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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 · 201120261,149 total · peak 2019 (443)
2011: 3 quotes2018: 2 quotes2019: 443 quotes2020: 150 quotes2021: 190 quotes2022: 118 quotes2023: 79 quotes2024: 113 quotes2025: 43 quotes2026: 8 quotes
Mar 26, 2025

She must be immediately released. And we won’t stand by while the Trump Administration continues to abduct students with legal status and attack our fundamental freedoms.

truthout.org
Mar 26, 2025

Rumeysa Ozturk was kidnapped in plain sight and sent to Louisiana.

truthout.org
Mar 4, 2025

I could not in good conscience sit through this speech and give an audience to someone who operates with lawless disregard for Congress...

nbcnews.com
Mar 4, 2025

You do not get to dictate how I recite articles for the record. And I take particular umbrage as a survivor of sexual violence. I will enter into the record, this is my right!

newsweek.com
Mar 4, 2025

I could not in good conscience sit through this speech and give an audience to someone who operates with lawless disregard for Congress...

nbcnews.com
Mar 4, 2025

I could not in good conscience sit through this speech and give an audience to someone who operates with lawless disregard for Congress and the people of this nation.

nbcnews.com
Feb 25, 2025

I rise on behalf of the Massachusetts Seventh Congressional District. As the House prepares to vote on a truly horrifying Republican budget resolution, one void of empathy or common sense, I am thinking of the people in my district who…

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Feb 24, 2025

Your brilliance is undeniable. Your clarity is a call to action.

newsweek.com
Feb 24, 2025

Joy, your brilliance is undeniable. Your clarity is a call to action. Your laugh is infectious. Your essence is inspiring.

newsweek.com
Feb 21, 2025

"shameful" amid the "unspeakable violence" in Haiti.

bbc.co.uk
Feb 21, 2025

"no reason other than being Haitian".

bbc.co.uk

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