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Rep. Ro Khanna, a U.S. Congressman representing California's 17th district since 2017, shared his perspectives on key economic and environmental issues through a series of tweets. Khanna, known for his progressive stances, addressed the federal minimum wage, taxpayer subsidies to oil companies, and defense spending reform.

On December 2, 2024, Rep. Khanna highlighted the issue of stagnant federal minimum wage in a tweet: "The federal minimum wage has been stagnant for 15 years at $7.25/hour, while cost of living has increased 20%. Increasing the wage to $15 will give 28 million workers a raise, stimulate our economy, and reduce the impact of growing healthcare and housing expenses for hard…".

On December 3, 2024, he expressed concern over taxpayer subsidies allocated to large oil companies: "It’s outrageous that billions in taxpayer subsidies are being given to Big Oil companies every year while they fleece American consumers and fuel a global climate crisis. Let’s repeal them.".

Later that day, Khanna called for bipartisan efforts to address defense spending inefficiencies by collaborating with prominent figures like Elon Musk: "Cutting wasteful funding and saving taxpayer money is not a partisan issue. We need to work with @elonmusk and @DOGE to breakup the five primes’ oligopoly and hold defense contractors accountable".