Ro Khanna

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I enjoyed it. To his credit, @benshapiro engaged in a respectful and fair conversation even though we disagreed. I believe the key for our nation is creating spaces for the rational exchange of ideas in the public sphere. That’s the hallmark of American democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@BidenHarrisBro I believe genuinely that we need to engage with everyone. I have gone on Fox News as well and Ben Shapiro. I pushed back on a lot of issues but my sincere belief is engagement is better than not. Thanks for the civil exchange. — PolitiTweet.org

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@BidenHarrisBro If you listen to the answer I say I am a progressive capitalist and reject socialism. If you think that progressive capitalism does not have a place in American politics, I respectfully disagree. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HCTrudo: Scoop: Key progressive House Dems formed a group text chat on Thursday to discuss tactics to pressure President Biden on $15… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HCTrudo: .@JamaalBowmanNY: “We cannot accept any response that ends with ‘our hands are tied.’ We have to exercise all of our authority… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RevDrBarber: In the Senate, it’s time to listen to the pain of the millions of people living & working in poverty & low-income, and ove… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: .@SenWarren supports the calls from House progressives to evade the parliamentarian to raise the minimum wage. “This is a s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: What @RoKhanna et al. are calling for is @VP to *ignore* the parliamentarian by issuing a ruling that the $15 wage complies… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: .@RoKhanna + 22 House Dems call on White House to ignore the parliamentarian and allow a $15 wage in the Covid bill. A Sen… — PolitiTweet.org

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@sahilkapur Good point! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sahilkapur: @RoKhanna That is my understanding too! But ‘75 was before Byrd became law. My point is it would largely neuter that rule. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jaketapper: .@RoKhanna and other progressive House Democrats ask Vice President Kamala Harris to ignore the ruling of the Senate’s parl… — PolitiTweet.org

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My understanding is that Rockefeller did it in 75 and Humphries often did it, at least according to parliamentarian Robert Dove — PolitiTweet.org

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76% of Americans support the Covid relief bill, including 60% of Republicans. Why, then, did every single House Republican vote against it? https://t.co/eMGM2wePLg — PolitiTweet.org

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Now it’s on the Senate to #RaiseTheWage. There are a number of tools they can use. Americans are counting on us to get this done. Failure to deliver is not an option. — PolitiTweet.org

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$1,400 checks, a $15 minimum wage, and funds for COVID relief are all extremely popular with the American people—yet 0 Republicans voted for these policies. Not one. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @briebriejoy: ‼️New @BadFaithPod: Ep 50 w/ Ro Khanna‼️ We asked @RoKhanna why he doesn't identify as socialist, why Biden isn't fightin… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RevDrBarber: Some of you keep saying, “Don’t overrule if you don’t have the votes.” But that’s backwards. If you never force Senators t… — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@lacadri34 I have a lot of respect for VP Harris. Our call is for the WH to support the chair of the Senate (VP Harris or a designee) rule the min wage in. Once in, we can find a solution on the wage that gets 50 plus votes. This is about advancing a min wage increase, not assigning blame. — PolitiTweet.org

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In case you missed it this week, we passed the Equality Act in the House. I’m hopeful that we’ll see bipartisan support for this legislation in the Senate, and that the LGBTQ+ community will finally get the protections they deserve. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RevDrBarber: .@VP Harris, filibusters and rules were used to block post-Civil War, civil rights, and human rights legislation. You and… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mehdirhasan: Forget the Golden Globes, tonight at 8pm Eastern, watch me interview @AOC live on the debut of my new @MSNBC show https://… — PolitiTweet.org

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The House did its job. Now it's onto the Senate. https://t.co/L8NhVsSHaf — PolitiTweet.org

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@David_desJ I have worked with Manchin on issues. This isn’t about any one person. I just think politically it would be very tough for anyone to actually vote against President Biden’s package when the final vote is on the line. — PolitiTweet.org

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@David_desJ But would you agree it’s easier to oppose things theoretically than to vote against it. Some progressives have said they won’t vote for the bill without $15. At the end of the day they will vote for it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@David_desJ Always enjoy the back and forth. Hasn’t most consequential legislation in our nation like the Civil Rights Act been passed by convincing people who said they were opposed to change their mind. — PolitiTweet.org

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This issue of will there be the votes in the Senate on final package is pretty simple. If progressives can compromise and rally around the EXACT package President Biden proposed, is it not reasonable to expect every elected Democrat to do that? — PolitiTweet.org

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@princessmom122 But what about progressives who want monthly checks, student loan relief, more rental assistance. We compromised to support the exact package President Biden put forward. It seems reasonable every Democrat should support that and I think they will if there is a vote. — PolitiTweet.org

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@princessmom122 The rules are that it takes 60 votes to overrule the chair. That’s just factual. Not ideological. There is a memo in the Senate that outlines the procedure. — PolitiTweet.org

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More must be done to end the war in Yemen. Our country has been complicit in this tragedy for over 5 years. We can’t just wash our hands of it. We need humanitarian aid and greater diplomacy. — PolitiTweet.org