Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
Khanna says a Democratic Congress could help pay for his economic agenda by stopping what he calls wasteful spending on needless weapons and destructive wars. He does not identify specific weapons programs or spending cuts.
Context: No specific programs or proposed spending reductions are named.
Khanna calls for making childcare and eldercare free for millions of families. He also proposes ensuring care workers earn a living wage and providing $1,000 a month to parents who stay home.
Context: The proposal specifies free care for millions of families, not all families.
Khanna says he is working on legislation to guarantee a zero-down-payment, low-interest home loan by age 35 for people who have worked for seven years and paid rent. He says the proposal is modeled on the home-loan promise made to veterans.
Context: Eligibility described in the passage requires seven years of work and rent payments.
Khanna calls for fully funded public schools, free public college and a nationwide system of trade schools and technology institutes. He specifically proposes creating 1,000 new trade schools to train people for jobs including HVAC and robotics technicians, electricians, cosmetologists and drone operators.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Khanna supports Medicare for All and calls for healthcare to be guaranteed as a fundamental right, free and universal for every American.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Khanna proposes a Work for America program modeled on the Works Progress Administration. It would give every young person a chance to do meaningful public-benefit work, such as rebuilding communities, providing care, working on technology projects, improving government services or training in future industries. He says service could build skills for private-sector jobs and be valued by employers.
Context: The passage does not specify program length, pay or funding.
Khanna proposes convening leaders of the 200 largest business and technology companies to invest in schools, jobs, apprenticeships and entrepreneurs in deindustrialized towns, the Black South and the Southwest. He calls for 10-year commitments to create 100,000 new Black technology jobs each year, establish Midwest innovation hubs and create a capital fund for rural communities and factory towns.
Context: The passage does not specify how the proposed commitments or investments would be enforced or financed.
Khanna calls for creating a National Industrial Bank to invest in semiconductors, rare earth minerals, advanced manufacturing, drug ingredients, medical innovation, modern steel, robotics, shipbuilding and AI. He says AI investments should support safe, human-centered uses focused on science, health and climate, and wants the investment to help build factories in places hit by deindustrialization.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.
Khanna proposes banning Wall Street firms from buying homes, doubling housing construction and capping excessive rents. He also calls for guaranteeing Americans a home by age 35 if they work hard, comparing the guarantee to one for veterans.
Context: The stated home guarantee is conditional on working hard; the source does not specify how that condition would be defined or implemented.
Khanna proposes free public college and trade school, with the stated aim of letting students succeed without taking on debt.
Context: Limited to public college and trade school.