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.
should NOT be seizing people's hard-earned wages, tax refunds, and Social Security checks.
It is an honor to be here to mark National Minority Health Awareness Month and to do so shoulder to shoulder with two of my esteemed colleagues, Mr. Clyburn and Congresswoman McClellan. Thank you both for the strength of your convictions…
Like Rümeysa, Mahmoud Kahlil has committed no crime and is being punished by Donald Trump simply for exercising his right to free speech.
I reject this draconian vision for this country that Donald Trump has. He is a dictator.
Mahmoud Khalil has lived in Syria under [Bashar] Assad. He knows what an authoritarian regime looks like. And he says this is it.
They are struggling to make every dollar stretch because of the harmful policies advanced by your dictator in chief. Vote ``no.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.
I thank Ranking Member Waters for her leadership, under which we have advocated to create an economy that works for all people, not just Elon Musk and wealthy billionaires. That is why I oppose this measure to overturn the Consumer…
Every minute she remains in custody is another minute her health and rights are at risk.
This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.





