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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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Jul 25, 2019

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…

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Jul 24, 2019

So, Mr. Monsees, is it your belief that all of that is grandfathered and, therefore, shielded from FDA regulation?

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Jul 24, 2019

What is very disturbing about this, and problematic, is that it seems that you were looking to circumvent FDA regulation

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Jul 24, 2019

Did JUUL rush any products onto the market before the August 8 grandfathered date, in order to beat that effective date?

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Jul 24, 2019

It seems that you were looking to circumvent FDA regulation, and that is what is troublesome about this paper trail

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Jul 24, 2019

So why was it important that you, quote, 'not frame these SKU launches as being a test or being a short-term SKU'?

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Jul 23, 2019

If you are not counted, you don't count.

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Jul 23, 2019

For decades, big tobacco targeted black communities to the point where almost 90 percent of all black smokers use menthols.

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Jul 23, 2019

I just would appreciate having information that we can promote on our platforms, to combat any fraud.

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Jul 23, 2019

Just--I want to use this platform responsibly here.

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Jul 23, 2019

My district is 40 percent immigrant. I can't even begin to count--in our Boston public schools alone there are 150 different languages.

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Jul 23, 2019

If you are not counted, you don't count.

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Jul 23, 2019

Agreed. And aside from potentially preying upon the black community, JUUL's marketing playbook... has targeted children in native populations.

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Jul 23, 2019

It is extremely disturbing. We have been here before.

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Jul 23, 2019

We have to act on the Federal level.

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Jul 23, 2019

The growing youth vaping epidemic has taken the Commonwealth, which I represent, by storm.

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Jul 16, 2019

It is clear to me, when it comes to Facebook and its initiatives, we simply cannot trust or verify.

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Jul 16, 2019

It is long past time that we stop compromising on consumers' privacy in the pursuit of profit.

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Jul 16, 2019

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.

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Jul 16, 2019

The reason we are here today is oversight, or more accurately, the lack of oversight in this space.

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Jul 11, 2019

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.

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Jul 11, 2019

If you send equipment some place and more goods, and you send one toilet to serve 500 people, that is not sanitary.

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Jul 11, 2019

You said there's been a lot of death. Let's stop the death.

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Jul 11, 2019

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.

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Jul 11, 2019

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?

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