget for the coming fiscal year, a sum the California Democrat decried as outrageous amid cuts to social spending and attacks on aid programs for vulnerable Americans.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) along with U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $534,510 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to support three STEM research initiatives.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) hosted a first-of-its-kind roundtable conversation with the deans of leading business schools from around the country. The conversation revolved around some of the most pressing issues at the forefront of business and governance, including the future of artificial intelligence, global health innovation, and sustainability practices.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Khanna (CA-17), Rep. Kuster (NH-2), and Rep. Pappas (NH-1) sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the administration to improve warning labels on e-cigarette products.
It has taken a long while and a great deal of adversity. But Americans of many political persuasions – Democrat and Republican, progressive and conservative, partisan and independent – are at last rediscovering something we'd come close to forgetting.
While representing Silicon Valley's 17th congressional district, Democratic congressman Ro Khanna has pulled off a unique political balancing act. He's successfully positioned himself as a progressive capitalist, supported by billionaires in Big Tech while serving as a co-chair of Bernie Sanders' last presidential campaign, which pilloried the billionaire class. But Khanna sees bringing disparate groups and ideas together as the key to success in politics and life.
Washington D.C.—This week, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Nancy Mace (SC-1) announced the launch of the new Congressional Bipartisan Affordable Childcare Caucus to address the high cost of childcare in America and uplift families. The caucus has been endorsed by MomsFirst, a nonprofit that advocates for childcare benefits and paid leave.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Deputy Whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on voting no on Speaker McCarthy's debt ceiling agreement:
"We should not be negotiating in this country about paying our bills. It's patriotic for America to keep its word and pay off the debt. Then we can discuss bipartisan ways to lower the deficit. Instead, Republicans chose to hijack the U.S. economy to force cuts that will hurt the most vulnerable.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $398,117 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support two health and safety research initiatives.