Ayanna Pressley actually said...

"It is so important--I am sorry you have to weaponize your pain in order for this survivor tribe to be seen and to be heard but it is so critical that this work be survivor led."

"I can say with certainty that it was a school nurse that saw the signs of trauma and abuse in my own life."

"I want to talk about the criminal justice system."

"I have always taken issue with the term that children are resilient because I think it infers for people that they get over things."