Finally, Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize September as Alopecia Awareness Month. Across the country, approximately 7 million people have alopecia, an autoimmune disease, which I live with, that attacks one's hair follicles. People of all…
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.
I introduced the Greater Supervision in Banking Act to shine a light on working conditions for employees.
Based on reports, I believe if your employees had had the opportunity to collectively bargain and improve their working conditions, consumers would not have been exploited.
After years of scandals and billions of dollars in fines, you owe your employees accountability.
Remittances help working-class families stay afloat when they need it the most and have demonstratively reduced poverty in several countries.
justice delayed is justice denied. We cannot allow Big Oil to continue use the legal system to escape accountability.
As the Representative of the third-largest Caribbean diaspora in the United States, this hearing really resonates deeply with me.
Fossil fuel companies have abused the legal system to escape accountability for their role in exacerbating the climate crisis.
forgiving student loans means for you, for your kids, for the midterms and where this big fight goes next.
This is about educators who have sleepless nights because they can’t meet the monthly minimums and pay for childcare, who took on this debt because they want to educate our babies.
Democrats are connected to the pain that everyday people are experiencing. And we’re doing something about it.
This is impactful. This is a bold step in the right direction. It is transformative, and it will be -- it will be felt.





