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Updated · Fox News · Aug 13
Ro Khanna Unveils 14-Point U.S. Rebuild Plan as Trump Backs $300 Billion Iran Framework
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Aug 13

Ro Khanna Unveils 14-Point U.S. Rebuild Plan as Trump Backs $300 Billion Iran Framework

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 13

Summary

  • Ro Khanna released a 14-point domestic agenda framed as a response to Washington’s focus on foreign conflicts, pitching jobs, lower household costs and an end to overseas wars.
  • The plan ties that argument to Trump’s June 17 memorandum with Iran, which envisions at least $300 billion for reconstruction after reopening the Strait of Hormuz, though Trump says the U.S. will not directly fund it.
  • Key proposals include Medicare for All, a zero-down mortgage guarantee for first-time buyers with seven years of work, free childcare for families earning under $250,000 and 1 million civil-service jobs costing about $60 billion a year.
  • Khanna also calls for a National Industrial Bank to help build 100 factories, a $25 federal minimum wage by 2032, 1,000 new trade schools, free public college for families under $150,000 and up to $50,000 in student-debt relief.
  • To pay for it, he backs a 5% tax on 938 billionaires holding $8.2 trillion, which he says would raise $4.4 trillion over 10 years, alongside a pledge to cut $1 trillion in Pentagon spending.

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