It's high time we act and you are rationing life-saving medication, and it seems that for far too long we've been rationing our response and our compassion and our due diligence, and so it is critical that we act, and we act in a…
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.
So, Mr. Monsees, is it your belief that all of that is grandfathered and, therefore, shielded from FDA regulation?
What is very disturbing about this, and problematic, is that it seems that you were looking to circumvent FDA regulation
Did JUUL rush any products onto the market before the August 8 grandfathered date, in order to beat that effective date?
It seems that you were looking to circumvent FDA regulation, and that is what is troublesome about this paper trail
So why was it important that you, quote, 'not frame these SKU launches as being a test or being a short-term SKU'?
For decades, big tobacco targeted black communities to the point where almost 90 percent of all black smokers use menthols.
I just would appreciate having information that we can promote on our platforms, to combat any fraud.
My district is 40 percent immigrant. I can't even begin to count--in our Boston public schools alone there are 150 different languages.
Agreed. And aside from potentially preying upon the black community, JUUL's marketing playbook... has targeted children in native populations.
The growing youth vaping epidemic has taken the Commonwealth, which I represent, by storm.
It is clear to me, when it comes to Facebook and its initiatives, we simply cannot trust or verify.
It is long past time that we stop compromising on consumers' privacy in the pursuit of profit.
The reason we are here, and that you even have this opportunity to pursue it, is because the Federal Reserve has failed to offer Americans an equitable, reliable, efficient, safe, and secure system to access and move their money.
The reason we are here today is oversight, or more accurately, the lack of oversight in this space.
I just wanted to thank you for your commitment on the record to partner with me to do everything we can to save this Angolan detainee Mariana.
If you send equipment some place and more goods, and you send one toilet to serve 500 people, that is not sanitary.
I don't want--I'm not talking about the past, I'm talking about the present, and we have an opportunity to save a life.
So, Mr. Homan, in your expert view, can you instruct and advise me how to elevate Mariana's case and ensure that she gets the medical care she needs?





