With the victory of Tipirneni in Arizona and Patel in Florida, at least 10 Indian Americans will be on congressional ballots in November.
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Vivek Viswanathan, who ran for state treasurer, finishes third.
Some tweets had political undertones.
The legislators accuse the president of “fear mongering” and equating immigrants with terrorists; vow to fight for Dreamers.
Reps. Jayapal, Khanna, Bera and Krishnamoorthi share their experiences of drawing inspiration from the civil rights leader.
In March this year, Khanna had introduced a bipartisan bill.
Indian American Reps. Khanna, Jayapal, Bera, and Krishnamoorthi stress that discontinuing DACA will adversely impact not only the concerned individuals but also the US economy.
Ro Khanna said the point-based system will harm the Silicon Valley and not all immigrant innovators were proficient in English when they came.
Indian American lawmakers say that some foreign governments are giving benefits to Trump organizations including Trump Hotels and Trump Tower.
The Democrat says that Americans need to know what they are getting from interventions in the affairs of other countries like Afghanistan.
Bera, Khanna, Jayapal and Krishnamurthy all come out strongly against Trumpcare
Rep. Ro Khanna, Sen. Chuck Schumer denounce the move.
Terming Trump’s budget proposal “dumb,” the Indian American congressman says he is worried about the president’s proposal to block foreign aid.
Bera, Jayapal, Krishnamoorthi, Khanna and Harris applaud the failure of GOP effort to repeal and replace Obamacare.
This ban does not keep us safe, said Senator Kamala Harris.
The Indian American legislator says we “cannot allow for companies to underpay foreign workers and use them to replace American workers.”
Indian American lawmakers have made clear that there is no place for hatred in the US. They condemned Kansas bar shooting that left one Indian dead and two others critically injured. The perpetrator, Adam Purinton, is a US navy veteran.
The California Democrat says the Trump administration is putting corporate interests before public interests.
Swearing-in ceremony in the morning, a celebratory gala in the evening.
All five are Democrats.
The size of their congressional delegation may have quintupled overnight, but Indian Americans’ success is the culmination of years of hard work.
The daylong event to honor five from the community elected to 115th Congress.
Khanna’s perseverance pays off.
Ro Khanna comes out stronger than incumbent Mike Honda.
A bevy of Indian Americans are running for federal offices and they need the community’s support.