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March 12, 2023

Washington — Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California on Sunday urged the Biden administration to take "decisive action" in response to the rapid collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and ensure depositors will be protected and have access to their accounts Monday morning.

Issues: Economy

March 3, 2023
Ro's Op-Eds

On February 3, a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania. A fire erupted, an evacuation order was issued, and the dangerous chemical being transported, vinyl chloride, was spilled. It's a devastating tragedy and one that could have been prevented

Issues: Economy , Prioritizing Public Safety , Transportation Infrastructure

March 1, 2023

Washington, D.C. — In case you missed it, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) published an op-ed in The Boston Globe today on how the United States can keep the peace between Taiwan and China and strengthen our own manufacturing base.


February 28, 2023

Democratic Reps. Ro Khanna of California and Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania introduced legislation Tuesday that would require the U.S. Transportation Department to impose more strict regulations on trains carrying hazardous materials, an effort to prevent disasters like the toxic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio from happening in the future.


February 28, 2023

Reps. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that seeks to tighten safety measures for trains carrying hazardous materials and to ensure they are properly classified.


February 28, 2023

Washington, DC – After a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of East Palestine, Ohio, just across the state line with Pennsylvania, U.S. Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) today introduced the Decreasing Emergency Railroad Accident Instances Locally (DERAIL) Act to broaden the definition by which trains get classified as a "high-hazard flammable train" (HHFT).


February 26, 2023
Ro Khanna is a Democratic Congressman from California's 17th District, which includes Silicon Valley. He recently joined the House's new Select Committee on China, and also sits on the House Armed Services Committee, and co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans. Khanna co-sponsored the Endless Frontier Act, one of the China competition bills which was a precursor to the CHIPS and Science Act. Prior to being elected to Congress in 2016, he taught economics at Stanford University and served as deputy assistant secretary of commerce in the Obama administration.

February 24, 2023
Ro's Op-Eds

Daily Caller

For the past forty years, our nation has given corporations free rein and allowed for the hollowing out of our middle class. The American dream has slipped away for so many Americans because the people in charge just don't care.

Look at the devastating environmental catastrophe unfolding right now in East Palestine, Ohio. It didn't have to happen.

Issues: Economy , Government Reform , Prioritizing Public Safety , Transportation Infrastructure

February 23, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., about his visit to Taiwan with a bipartisan delegation and if the U.S. approach of "strategic ambiguity" is effective in China-Taiwan relations.

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February 23, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter along with five of his colleagues to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for further action in response to the ongoing ibuprofen and acetaminophen shortages.