Ayanna Pressley actually said...

"In June, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called D.C. Statehood 'full-bore socialism.' I don't know what this means."

"Today, more than 60 years after President Eisenhower said those words, D.C. residents overwhelmingly support Statehood."

"These fundamental disparities for hundreds of thousands of Americans are inconsistent with the core principles embodied in our Constitution."

"D.C. residents are American citizens. They fight honorably to protect our Nation overseas. They pay taxes."