Ro Khanna rejects warnings that Trump admin investigations could derail Democrats' affordability agenda
Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is brushing off concerns that House Democrats ’ eagerness to investigate Trump administration officials could distract the incoming majority from addressing Americans’ concerns about affordability.
Key points
- "I can walk and chew gum at the same time," Khanna told Fox News when asked if the investigations could be a distraction.
- Democratic lawmakers have repeatedly called to open probes into different allies of President Donald Trump after winning majorities in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.
- "We've got to have accountability, and then we also have to increase the minimum wage," Khanna said.
BERNIE SANDERS WARNS DEMOCRATS NOT TO SPEND ALL THEIR TIME INVESTIGATING TRUMP Khanna argued that Democrats using their oversight authority to subpoena Trump administration officials and others in his orbit won’t distract from the party’s ability to address affordability issues.
Additional details
- "We've gotta end the war in Iran," Khanna said.
- We need accountability to end this war, and that would lower food and gas prices.".
How this summary was made: extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting. It is drawn only from the reporting of the sources listed below — read the originals for full detail. How we summarize →
Advertisement
Every article behind this summary — 1 article from 1 outlet
Get stories like this in your inbox.
Subscribe — it's freeOne free email at 6am — your topics, deduplicated, five minutes. No account, no paywall.