It is bigger than Trump. Because whenever we do the work of ousting the occupant of the Oval Office, the Confederacy is still alive and well.
Ayanna Pressley
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Ayanna Soyini Pressley is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2019. She made history as the first African American woman elected to the Boston City Council and the first African American woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Pressley is known for her progressive stances on issues such as criminal justice reform, healthcare, and immigration policy.
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September 2, 2026
That’s all MAGA is. White supremacy is still alive and well. Anti-Blackness will still be alive and well.
— Ayanna Pressley
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by number of sourcesTrump just voted by mail AGAIN while trying to take away the right for millions of people to do the same. The hypocrisy is the point. We won't let Republicans attack the sacred right to vote, including by mail.
ICE is a rogue agency that moves with disregard for public safety, constitutional rights, and basic human dignity.
The data doesn’t lie and this report makes plain what we’ve long known: fare-free transit is essential to building connected communities, improving mobility, and making life more affordable for our families.
We should not have any company or contractor operating without a full accounting of their safety record.
This young girl, who we didn't know, 18 years old. I’m sure had her own plans and dreams that have all been cut short.
I'm just really centering the victim right now. And that's what we all should be doing.
It is incumbent upon us all to treat mothers with the dignity, respect, and care that they deserve—and that means tackling the maternal morbidity crisis head on.
Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. And now he’s trying to rig this year’s election with the SAVE America Act to make it harder to vote for millions of women, veterans, rural folks, & voters of color.
What the American people want to see right now and going forward is that we know how to be the fighters in the room and that when we have the power, we're not afraid to use it,
The death penalty is a racist, discriminatory, and deeply flawed punishment and must be abolished once and for all.
This report makes plain the essential role that Haitian TPS holders play in our care economy and communities writ-large.
I rise to congratulate the Massachusetts Seventh's very own Super Bowl champions, the Randolph High School Blue Devils. Showcasing electric offense and stifling defense, the Blue Devils shut out West Boylston at Gillette Stadium, capping…
Vengeance and greed cannot be the United States’ policy doctrine. No country can bomb their way to peace.
This is an act of policy violence that could literally be a death sentence. We should NOT be deporting anyone to a nation still dealing with a grave humanitarian crisis like Haiti. I stand with our Haitian neighbors and urge the Trump…





