Ayanna Pressley actually said...

"I renew my request that the principle of self-government be extended and the right of suffrage granted to the citizens of the District of Columbia."

"When our Nation was founded, it was based on the belief that no people should be subjected to taxation without representation or be governed without their consent."

"I also want to give up power to the people and just thank those who have labored in love, foot soldiers who have organized and mobilized and raised your voices time and time again."

"There is nothing more fundamental in a democracy than the right to vote."