Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

Our pandemic response in 2020 saved 10.3 million Americans from falling into poverty. We did that with 10 weeks of enhanced unemployment, SNAP waivers, and a single $1200 check. Now imagine what $2000/month would do for struggling Americans. — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans have filibustered to block popular policies like: 🇺🇸 civil rights protections 🇺🇸 universal health care 🇺🇸 climate change action 🇺🇸 gun violence prevention The filibuster doesn't encourage compromise, it undermines our democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Explain to me why our annualized federal minimum wage for a full-time worker is $15,080 while the federal poverty line for a family of two is $17,420. We are setting people up to starve. American workers need $15/hour now. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @robertwolf32: @TimRyan Funny @TimRyan but more importantly grea to see @HillaryClinton & @RoKhanna and others push you to run for Sena… — PolitiTweet.org

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Fantastic work @robertwolf32 & @TimRyan. This is the stuff that makes politics worthwhile — PolitiTweet.org

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.@shoshanazuboff @Moonalice @EvelynAswad have been warning that data manipulation threatens our very autonomy as human beings and the quality of our deliberation in our democracy. This provocative and powerfully written piece is worth a read to understand the stakes. — PolitiTweet.org

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Brilliant piece by ⁦@michelleinbklyn⁩ The title says it all. “First Post-Reagan Presidency.” Must read. https://t.co/arJ1x6qZTP — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @evan7257: He said Vannevar Bush! — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s the endless frontier act. Bipartisan with Gallagher and Young. One of our highest priorities for Biden first year and Build Back Better agenda. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just finished brilliant podcast with @ezraklein & @paulkrugman. Love the discussion of a politics of technology. @SenSchumer & I will pass $100 billion for NSF for synthetic biology, energy & new AI. Its a bold vision drawing from Vannevar Bush to build a 21st century economy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mark my words. If we get rid of the filibuster, we will see *more* bipartisanship on bills, not less. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thehill: Rep. Ro Khanna: "One thing that's going to come out of this scandal is reform of Wall Street." https://t.co/cOUfvoWQVG — PolitiTweet.org

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Do you want to know what can bring Americans together? Infrastructure spending to build our 21st century economy. We can get this done. https://t.co/uUuArVefAd — PolitiTweet.org

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While we’re talking about stocks, know that the richest 10% of Americans hold 84% of stocks’ value. Last year, a 16% gain in the S&P 500 left them $3.4 trillion richer. The other 90% of families? $600B. We need more equality & regulation in the markets. https://t.co/fpftF9AMqU — PolitiTweet.org

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It’s time to investigate Robinhood. $GME And all the others that restricted trading. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OurRevolution: “We’re done letting hedge fund billionaires treat the stock market like their personal playground, then taking their bal… — PolitiTweet.org

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Finally, if you were unable to fill buyers orders for GameStop because you didn’t have the cash to buy shares as the price went up with the short squeeze, then say that. It’s problematic to buyers if you didn’t have reserves or credit to meet the trades when you lost. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mattbc Thnx. I learn from many on Twitter threads. My fancy education taught me one thing. There are a lot of people smarter than me & to engage in reasoned argument. But some of the comments on this topic are designed to protect established interests. I am trying to pierce that. — PolitiTweet.org

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You keep using legalese. You say we “didn’t do it at the direction” of a market mover/hedge fund/market participant. What does this mean? Did you or anyone on your team have a conversation with anyone at Citadel about this? Did Citadel or any other outside investor pressure you? — PolitiTweet.org

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You say it was a preventive decision & you didn’t have a liquidity issue. But did you fear having a liquidity issues in the future? If so, did you explore every other option for raising funds given the size of your company & thousands of stock trades before restricting buying? — PolitiTweet.org

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Did Robinhood have money lent or used to cover short sellers? If so admit that you made a bet that put you in liquidity danger and made a decision to hurt your buyers to prevent consequences of your inability to cover your loss? If not, what deposits were you afraid of losing? — PolitiTweet.org

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@ChrisCuomo did a good job but need follow ups. Thread. 1) Why restrict only buying but not selling? 2) Why restrict buyers who want to buy in cash with no margins? 3) If preventing liquidity issues, why restrict these few stocks as opposed to exploring other finance options?... — PolitiTweet.org

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That was not my point. They do have capital requirements on margin calls. But there should be reserve regulations on them so that they don’t have to be put in this position of restricting trades. It’s not matter of understanding. It’s a matter of values. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Shammi_Raichura: .@RoKhanna on CNBC clearing up myths and sending a message; They're free to do what they want and have the right to tr… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OurRevolution: "People need to know which Senators stand in the way of their lives getting better." - Rep. @RoKhanna #RollCallVotesNOW… — PolitiTweet.org

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@ZephyrTeachout @osnapitstim @zachdcarter I learn a lot from you @ZephyrTeachout! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @BillPascrell: Many of the greedy hedge fund billionaires in this shady business pay lower taxes than their secretaries by exploiting ma… — PolitiTweet.org

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@greigger I am for meme stocks! I am just saying that hedge funds need to have a financial transaction tax and we need to be investing in things beyond financial sector — PolitiTweet.org

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@TheWoodsInNH Actually my wife divested from those — PolitiTweet.org

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@RealSteveCox Actually no and why I have called for a financial transaction tax and regulations on hedge funds and shorting. Please see my full statement and Marketplace interview — PolitiTweet.org