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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.

Mar 8, 2023

Unfortunately, some colleagues across the aisle are busy trying to criticize the agency and to undermine its mission.

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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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Mar 7, 2023

The most devastating impacts will be to our most-vulnerable populations: veterans, the elderly, low-income workers, and Black and Brown workers.

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Mar 7, 2023

It is unconscionable, and our most-vulnerable workers and families cannot afford to wait for you to realize the harm that you were doing.

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Mar 7, 2023

Engineering a recession to bring inflation under control is not the right strategy, especially at a time when we are seeing inflation cool in real time.

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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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Feb 2, 2023

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rhetoric and resolution from across the aisle; our colleagues, who, once again, seek to make history for all the wrong reasons. I rise on behalf of every little girl who sees herself in the…

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Feb 2, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to these cruel efforts to terminate emergency declarations for COVID-19. We are still very much in the midst of a public health crisis. Moreover, one in five adults who have had COVID-19 are suffering from…

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Jan 11, 2023

Madam Speaker, 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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