On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
Nearly half of all wealth grown since 1986, as you well know, has gone to the top 1 percent of our households, while the top 1 percent controls 42 percent of the nation's wealth.
Source
congress.govAyanna Pressley: “Nearly half of all wealth grown since 1986, as you well know, has gone to the top 1 percent of our households, while the…”
Editor's note · Context
Pressley points out the disproportionate wealth accumulation by the top 1 percent since 1986.
Share
More from Ayanna Pressley
Sep 2, 2026
That’s all MAGA is. White supremacy is still alive and well. Anti-Blackness will still be alive and well.
Jul 18, 2026
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.
Apr 21, 2025
Like Rümeysa, Mahmoud Kahlil has committed no crime and is being punished by Donald Trump simply for exercising his right to free speech.
Jul 17, 2026
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.
Other voices in this conversation
