Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: A View From Across The Aisle

Representative Ro Khanna on re-creating, with bipartisan support, the technology economy across America.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsAugust 23, 2017
Area 45: A View From Across The Aisle

Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat from Silicon Valley and vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, discusses the feasibility of re-creating the technology economy in other parts of the United States. Is there room for working with the Trump administration, or are his fellow Democrats preoccupied by Russia and impeachment talk?

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