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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.

May 21, 2024

It almost seemed as if you either get diversity or you get qualifications.

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May 21, 2024

The Department of Justice would go on a murdering spree. It would rush to use the death penalty and expand its use to even more people while circumventing due process protections.

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May 21, 2024

If enacted, Project 2025 would destroy the Federal Government as we know it.

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May 21, 2024

Project 2025 is a far-right manifesto. It is a 1,000-page bucket list of extremist policies that would uproot every government agency.

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May 21, 2024

Schedule F, an executive order that would replace tens of thousands of civil servants with partisan sycophants, would destroy our government infrastructure.

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May 8, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Tlaib for her leadership in founding the Mamas' Caucus. I appreciate the way in which wherever she sees a gap, she seeks to fill it. I also appreciate what an incredible role model she is and the…

Congressional Record · 2024-05-08
Apr 30, 2024

This decline is not a coincidence nor happenstance. Rather, it is a direct consequence of bank regulators' failure to enforce antitrust laws in the banking sector.

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Apr 30, 2024

Bank mergers, in so many cases, have proven to harm consumers with higher prices and more fees, lower deposit rates, less access to credit, and bank branch closures.

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Apr 30, 2024

It is well past time for bank regulators to review bank mergers through an antitrust lens and with a consumer protection perspective.

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Apr 30, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of our beloved colleague, Donald M. Payne, Jr., of New Jersey's 10th District. He was born into a legacy of service but forged his own path. He was warm, witty, and a warrior--a happy one, but a…

Congressional Record · 2024-04-30
Apr 29, 2024

Republicans voted to stop the hiring of DEI personnel in the military despite evidence that it will improve military readiness.

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