Ayanna Pressley

So, for me, some of those priorities of what I would like to see are canceling student debt, which I see as both a racial justice issue and critical to an equitable economic recovery from the impacts of this pandemic.

For me, some of those priorities of what I would like to see are canceling student debt, which I see as both a racial justice issue and critical to an equitable economic recovery from the impacts of this pandemic, protect Dreamers and TPS…

So, notwithstanding that, though, Joy, this last four years has really been a fire hose of insult and assault and hurt and harm. So the immediate priority for Democrats in the incoming Biden-Harris administration first must be a…

This is moment of national reckoning. The most marginalized communities in response to that national reckoning decisively elected moving this broad deep coalition of black and brown indigenous, disabled, AAPI, young people to turn the page…

Well, first, I just want to say how much I appreciate the insight and the candor of the president, and it really just proves that racism is systemic. It is structural. It is pervasive.

So, then through three different studies, researchers found that a chemical variation of thalidomide, which would later be named Revlimid, was even more effective in treating multiple myeloma.

Unfortunately, due to no reason other than greed, the company Celgene raised the price of this lifesaving drug from $215 to $719.

The lack of access to affordable lifesaving medications is an injustice. It represents an act of economic violence and an attack on the basic principle that healthcare is a fundamental human right.

This is a classic example of profits over people.

It was only after these numerous federally funded studies that Celgene invested in the trials needed to obtain FDA approval.

The American public deserves better.

I have introduced a bill with Justin Amash to do that, to address the callous impunity and disregard for Black and Brown lives.

Thank you, Chairman Raskin, for convening this hearing. I think it is worth repeating history...

People can be judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.

All things are delicately interconnected.

The Senate's refusal to act and the Fed's refusal to modify the terms of the Municipal Liquidity Facility have hamstrung States' and cities' capacity to manage these crises and to provide the necessary support to children and families…

Collectively, we are facing a global pandemic, the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and a historic moment demanding this country reckon with the reality defined by centuries of systemic racism and inequality and oppression.

As my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and their counterparts in the other Chamber tout their messaging bill, here in the House we have offered a comprehensive relief package that actually meets the scale of these crises: the…

No voter should have to choose between their health and exercising their right to vote.

It is so important that you vote, that you vote early, that you encourage your friends, family, and neighbors to vote early as well.

I believe the single best way to honor Congressman Lewis's legacy is to continue to fight for the expansion of the Voting Rights Act.

You can tell the American people that using these and other mechanisms to vote is not fraud; it is their right.

If we don't pay attention to those experiences, if we don't correct them, we are at risk of losing our democracy for everyone.

We will meet the moment, we will work towards healing justice and collective liberation, like our lives depend on it, because they do.

Make it plain. We are in unprecedented, uncertain times. We are challenged by the state of the nation and the crisis we face. But the state of our movement, it is strong, and another world is possible. Yes, it is possible to legislate…