Congressman Ro Khanna Is Now A Justice Democrat

"Ro Khanna has a $1 trillion plan to fatten Americans’ wallets.

The newly elected member of Congress, who represents Silicon Valley, has become a loud progressive voice on the Hill during his brief tenure there. The way he sees it, Democrats have failed by not offering families a radical plan to end wage stagnation and bring prosperity to the middle class once again. He is working on a bill he believes will do just that, by boosting the Earned Income Tax Credit to provide as much as $6,000 a year for individuals and $12,000 for families. (That would roughly double the maximum payout for families, and increase it tenfold for childless workers.) The plan is being heralded as a move towards a universal basic income in the United States, and Khanna hopes to pair it with efforts to move federal jobs out of Washington, expand universities and colleges, and encourage investment in depressed communities. Such a moonshot effort is not going anywhere soon, he concedes. But it would at the very least demonstrate to voters that Democrats had something new and bold to offer them.”*

Hosts: Cenk Uygur

Cast: Cenk Uygur

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Young Turk (n), 1. Young progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party. 2. A young person who rebels against authority or societal expectations.(American Heritage Dictionary)

[loganhall]

Here's why I think I like Khanna outside of his policies. He talks like a human being. there's emotion in his voice.

[rcreative]

I'm in the 17th, and the Khanna/Honda primary was democracy at its best. They debated the issues honestly and fought a clean race. Mike Honda is a great guy who has served the community in various positions for decades, although he did put me to sleep more than once when I attended his speaking engagements. Ro Khanna is off to a strong start and has yet to make me sleepy.

[carlosmartinez-qhxm]

Now I'm really glad I persuaded my parents to vote for him. I myself just missed the chance to vote but this video is really awesome since he is my congressman. GG

[majinboot]

Ro Ro Ro your party, away from the mainstream. Money out of politics, it's not just a dream.

[dylanarmstrong]

He has more than earned that title. Glad to have him as part of the team

[mutassimdaiaan]

Join Justice Democrats and let's vote out the corporatists. We need more guys like this to represent the people not their donors.

[shashwatgupta]

Khanna's maternal grandfather,  Amarnath Vidyalankar, was part of Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent independence movement & spent years in jail in the pursuit of human rights and freedom.
So, Working fr citizens is in his blood!!

[kristabella]

We need more Democrats like Ro Khanna.

[WisdommCore]

Justice Democrats now have a sitting congressman. Take that haters and non believers #TYTArmy #TooStrong

[pinkponyofprey]

Seems like a reasonable guy so he deserves a chance!!!

[Manicscitzo]

Been a fan since his first Nomiki interview and the guy showed up to a live Jimmy Dore show! Ro Khanna is a boss

[josedomitilo]

imagine if all congressmen thought the same way as Ro

[malcombbrown]

Why do people spend their time watching videos of people they obviously dislike. To let them know "I watched your video, which you get paid for, but I don't like you or what you stand for." Why?

[tsaid]

I love him already ! Lets fight for bigger and better change for america.

[tsfjkjz]

Ro Khanna joined #TheProgressiveRevolution it's time to fix the U.S.

[MeCrazy]

Cant believe this congressman was brave enough to go on Jimmy Dore, that was pretty amazing

[icantalk]

I've been sold on this guy since Nomiki interviewed him, and Jimmy had him on his show, and it's great that he's joined the team!

[YellowFishTrading]

Ro Khanna, I'm proud to have voted for you (both in 2014 and 2016), and to have you as my Congressional Representative!

[grand]

That. Was. Awesome. What a great representative.

[SIMKINETICS]

Yay! As a long-time resident of Silicon Valley, I'm very happy that Ro Khanna represents the district! Jimmy Dore needs to stop dissing Silicon Valley now!