Ro Khanna says Congress should stop funding further U.S. action in the Iran war
Ro KhannaU.S. representative from California, on Fox News Sunday
Rep. Ro Khanna tells Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday on November 1, 2026 that the House and Senate should stop funding any further U.S. military action in Iran.
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On Fox News Sunday two days before the midterm elections, Khanna says the House and Senate should cut off funding for any further U.S. military action in Iran, as Congress did to end the Vietnam War.
“I would stop the funding — the House and the Senate should stop the funding for any further actions in the Iran War”
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Other statements by Ro Khanna in this case
- House vote: Yea on H.Con.Res. 93 (Iran war powers)Earlier: Condemned
Where this statement fits
Do they support the war in Iran?
An issue tracker recording where members of Congress and 2026 congressional candidates stand on continued U.S. military operations against Iran, based on their votes, campaign statements, and public remarks.
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Rep. Ro Khanna posts a three-minute excerpt of his Nov. 1 Fox News Sunday interview with Shannon Bream. Asked whether ending the war would mean defunding U.S. military operations, he says Congress should stop the funding for any further actions in the Iran war.
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The Hill reports Rep. Ro Khanna's remarks on Fox News Sunday on Nov. 1, where he said the House and Senate should stop funding further U.S. military action in Iran, and his social media post urging Michigan voters to choose between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed on the war.
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The Daily Wire reports Rep. Ro Khanna's Nov. 1 Fox News Sunday exchange with Shannon Bream, quoting his answer that the House and Senate should stop funding any further actions in the Iran war and his comparison to how Congress ended the Vietnam War.
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Khanna says that if Democrats win the House and Senate they will stop the war and bring down gas and diesel prices. Host Shannon Bream asks whether ending it on day one means defunding U.S. military operations while U.S. assets are in the region.
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He says that is what Congress did to stop the Vietnam War, that the president cannot veto it because the House and Senate control the appropriations bills, and that voters who want the war to continue should vote Republican.
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Why this label?
The case asks whether members of Congress and candidates support the war in Iran. Khanna says Congress should stop funding any further actions in the war in order to end it, so he condemns the war.
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