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Ro Khanna: “It's, by the way, constitutional, even under Citizens…”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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Published July 16, 2025 | Video Starts at 12:12

I don't think supermarket money, because I can. The problem is the system. Now, how do you fix the system? Ban super PACs. Summer Lee and I have a bill to do that. It's, by the way, constitutional, even under Citizens United. I don't want to get too in the weeds, but think about this Elon Musk, right? He can spend $250 million on a super PAC, but he's limited to only giving $7,000 to a candidate. (12:12–12:17)

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Asserts that the proposed bill to ban super PACs is constitutional under Citizens United.

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“After three months, [Israel] had destroyed most of the Hamas battalions.”
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“Half this country has a declining standard of living.”
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“He [Gavin Newsom] hasn't supported the single payer bill.”
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“We should just release these [Epstein] files.”
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“Yes, I think [the list] exists.”
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“If the amendment passes, it would require Pam Bondi to release the list and any evidence, any files within 30 days.”
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“The speaker is going to try to probably stop this from coming to a vote.”
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“The Rules Committee is basically appointed by the Speaker.”
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“The majority has it stacked in their favor.”
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“They vote on whether your amendment, whether your bill can even get a vote in the Congress.”
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“There are hundreds and thousands of people who may have been caught up in an investigation [related to Jeffrey Epstein].”
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“The President should say, I am making an exception because of all the stakes. We're going to release all the information.”
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“DC Just doesn't allow votes [to] ban PAC money.”
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“Summer Lee and I have a bill to [ban super PACs].”
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“The House passed [HR1] and then the Senate couldn't get it passed because of the quote, unquote filibuster that was Manchin cinema.”
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“There's a new wing of the Democratic Party that wants to get rid of the old guard. It's the Bernie wing.”
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“Bernie and I led to stop the war in Yemen.”
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“I came out with a plan to reduce $12 billion of deficits.”
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“I get booed when I vote against a trillion dollar defense budget.”
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“You're taking on the defense contractors when you're saying we don't want more wars in the Middle East.”
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“You're taking on the Pentagon when you're saying you don't want a trillion dollars of defense budget.”
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“I want Medicare for all.”
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“I want to release the Epstein files.”
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“There was no primary process in 2024, Bernie. In 2020.”
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“Buttigieg drops out suddenly, two days later, even though he's doing well, endorses Biden.”
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“Klobuchar suddenly drops out, endorses Biden.”
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“Beto drops out, endorses Biden.”
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“Bernie was talking about taking on big insurance companies, taking on the pharmacy benefit managers, taking on the defense contractors…”
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“I voted against giving the extra funding to Netanyahu.”
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“Israel had a right to defend themselves [after October 7th].”
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“More people in the Biden administration, others should have called out what was going on in Gaza.”
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“He and others should have been calling out this unconditional money going to Netanyahu.”
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“The Democratic Party is not entitled, Andrew, to your or Kash or anyone's vote.”
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