Gilead, you have used your power to manipulate our patent systems, monopolized the marketplace to line your shareholders' pockets, and I think that is shameful.
Ayanna Pressley
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Ayanna Soyini Pressley is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since January 3, 2019. She made history as the first African American woman elected to the Boston City Council and the first African American woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Pressley is known for her progressive stances on issues such as criminal justice reform, healthcare, and immigration policy.
So why should the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau care about enhancing the welfare of predatory lenders?
So while borrowers are struggling to make ends meet, the agency tasked with their protection is busy gifting predatory lenders $8 billion a year.
I was fortunate enough to discuss this issue before the House Financial Services Committee just last month and to express my concerns regarding the perpetual debt trap that these products leave and create for some of our most vulnerable…
I hope this conversation sparks the outrage that we need to finally shed light on the evils of White nationalism and far-right extremism and invokes the will and the courage to tackle it head-on.
And at a time when Black Americans are three times more likely to be killed by police, a document like the FBI's intelligence assessment is not just misleading, it is reckless and dangerous.
The growing number of hate crimes taking place in this country are a byproduct of the hateful rhetoric being spewed regularly by the current occupant of our White House.
At a time when Black Americans are three times more likely to be killed by police, a document like the FBI's intelligence assessment is not just misleading, it is reckless and dangerous.
There is not a single doubt in my mind that the growing number of hate crimes taking place in this country are a byproduct of the hateful rhetoric being spewed regularly by the current occupant of our White House.
Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 2, insert ``, including any such action that would result in individuals losing health…





