“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
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On the recordApril 9, 2019
Your bank shareholders are reaping record profits while there is little evidence these lower-income individuals and communities of color are anywhere near close to recovering.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts
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Pressley criticizes banks for profit while marginalized communities suffer economically.

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