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Good afternoon. I would like to provide a few updates about recent developments in Congress and share some important information.
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WASHINGTON—Senators frustrated with Saudi Arabia following the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi could vote as early as Wednesday on a measure withdrawing U.S. support for the Saudi intervention in Yemen's civil war, a move that could put them at odds with the White House.
The Senate was expected to vote this week on a resolution to withdraw U.S. military support from the Yemen conflict, which pits a Saudi-led coalition against Iran-allied Houthi militants and has produced the world's worst humanitarian disaster.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Jim McGovern (MA-02), leaders of H. Con Res. 138, issued the below statement in light of recent GOP efforts to block the resolution's vote in the House and the impending Senate vote this week:
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, which has historically lacked the clout of other values-based congressional factions, is making a serious play for influence in the next Congress.
In the recent midterm elections, the caucus' political action committee spent more than three times what it spent in the previous election cycle.
The money paid off. The CPC is on track to pick up 19 more members: 25 people from the incoming freshman class and two incumbents ― California Reps. Jimmy Panetta and Brad Sherman. Eight of its current members are retiring.
On this week's interview episode, Nilay is joined by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Verge policy reporter Makena Kelly to discuss Congress' plans to regulate Big Tech in the new year. Earlier this month, Democrats were able to take back a majority in the House of Representatives, and after blockbuster events this year like Facebook's Cambridge Analytica scandal, lawmakers are gearing up to rein in these Silicon Valley giants.
The recent confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and Republicans' 2016 stonewalling of Merrick Garland have upended liberals' view of the Supreme Court as a protector of key constitutional rights. Now, progressives are starting to talk about how to challenge the power of the sitting Supreme Court.
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D- Calif.) introduced a legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to civil rights icon the Rev. James Lawson, who celebrated his 90th birthday this year.
The legislation was introduced on November 14 with more than two dozen co-sponsors.
Santa Clara, Ca. – At a time when one in five American adults cannot afford to get the prescription medication they need, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) announced they will introduce the Prescription Drug Price Relief Act at the start of the new Congress to significantly reduce prescription drug prices for Americans.
Even as the final votes are being tallied in the midterm elections, it's clear that Democrats' majority in the House next year will be a boon for the Bay Area's congressional delegation.
Many of the area's lawmakers — all of whom are Democrats — are poised to run key committees or are angling to be elected to party leadership. Bay Area lawmakers are poised to play key roles on issues from immigration to the environment, voting rights to health care.
Here's an in-depth look at what local representatives will be up to: