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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.

Oct 4, 2021

The affordable housing and eviction crises are racial and economic justice crises, and stable housing has been a matter of life or death for millions of people vulnerable to eviction during this pandemic.

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Oct 4, 2021

Housing is a human right. I know our chairwoman agrees. I implore you to take action to help address these egregious behaviors.

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Oct 4, 2021

Meanwhile, private equity CEOs are living lavishly, and pocketing billions of dollars in profit off of the backs of these hard-working families struggling to keep a roof over their heads.

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Oct 4, 2021

Certainly, natural disasters are disruptive and traumatic life events.

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Oct 4, 2021

I think it should be available under both declarations.

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Oct 4, 2021

Thank you, Madam Chair, for convening this important and timely hearing.

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Oct 4, 2021

I simply reject these often unjust binary false choices that are foisted upon us.

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Oct 4, 2021

It is ensuring that we do more than just recover to a pre-COVID unjust status or normal.

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Sep 29, 2021

for our most marginalized communities, the right to abortion guaranteed by Roe v. Wade has really only been a right in name only.

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Sep 29, 2021

It is critical that Congress legislate and combat these attacks once and for all.

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Sep 29, 2021

Texas' horrendous and extreme S.B. 8 abortion ban underscores the urgency of this moment.

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