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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.

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 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

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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Jul 26, 2022

As long as gun manufacturers have immunity to sell their weapons of war using harmful marketing tactics, Black and brown communities will continue to be targeted, and that has got to change.

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Jul 26, 2022

As Congresswoman for the Massachusetts Seventh I am going to do everything in my power to keep my constituents safe and stand up against white supremacy whenever and wherever it shows up.

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Jul 26, 2022

While the gun industry rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars, choosing profit over people, selling weapons of war to anyone who wants them...

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Jul 19, 2022

These programs remain dramatically underutilized.

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Jul 19, 2022

Blatantly racist policies, like redlining, denied Black families homeownership opportunities throughout much of America's history, and we are still seeing the effects of those laws today.

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Jul 19, 2022

Every family has the right to a stable, safe, and affordable home, but for Black families, this right has truly never been actualized.

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Jul 18, 2022

I am a huge supporter of the Treat Long Covid Act. Long COVID clinics are extremely necessary to get all of the care in one place.

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Jul 18, 2022

We need to advance bold, equitable policy that meets unprecedented hurt and harm with significant investments in healing and justice.

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