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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.
A school nurse saved my life. Throughout grade school, I was a frequent flier at the nurse's office, not because anything was physically wrong with me, but because the nurse's office was a place of refuge from the destabilizing, predatory…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 42, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 71, line 16, after…
I not only rise in strong support of this amendment proposed by my colleague, Congresswoman Speier, but I rise today as a survivor of sexual violence. Let me be clear: Every single survivor of sexual assault and sexual violence deserves…
I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Speier), and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 52, line 16, after the…
I rise on behalf of the mothers, fathers, brothers, and daughters, the classmates and coworkers, the surviving family and community members, all of whom have been robbed of loved ones due to senseless acts of gun violence. I rise on behalf…
The testimony shared today underscores the severity of the student debt crisis taking place in our country.
Okay. Did NIST present any red flags to agencies about inaccuracies in any particular system used by a government agency that you are aware of?
Again, just for the purposes of the record, I guess I over-spoke based on my own desires that the municipality in my district, the Massachusetts Seventh, Summerville passed an ordinance to ban but has not yet passed a moratorium.
I just want to take a moment to say that I appreciate the leadership of the city of Summerville in my district, the Massachusetts Seventh.
There is growing and, I do believe, credible concern over the unauthorized use of this technology in public spaces such as airports, schools, and courthouses.
And was this announced publicly or is this the first time you're saying this on the record?
Since 1995, Black Americans have been victims of 66 percent of all racially motivated hate crimes.
So no one is being surveyed or monitored under the category of Black identity extremist?
So in order for a group to be categorized as extremist or as a credible threat, how many hate-related incidents need to take place?
There is growing and, I do believe, credible concern over the unauthorized use of this technology in public spaces such as airports, schools, and courthouses.
It has been abundantly clear that facial recognition technology is flawed by design, unlawfully producing false matches due to algorithmic bias.
Did NIST present any red flags to agencies about inaccuracies in any particular system used by a government agency that you are aware of?
If this is based on signage, which in many ways can be arbitrary, how are folks even aware of the option to opt out?
I appreciate the leadership of the city of Summerville in my district, the Massachusetts Seventh.
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