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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.

Quotes by year · 201120261,149 total · peak 2019 (443)
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Apr 9, 2024

I am disappointed that the final rule is significantly weaker. It fails to fully deliver the informational Scope 3 emissions that investors want, and this has consequences for millions of workers and families.

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Mar 22, 2024

Today I missed votes due to an illness. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 102, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 103, and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 104. ____________________

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Mar 21, 2024

Today I missed votes due to an illness. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 96, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 97, and ``yes'' on rollcall No. 98. ____________________

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Mar 20, 2024

to suggest that the White House is overstepping, especially when just last week, this Subcommittee heard devastating testimony on AI's infringement on the privacy and civil rights of women and girls. So that overreach characterization is…

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Mar 20, 2024

The previous Administration, for example, has an abysmal record of using technology to incarcerate and to persecute communities of color.

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Mar 20, 2024

AI algorithms trained on skewed, inaccurate, or unrepresentative data magnify human biases, lead to discriminatory outcomes.

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Mar 20, 2024

I think all of us are concerned about the integrity of our elections based on artificial intelligence and generative AI.

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Mar 19, 2024

When Elijah Cummings was the Chair of this Committee, he often reminded us that our role was to be in efficient and effective pursuit of the truth.

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Mar 19, 2024

Donald Trump has demanded that Joe Biden be impeached, has enlisted Oversight Republicans to do his dirty work

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Mar 11, 2024

As a survivor of intra-family childhood sexual abuse myself, I must say, I really do look forward to a day where families and children do not have to weaponize and relive their trauma in order to compel action from their government.

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Mar 11, 2024

I worry for my 15-year-old daughter, who will think that it is normal, a conflated part of her identity as a girl or a woman in this country, to experience these indignities and these violations.

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Mar 11, 2024

Thank you to our witnesses for being here today, including Ms. Mani.

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