Ayanna Pressley

So, yes or no, do you have a partnership?

Your Administration has indicated that they plan to eradicate and end the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the next decade.

Excuse me. I am sorry. But at the same time, you are intent on overturning the ACA, rolling back protections for preexisting conditions, and undermining the expansion of Medicaid, which can be a critical source for addiction treatment.

Structural racism and systemic biases have shaped our responses to addiction, which has resulted in the criminalizing and the devastating of whole communities for decades.

So, those reentering society, they are 40 times more likely to die from an opioid overdose.

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 5, after line 19, insert the following paragraph: (3) The Paris Agreement specifies the need for a…

It belongs to the more than 6 million Americans who are caught in a criminal legal system...

It belongs to the 18-year-old in prison for marijuana possession...

It belongs to the incarcerated mother who is primary caretaker of her daughter...

It belongs to the person who fell ill to the crack cocaine and opioid crisis...

The right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights we have as Americans.

I think it is critically important that we remember that until a person is convicted, they maintain that right to vote in every state, and we, therefore, need to have measures that make sure that that right to vote is protected.

In the universe with payday lending, is one answering the question of how to make poverty a sustainable profitable enterprise? A lot of people are getting rich off of keeping people poor. And so how do we reform anything that is based on…

The Postal Service is certainly a fundamental pillar of the interconnectivity of our global economy, a critical resource for communities across America.

Well, as we consider proposals to reform the Postal Service, it is critical we remember the men and women who work for the Postal Service.

In cities across the country, including those in my district, the Massachusetts Seventh, the housing supply lacks both in quantity and quality.

Unfortunately, these situations are plagued by split incentives where owners see repairs more as sunken cost than as investments in their properties.

First, I want to say thank you, Chairwoman Waters, for renewing this committee's sense of urgency around this issue and framing the conversation to reflect the real gravity of it.

While many banks have chosen to forego overdraft fees, Bank of America, Chase, and Citigroup still cling to these practices.

Reclaiming my time. Moving on, I want to quickly touch on another issue hurting our communities.

However, comparatively it doesn't sound as generous when you think about the fact that over $43 billion have been paid by your bank in fines in just this decade since the financial crisis.

So for the purposes of the record, could you clarify, in 2017 JPMorgan agreed to a $53 million settlement with the DOJ pertaining to allegations of what?

Well, women were 30 percent to 46 percent more likely to receive subprime mortgage loans during the financial crisis than men, and black women were 256 percent more likely to receive subprime loans than white men.

Your bank shareholders are reaping record profits while there is little evidence these lower-income individuals and communities of color are anywhere near close to recovering.

More than a decade later, we are still grappling with the consequences of a crisis created by greed and complete and utter disregard for the welfare of everyday Americans.