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This week, Saudi Arabia colluded with Russia — deciding to cut 2 million barrels a day of oil production at the OPEC+ meeting, thus raising the price of gas to Russia's advantage. The shocking move will worsen global inflation, undermine successful efforts in the U.S. to bring down the price of gas, and help fuel Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
In Chicago, I spoke with steelworker Jawan Smith who worked at US Steel South Works. When he started out, steelworkers made $30 an hour with a pension. Now, too many steel mills have closed or downsized, and many of his friends are working at warehouses that pay closer to $17 an hour. He told me there are fewer economic opportunities for Black men in Chicago than there were four decades ago.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) reintroduced the No PAC Act. The bill would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 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 given candidate. It would also prohibit the establishment of leadership PACs.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Deputy Whip of the Progressive Caucus, sent a letter signed by 30 members of Congress to Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz requesting a fair bargaining process for all Starbucks employees. The lawmakers' request comes after reports filed by the National Labor Relations Board stating that Starbucks withheld pay and an increase in benefits from workers actively unionizing across 242 stores in the US.
US Rep. Ro Khanna is calling for the White House to retaliate against Saudi Arabia if OPEC and its allies slash oil production in a bid to boost prices.
"This is beyond the pale," the California Democrat told CNN in a phone interview on Monday. "They are actively fleecing the American people and destabilizing the economy. That's just outrageous. Who do they think they are?"
Santa Clara, CA – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Deputy Whip of the Progressive Caucus, released the following statement on the food service workers striking at the San Francisco International Airport:
Hurricane Fiona is on a deadly rampage through the Caribbean, and the horrors may be only beginning.