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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.

Jun 12, 2023

If Congress is going to regulate cryptocurrency, we must make sure the solution is not worse than the problem.

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Jun 6, 2023

takes food away from hungry people.

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May 25, 2023

Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of people in the Massachusetts Seventh District: the single mom in Randolph who depends on SNAP to feed her babies, the disabled veteran in Chelsea who relies on SSDI, and…

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May 24, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of burdened borrowers throughout the Massachusetts Seventh Congressional District and borrowers everywhere. I rise today on behalf of the third grade teacher who spent a decade in the classroom, month by…

Congressional Record · 2023-05-24
May 24, 2023

Mr. Speaker, to anyone who seeks to mislead the public and to use the court's harmful measures to gut essential relief, take a seat. The people deserve and demand this relief. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''

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May 22, 2023

I still believe that the FHFA needs to go further and fully eliminate these harmful fees which put homeownership out of reach for everyday people, especially Black, Brown, and low-income homebuyers.

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May 22, 2023

I believe that has everything to do with homeownership.

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May 22, 2023

It is really unconscionable that this committee, under the Republican Majority, has declined to prioritize housing and homelessness in the 118th Congress.

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May 22, 2023

This LLPA framework does disproportionately impact consumers of color, and so I am glad that you are looking at this so that we can eliminate these structural barriers to affordable housing.

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May 22, 2023

There was a report, 'The Color of Wealth in Boston,' put out by the Federal Reserve in Boston which states that the average wealth for a Black Bostonian family is $8, and that of a White family is $247,500.

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