Ro Khanna
Ro Khanna is a Democratic U.S. Representative serving California's 17th congressional district, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, since 2017. He is the vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and co-chaired Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign. Khanna is known for his advocacy on technology policy, antitrust enforcement, and labor rights, and has been a prominent voice calling for AI development that benefits working communities rather than primarily enriching tech companies.
“Rep. Khanna 'criticized data centers as largely extractive in an interview.'”
Source→“California Federation of Labor Unions president Lorena Gonzalez said Newsom's executive order wasn't enough, calling Khanna's 'Work for America' proposal 'way more developed and worker- and job-centered.'”
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