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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will distribute $6,644,300 to the City of San Jose for two urban forest management projects.
In Santa Clara this past Saturday, Congressmember Ro Khanna held a town hall meeting at Mission College to discuss local, national, and International issues.
Khanna talked about locally funded infrastructure projects and his Congressional priorities.
But there was a lot of interest in Congressional politics and the Middle East.
Khanna weighed in on the GOP Speaker fiasco. He criticized both GOP choices: Congressmembers Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan.
Santa Clara, CA — Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration will distribute $3,334,533 to the San José Mineta International Airport for zero emission vehicles under the Airport Improvement Program. The representatives were joined by San José Mayor Matt Mahan and SJC Airport Director John Aitken in celebrating this funding:
For most congressional aides, coming to work on the Hill is a lesson in trade-offs. Sure, the job is prestigious, but the pay is subpar; there’s access to powerful politicians and exposure to their terrible tempers; you might love the work but hate everything else in your life.
But for a lucky few, staffing a member of Congress comes with a different lesson, one about the value of a strong workplace culture and working for a nice boss.
After autonomous vehicle interests spent at least a quarter of a million dollars on lobbying and treated two senior gubernatorial aides to a bougie dinner, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill Friday night that would have banned self-driving trucks from operating in the state without a safety operator aboard.
The climate crisis and income inequality are the two greatest challenges facing our generation. Both are being determined in the union contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers Union and Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, known as the big three, which are all set to expire this Thursday night at midnight.
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is set to unveil a plan intended to reform Congress and the federal government that includes a number of proposals that have garnered bipartisan support in recent months, such as the implementation of term limits and a ban on stock trading for lawmakers.
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna on Wednesday ripped a senior Johnson & Johnson attorney after she repeatedly dodged questions regarding the legal justification for the pharmaceutical giant's lawsuit alleging government efforts to negotiate lower drug prices are "unjust taking."
SANTA CLARA, CA – U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Anna Eshoo (CA-16), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will distribute $1,000,000 to Santa Clara and San Benito counties to develop and improve climate mitigation efforts.
As one of the 59 members on the House Armed Services Committee, it’s rare that I find myself alone. That was my experience last week, however, when I was the sole “no” vote on the proposed $886 billion defense bill. But it was a vote I was proud to make. Americans oppose a bloated defense budget that privileges defense contractors’ profits over a modern national security strategy and investments at home. Instead, we need to prioritize a new economic patriotism that revitalizes American production and lifts up the working class.