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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 · 201120261,152 total · peak 2019 (443)
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Mar 7, 2023

This is putting homeownership further and further out of reach for my constituents, including new parents, parents, millennials, and people of color.

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Feb 6, 2023

War should not be the centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy.

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Feb 6, 2023

I want to take a moment to condemn the anti-Asian rhetoric by many of our colleagues in Congress across the aisle.

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Feb 6, 2023

I want to just take a moment to condemn the anti-Asian rhetoric by many of our colleagues in Congress across the aisle...

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Jan 11, 2023

To those pressing these divisive anti- choice resolutions, we see right through you. Madam Speaker, abortion is healthcare and a fundamental human right, and I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''

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Jan 11, 2023

As chair of the Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, I rise to make plain exactly what is going on here. This is not a debate about political violence. Political violence and the violent rhetoric that drives it is a persistent threat; my…

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Dec 13, 2022

I certainly look forward to a day where people do not have to relive their trauma in order to compel action.

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Dec 13, 2022

It is a systemic issue. Jamal is no anomaly. It is the reality of tens of millions of households and individuals across this country.

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Dec 13, 2022

Roughly 20 percent of the American public are people with medical debt who are disproportionately representing marginalized communities who are struggling with their health issues.

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Dec 13, 2022

There needs to be unrest in the streets.

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Dec 13, 2022

Our credit reporting system is a broken one, and we have to legislate and act in such a way to address it.

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