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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)
2011: 3 quotes2018: 2 quotes2019: 443 quotes2020: 150 quotes2021: 190 quotes2022: 118 quotes2023: 79 quotes2024: 113 quotes2025: 43 quotes2026: 11 quotes
Sep 21, 2022

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…

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Sep 20, 2022

I introduced the Greater Supervision in Banking Act to shine a light on working conditions for employees.

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Sep 20, 2022

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.

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Sep 20, 2022

After years of scandals and billions of dollars in fines, you owe your employees accountability.

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Sep 13, 2022

Remittances help working-class families stay afloat when they need it the most and have demonstratively reduced poverty in several countries.

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Sep 13, 2022

justice delayed is justice denied. We cannot allow Big Oil to continue use the legal system to escape accountability.

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Sep 13, 2022

As the Representative of the third-largest Caribbean diaspora in the United States, this hearing really resonates deeply with me.

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Sep 13, 2022

Fossil fuel companies have abused the legal system to escape accountability for their role in exacerbating the climate crisis.

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Aug 26, 2022

forgiving student loans means for you, for your kids, for the midterms and where this big fight goes next.

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Aug 23, 2022

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.

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Aug 23, 2022

Democrats are connected to the pain that everyday people are experiencing. And we’re doing something about it.

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Aug 23, 2022

This is impactful. This is a bold step in the right direction. It is transformative, and it will be -- it will be felt.

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