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Washington, DC – September 15 – Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) issued the following statement announcing their re-introduction of an amendment to the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to prohibit U.S. military support for the Saudi-led coalition's war against the Houthis in Yemen.

Washington, DC – In an effort to protect judicial independence and restore public trust, Reps. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Don Beyer (VA-08) along with Barbara Lee (CA-13) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) reintroduced the Supreme Court Term Limits Act to fundamentally reframe the power of our nation's highest court. The bill would establish 18-year term limits on any Supreme Court Justices approved after his bill's passage. After their 18-year terms, justices would then be allowed to continue their service on lower courts.

September 1, 2021 - Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced his intention to cast his vote against advancing the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act to the floor after the Committee adopted an amendment to add $23.9 billion above President Biden's Pentagon budget request. This is the first time Rep. Ro Khanna has voted against advancing the national defense policy bill to the floor.

Washington, DC – September 1, 2021 – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Whip and Member of the House Committee on Oversight, led a letter to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encouraging the agency to strengthen its national Covid-19 guidelines. As students reenter classrooms around the country, a surge in the Delta variant puts children of all ages at risk –- particularly younger children, who are not yet eligible for the vaccine.

Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ro Khanna and Katie Porter sent a bipartisan letter requesting a briefing from the FDA on the status of Emergency Use Authorizations for Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 2-11. The letter highlights the following questions:

Washington, DC – This week, United States Representatives Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), are introducing the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Fiscal Analysis by Income and Race (FAIR) Scoring Act, legislation that seeks to provide policymakers with standardized, non-partisan data about the real-world effects of their policies.

Washington, DC – Tonight, the House Financial Services Committee passed Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Rep. Cindy Axne's (IA-03) legislation designed to keep manufactured housing communities (MHCs) affordable by providing federal assistance for acquiring and preserving these communities.

The Manufactured Housing Community Preservation Act would create a new grant program to help nonprofits, resident-formed cooperatives, and other local entities purchase and maintain an MHC through awards of up to $2 million.