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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.

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Jun 7, 2022

If someone shot and killed your child, you would not be sitting here wanting to hear about my constitutional right to own a gun.

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Jun 7, 2022

We need resources, not revolvers, in our schools.

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Jun 7, 2022

Only in America do we consider arming teachers while failing to pay them a livable wage.

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Jun 7, 2022

It is long past time to treat gun violence as the public health crisis that it is.

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May 25, 2022

The creation of a digital dollar is certainly a hefty responsibility.

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May 18, 2022

Now, it is time for Congress to fix it.

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May 18, 2022

I hope Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley's historic legislation to transform our nation's broken clemency system continues.

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May 18, 2022

This should ring alarm bells for every lawmaker because it impacts mass incarceration in each and every one of our districts, and it should stoke the moral outrage of everyone who calls this nation home, as this is a shameful legacy.

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May 18, 2022

I applaud President Biden for granting 78 commutations and pardons last month.

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May 16, 2022

We need better healthcare for workers that work the hours that they work, and childcare.

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May 16, 2022

We also do need child--I mean, childcare is a huge problem.

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May 16, 2022

We need to put in place for workers to have paid sick time off.

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