Khanna spoke to SFGATE about the Inflation Reduction Act, his recent defense of Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan and more.
and more. The interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.
I was part of his bipartisan talks with Republican senators, and once those fell apart I was concerned. It was when I learned he was talking to Chuck Schumer I thought it'd get done. Manchin called me during those talks and said he and Schumer were fighting like brothers, but something would get done. I think it really meant something to Manchin when I told him,"If you put up something big on climate, House progressives will get behind it."?Yes, that’s when it became clear to me.
What we still need is new steel plants in factory towns, we need more investment in reinvigorating factories and boosting industry in small towns across America that have been deindustrialized. But this bill is absolutely to be celebrated; it’s the boldest climate investment in history, but it's best seen as a down payment. It's maybe 20% of what we need to do.
There's also allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drugs prices, which is something we as Democrats campaign on all the time. That's finally done and a really big deal.
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