Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

When millions of Americans are skipping or rationing their medicine, HR3 is a step forward. But it doesn’t go nearly far enough on lowering prescription drug costs. @BernieSanders and I have a transformative solution that will cut the price for many drugs in HALF. https://t.co/AMo1g1BmOB — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

SNAP is America’s most successful and efficient anti-hunger program, costing only $1.40 per person per meal. Don’t allow Republicans to claim that they are saving money by kicking working class Americans off food stamps. Nobody should ever go hungry in the United States. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

This @jaketapper is exactly why the DCCC should not put its thumb on the scale against progressive candidates in primaries. Let the voters decide. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

Medicare for All means everyone will have better coverage & benefits than their current insurance provides. Every doctor will be in network. They won’t pay a dime. The rich and corporations will pay for it. So what is there not to like? — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

Medicare for All means everyone will have better coverage & benefits than their current insurance provides and won’t pay a dime. Every doctor will be in network. The rich and corporations will pay for it. So what is their not to like? — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

If Mcdonald’s can give a $42 million exit package to their CEO for having a relationship with an employee then they can afford to pay their employees a living wage. https://t.co/rfTrCWbHBk — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

You can’t say that you oppose Trump’s wars then vote on the bills that fund them. Congress needs a new foreign policy consensus rooted in diplomacy and restraint. Great piece by @downwithtyranny. https://t.co/9joZfvLGLj — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

RT @ok2useLane: @RoKhanna I am a teacher there. I pay $2,500/mo. To buy into the State public employee insurance plan. Out of my own pocke… — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

If anyone doubts the impact of special interests in opposing Medicare for All, simply turn on the television in Iowa and you will see misleading anti-Medicare for All ads run by groups like @P4AHCF. They will keep trying to muddy the waters but the economics are on our side. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

At Forest Park elementary, 5th graders save part of their lunch & put it in the school bag of one of their classmates who doesn’t have enough to eat at home but is embarrassed to stand in the free lunch line. Sad that 5th graders have greater awareness & empathy than the adults. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

China has the largest high-speed railway in the world, and their trains go over 4 times as fast as in the United States — where we have less than 500 miles of high-speed rail. To lead the world in climate action, we must invest in high-speed rail across this nation. https://t.co/2aT6ZJ6VM5 — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

The public option won’t lower administrative or marketing costs and people will continue going into debt or putting off their healthcare due to the cost. Medicare for All is the only system that is cost-effective and will guarantee health care to all. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

So what do these teachers do? Many are on Covered California for $250 a month. This means that they have a $100 co pay for an ordinary doctor visit. Why aren’t we talking about these facts in the Democratic debate? — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

Fremont teachers told me this morning at my educator town hall that the school district doesn’t pay for health insurance. Teachers have to pay $800 a month for the cheapest plan. This is crazy. This is why we need Medicare for All. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

PG&E’s outdated electric equipment has sparked more than a fire per day on average since 2014. Lives could have been saved if they prioritized safety more than profits for shareholders and executives. This is why PG&E needs to become a public utility. https://t.co/fkUkTSE0At — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

RT @jstreetdotorg: Take action against the demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank. Urge your representative to support this impo… — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@VABVOX @KatieHill4CA I have great admiration for @KatieHill4CA and publicly stood with her before others called on her wrongly to resign, and have continued to applaud her courage. You can look at all of the statements I have made about her including today on CNN. Her NYT oped is a must read. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

What does America have to show for trillions spent and thousands of lives lost? These endless wars have not made us safer as terrorism has spread to many parts of the world. Our future must be a foreign policy of restraint over interventionism. https://t.co/2irWMIWzVO — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@Noahpinion But we know Medicare is more efficient the private health insurance! — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@Noahpinion I don’t trust the private insurers and system to bring the costs down given we have 30 percent waste in system. And you wouldn’t get admin or waste savings that a single payer brings. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@Noahpinion Remember, none of the candidates offering a public option are talking about zero copay, premium, or deductibles. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@Noahpinion Government can do more efficiently. But they can’t provide the sickest care cheaper than the private sector can provide the healthiest care. So you wouldn’t have cost pressure on private insurers. And the candidates proposing a public option aren’t sharing costs! — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@Noahpinion Third, it won’t lead to a smooth transition to public option if there is adverse selection. Finally, you won’t have same administrative savings, reduction of error, or savings in price if multiparty payer. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@Noahpinion The point is that those proposing a public option aren’t saying zero premium, copay, deductibles. So the cost is relevant because in those plans it would be to consumer. Second, if public option expensive it won’t lead to prices coming down for those on private insurance. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@Noahpinion The reason is the costs. The plans proposed don’t have zero premium and deductibles. So if adverse selection, cost to those on public option goes up. Also it won’t drive down costs for others if there is adverse selection. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

The public option is NOT a path to Medicare for All. It will create a multi-payer system where for-profit insurers could market to healthy and young people while the public option becomes the insurer of last resort for those who need healthcare the most. https://t.co/sGBHM8mneW — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

There were more people arrested for marijuana possession in 2018 than the total number of people incarcerated in 1988. Let that sink in. This is why the Marijuana Justice Act is so important for ending mass incarceration in America. https://t.co/AsyXfyDnTY — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@BernieSanders @cenkuygur .@cenkuygur asked Bernie, Nina and me to retract our endorsements. Like @Bernie, I do. His his statements were wrong and hurtful which he has acknowledged. Genuine thanks to all who made their views heard. Lets continue to fight in a broad coalition for progressive values. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

Gilead Sciences have abused their patents to hike the prices on HIV treatments for far too long— putting people’s lives in danger for the sake of profit. We need to #BreakThePatent. @Prep4AllNow @AOC @BernieSanders https://t.co/AZWC0Otosw — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

While the NDAA includes some restrictions against chemicals that pollute our drinking water, they don’t go nearly far enough. The WATER Act is the comprehensive plan we need to invest in water infrastructure and guarantee clean, drinkable water for all. @BrendaLLawrence — PolitiTweet.org