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Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Whip and Member of the House Committee on Oversight, reintroduced the 21st Century Jobs Act, a landmark bill in his commitment to make the future of work accessible & sustainable for every American. The bill allocates $900 billion in R&D funding for emerging technologies like cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. It will also create up to three million good new jobs annually, administered by a newly created Federal Institute of Technology (FIT).
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., reiterated calls to drastically up government funding levels for technology-driving research and development—and to form a new executive branch agency with a focus on innovation.
Legislation introduced by the Silicon Valley congressman on Friday includes proposals that would affect multiple federal agencies and stand up the Federal Institute of Technology. Deemed FIT for short, that institute would be a portion of lawmakers' broader aims to make technology-centered investments, particularly in rural areas.
Congressional investigators are planning to question an Exxon Mobil Corp. lobbyist who inadvertently confirmed a decadeslong effort by the company to derail federal action on climate change in a secretly recorded video, according to officials involved in the effort.
The interview by the House Oversight and Reform Committee will likely precede what stands to be a blockbuster hearing with Exxon CEO Darren Woods and other executives of major oil and gas producers.
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-14), Congressional Progressive Caucus Deputy Whip and Member of the House Committee on Oversight, announced he had secured the inclusion of $13.5 million in the House Appropriations Committee fiscal year 2022 funding bills for all ten South Bay projects he requested.
Washington, DC – July 14, 2021 – This week, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) reintroduced legislation to create a level playing field for independent family farmers and transform the broken system built by multi-national meatpacking companies.
Washington, DC - United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Representative Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), a Member of the House Armed Services and Oversight and Reform Committees, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J.
Washington, DC – Today, Chairman Ro Khanna (D-CA) of the Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment, released the following statement after audio surfaced of a lead Exxon lobbyist bragging about stopping climate action:
Good afternoon. I would like to provide you with a few updates about recent developments in Congress and share some important information.
INVEST Act Passes the House
Today, the INVEST in America Act passed the House, which includes six of our CA-17 community projects. The bill provides funding for various transportation and infrastructure programs within the Department of Transportation.
A new bipartisan cybersecurity measure, headed for the House floor, would allow experts to rotate through different federal agencies in order to create a consistent attack response across government, Rep. Ro Khanna told CNBC on Wednesday.
It's supposed to attract "the best talent" into the federal government, the California Democrat said on "Squawk Box," appearing with fellow co-author of the bill Republican South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace.
Washington, DC – Today, Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) issued the below statement following the committee passage of their bill , the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act, to bolster America's cybersecurity capabilities and meet the heightened threats in the digital age.