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On November 5 we showed that our Congress is capable of coming together on a bipartisan basis to ensure that America leads in the 21st century. Democrats and Republicans voted to pass legislation that will rebuild our roads and bridges and make sure every American has clean drinking water and access to high-speed internet.
Washington, DC – November 8, 2021 – Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today led 77 members of Congress on a letter to Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona asking him to update guidance regarding Campus Climate surveys, which are used to assess campus culture on a variety of issues including sexual violence. This letter serves as a follow-up to the U.S.
Washington, DC – November 6, 2021 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Deputy Whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on the House passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Washington, DC – November 5, 2021 – Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) and introduced the U.S.-Taiwan Public Health Protection Act to establish a U.S.-Taiwan Infectious Disease Monitoring Center within the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) to partner with Taiwan's Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) and Representative Michael Waltz (R-Florida) are co-sponsors of the bill.
Washington, DC – November 4, 2021 – Congressmen Ro Khanna (D-CA-17) and Ken Buck (R-CO-4) along with Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Foreign Agents Registration Modernization Act (FARM) today. The FARM Act would strengthen the outdated Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.
Washington, DC – November 4, 2021 – Today, Representative Ro Khanna, Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, urged Administrator Regan at the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary Raimondo at the Department of Commerce to consider the problem of apparel waste as they work to finalize a national recycling strategy.
Good afternoon. I would like to provide you with a few updates about recent developments in Congress and share some important information.
Working with the President to Pass the Build Back Better Agenda
Congress has made tremendous progress toward advancing what is perhaps the most transformational social safety net legislation since FDR's New Deal.
Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, a leading progressive lawmaker from California, said Sunday he plans to vote in favor of the $1.75 trillion social policy and climate change package unveiled by President Biden last week, as well as a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, when the two plans are brought to the House floor.
Washington, DC – October 28, 2021 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna, Chair of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, will deliver opening remarks at the House Oversight hearing. This hearing focuses on the climate crisis and will feature executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, the American Petroleum Institute, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Rep. Khanna's opening remarks are below.