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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.

Mar 12, 2019

I share your belief that the people closest to the pain should be driving and informing the solutions and the policymaking.

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Mar 12, 2019

Investigations by the Sunlight Foundation have revealed that the Department of Health and Human Services has removed web pages providing information about the Affordable Care Act.

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Mar 12, 2019

A criminal record can lead to unemployment and underemployment, picking up on the comments of the gentlelady from New York, which in turn lead to financial instability, eviction, and hunger.

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Mar 12, 2019

Do you agree that it is important for agencies to provide helpful information about how Americans might obtain assistance under existing laws? Yes or no?

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Mar 12, 2019

In the Massachusetts 7th, which I am fortunate to represent, a Boston re-entry study that tracked formerly incarcerated men and women, found over half of respondents had less than $400 in their pockets upon release from prison.

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Mar 12, 2019

I hope you would because, again, this is denying victims access to critical information that could determine their very life or death.

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Mar 12, 2019

So in your personal opinion, scrubbing information about breast cancer, preventive services guaranteed by the ACA, and various LGBTQ health issues from its website, this is the Office of Women's Health, what is your personal opinion of…

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Mar 12, 2019

The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 encourages proactive disclosure. That bipartisan law requires agencies to identify records of general interest and to post those records.

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Mar 11, 2019

I am encouraged by this pledge, but skeptical.

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Mar 11, 2019

Death is a certainty of life. However, her death was premature and could have been avoided.

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Mar 11, 2019

Johnson & Johnson tailored their marketing strategy to women of color almost 30 years ago.

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