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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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Mar 9, 2021

Despite the passage of the Fair Housing Act over a century ago, the National Fair Housing Alliance estimates that 4 million people in the U.S. still experience discrimination in housing each year.

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Mar 3, 2021

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 88, after line 8, insert the following: SEC. 1055. LOWERING MANDATORY MINIMUM VOTING AGE IN…

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Mar 3, 2021

We must do right by the young organizers and activists who have fought for our democracy. They have a stake in our democracy, and they deserve to have a stake at the ballot box. Civil rights heroes like the late John Lewis taught us…

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Feb 23, 2021

the economy renders invisible and further marginalizes those workers consistently, who are the last ones hired and the first ones fired

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Feb 9, 2021

I’ll continue to push for those $2,000 reoccurring survival checks to mitigate that hurt.

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Feb 9, 2021

The reason why this insurrection could occur is because of the emboldening of the flames of white supremacy.

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Feb 9, 2021

Donald J. Trump`s legacy will be one of tyranny and death and insurrection.

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Feb 9, 2021

Anyone who does not speak out against that, anyone who does not honor their oath of office, their constitutional duty and do that with solemnity and responsibility, they are complicit and that will be their legacy, too.

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Feb 9, 2021

Hurtful rhetoric and policies by Donald J. Trump, perpetuating a big lie, he is culpable.

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Feb 9, 2021

That is exactly why progressives fought hard to secure a victory this week on raising the minimum wage to $15.

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Feb 9, 2021

We have to get directly to the American people and that’s why I’ll continue to push for those $2,000 reoccurring survival checks to mitigate that hurt.

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Feb 9, 2021

And that is exactly why progressives fought hard to secure a victory this week on raising the minimum wage to $15.

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