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Congressman Ro Khanna

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
355 total appearances

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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

Absolutely. I mean, look, we should be cheering for the success of American companies. We should be cheering for American companies to build wealth, but then to pay workers well, to give workers equity in there, to allow for labor neutrality and unionization, to invest across the country. But I am a believer in technology. I'm a believer in entrepreneurship.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

I'm a believer that you have to have the government investment to build the infrastructure. That's what DARPA did. That's what NSF did with the internet. But then you need private companies to help scale it and commercialize it. And why do you need private companies to do that as opposed to the government? Because it requires a lot of adjustments and testing and changes.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

I'm a believer that you have to have the government investment to build the infrastructure. That's what DARPA did. That's what NSF did with the internet. But then you need private companies to help scale it and commercialize it. And why do you need private companies to do that as opposed to the government? Because it requires a lot of adjustments and testing and changes.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

I'm a believer that you have to have the government investment to build the infrastructure. That's what DARPA did. That's what NSF did with the internet. But then you need private companies to help scale it and commercialize it. And why do you need private companies to do that as opposed to the government? Because it requires a lot of adjustments and testing and changes.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

And it has to be done very fast to be able to scale. And it is the collaboration. between that government investment in the private sector that has allowed for America to emerge as the greatest economy in the world. And that is what we need, not just in places like Silicon Valley, but around the country.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

And it has to be done very fast to be able to scale. And it is the collaboration. between that government investment in the private sector that has allowed for America to emerge as the greatest economy in the world. And that is what we need, not just in places like Silicon Valley, but around the country.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

And it has to be done very fast to be able to scale. And it is the collaboration. between that government investment in the private sector that has allowed for America to emerge as the greatest economy in the world. And that is what we need, not just in places like Silicon Valley, but around the country.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

No, I mean, I think that I call myself a progressive capitalist, a pro-business progressive. But there are definitely differences of opinion. I mean, I'm proud of the progressive views I have on politics. saying that we need Medicare for all, or saying that we need to have higher taxes on billionaires in my district, or saying that we need a living wage.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

No, I mean, I think that I call myself a progressive capitalist, a pro-business progressive. But there are definitely differences of opinion. I mean, I'm proud of the progressive views I have on politics. saying that we need Medicare for all, or saying that we need to have higher taxes on billionaires in my district, or saying that we need a living wage.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

No, I mean, I think that I call myself a progressive capitalist, a pro-business progressive. But there are definitely differences of opinion. I mean, I'm proud of the progressive views I have on politics. saying that we need Medicare for all, or saying that we need to have higher taxes on billionaires in my district, or saying that we need a living wage.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

But I also believe that you can have a belief in economic growth and innovation. I don't think that there are people who are centrists or moderates who may disagree with Medicare for all, or may agree that we need higher taxes on the wealthy. And that's fine. We shouldn't be afraid. In the Democratic Party, we sort of have this...

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

But I also believe that you can have a belief in economic growth and innovation. I don't think that there are people who are centrists or moderates who may disagree with Medicare for all, or may agree that we need higher taxes on the wealthy. And that's fine. We shouldn't be afraid. In the Democratic Party, we sort of have this...

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

But I also believe that you can have a belief in economic growth and innovation. I don't think that there are people who are centrists or moderates who may disagree with Medicare for all, or may agree that we need higher taxes on the wealthy. And that's fine. We shouldn't be afraid. In the Democratic Party, we sort of have this...

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

Fear of a clash of ideas and on the Republican side, they argue all the time that I don't I think our party has been too stale, has been too timid, has had the same sort of cast of characters around and we need to shake things up.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

Fear of a clash of ideas and on the Republican side, they argue all the time that I don't I think our party has been too stale, has been too timid, has had the same sort of cast of characters around and we need to shake things up.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

Fear of a clash of ideas and on the Republican side, they argue all the time that I don't I think our party has been too stale, has been too timid, has had the same sort of cast of characters around and we need to shake things up.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

So I've introduced a couple bills. The Drain the Swamp Act is the most obvious. President Biden left saying there should be a ban on White House officials getting gifts from lobbyists. That was the executive order Biden had and the rule in his administration. President Trump comes in and he takes that executive order away. And I said, how is that draining the swamp?

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

So I've introduced a couple bills. The Drain the Swamp Act is the most obvious. President Biden left saying there should be a ban on White House officials getting gifts from lobbyists. That was the executive order Biden had and the rule in his administration. President Trump comes in and he takes that executive order away. And I said, how is that draining the swamp?

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

So I've introduced a couple bills. The Drain the Swamp Act is the most obvious. President Biden left saying there should be a ban on White House officials getting gifts from lobbyists. That was the executive order Biden had and the rule in his administration. President Trump comes in and he takes that executive order away. And I said, how is that draining the swamp?

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
How to Actually Drain the Swamp (feat. Rep. Ro Khanna)

So now White House officials can get gifts from lobbyists? Why don't we have a Drain the Swamp Act that prohibits White House officials, not just during Trump, but for many future White House from getting gifts from lobbyists? We as Democrats need to take the mantle against political corruption. I mean, I was... flabbergasted yesterday.