目前Ro Khanna正在競選明年加州17區聯邦眾議員的席位。昨日他在百忙之中，親自拜訪了老中地方新聞。社方由社長何百鍊熱情接待。會談中兩人除了話家常，社長也特別介紹了老中地方新聞目前的營運方式與未來的標。Ro 同時接受老中廣播電台主持人汮汮的專訪，節目於本週三4pm -4:30pm在92.3FM廣播頻道播出，歡迎收聽。
出生於Philadelphia州的第一代印度移民的他，祖父曾經跟隨著甘地一起爭取公民權益和自由。Ro Khanna曾跟隨美國總統Obama (奧巴馬)及前副助理國務卿Gary Locke(駱家輝)現任美國駐中國大使，處理美國勞工及美中關係。
目前我們面對聯邦政府因為預算之爭而關閉，Ro認為國會眾議員的行為不足取。民選的國會眾議員首要關心的是選民的須求，包括了教育預算、預防政府隨意增稅及保持與中國的夥伴關係及許多重要議題。但是現在聯邦政府關閉，許多聯邦政府雇員無薪下岡及小型企業生意受到衝擊，但國會眾議員的收入卻不受影響。Ro解釋說：國會眾議員的任務是服務公眾選民而不是黨派之爭，爭取制度上的利益。
他認為：政府要改善目前的情況是通過降低稅收，鼓勵新科技術進入教室及加強教育環境及增加課程選擇和資金以實際行動來支持小企業及創業者。美國要維護中國，印度建立戰略夥伴關係及美國之間的文化。
作為一位曾在Stanford大學和Santa Clara大學授課的教授，Ro出版了一本書，對企業和在矽谷創業的重要性的書籍。Ro看到跨文化間的連接繫、合作的潛力和必要性。Ro的競選活動，不接受特殊利益集團或遊說的資助，他的捐款支持完全由小企業和企業家們的支持（許多硅谷華人企業）
Ro相信並致力執行可持續營運的商業慣例作為穩固加州的經濟和加強社區合作的關鍵。國會選舉將於明年 2014年6月4日舉行。
如果老中新聞讀者要對Ro Khanna有充份一些了解， 10月17日週三請收聽92.3FM下午４時至4:30時老中廣播電台的專訪節目
記者/思倫
Ro Khanna is a one of the candidates running for Congress to represent California’s 17th district in the next year. Born in, he is the son of first-generation Indian immigrants, and his grandfather worked alongside Ghandi to fight for civil rights and freedom. Ro worked for President Obama and Gary Locke as Deputy Assistant Secretary to brings jobs into the U.S. and improve China-US trade relations.
Currently we are experiencing the consequences of a federal government shutdown and Ro explains that Congress’s behavior has been completely unacceptable. The purpose of Congress is to represent and take care of the people of the U.S. by keeping schools funded, preventing tax increases, maintaining partnerships with China and America, and more.
However right now due to the shutdown, the majority of federal government employees have been furloughed and small businesses are being hurt as a consequence, yet members of Congress are still getting paid.
Ro explains that it is crucial to remember the reason why one serves in Congress is to help the public rather than take advantages of the system.
He believes that the way to recover our current situation in the government is to promote small businesses and entrepreneurs by lowering taxes, supporting and strengthening education by bringing new technology into classrooms and increasing course options and funding, and maintaining and building strategic partnerships between the Chinese, Indian and American cultures.
Having taught as a professor at Stanford University and Santa Clara University, and written a book on business and the importance of entrepreneurship in the Silicon Valley,
Ro sees the potential and necessity in intercultural connections and collaboration. Rather than receiving funding from special interest groups or lobbyists, Ro’s campaign has been supported solely by small businesses and entrepreneurs (many of Chinese-American background) in the Silicon Valley.
Ro strongly supports and works towards a solution that uses sustainable business practices as the key to fixing our economy and strengthening our communities in California. Elections for Congress will be held next June 4, 2014.
News for Chinese Reporter/ Jocelyn Ho
