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Ro Khanna: “Right now, [the economy is] working for my district. $20…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:31

I don't apologize for ambition. The question is, is it ambition for a public purpose? And for me, the two central questions in our country are the economy. Right now, [the economy is] working for my district. $20 trillion, 1/3 of the nation's wealth in my district. But it's not working for the people I grew up with in places like Bucks County, Pennsylvania, especially Lower Bucks, where the steel factory shut down. (01:31–01:38)

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