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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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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

The Democrats have been choosing the country and we are the party of the working class people.

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Feb 3, 2021

These hearings are a critically important reminder that our work is not done.

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Feb 3, 2021

But healing also requires that we hold these individuals accountable who were the cruel masterminds behind these policies.

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Feb 3, 2021

I will never forget what I witnessed during our trip to the southern border, mothers who I held in my arms as they cried out for their babies and begged for help.

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Feb 3, 2021

It is clear that the Trump administration officials knew full well the pain and harm they were inflicting with this policy.

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Feb 3, 2021

The stock market may have recovered, but our communities have not.

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Feb 3, 2021

So that is why I am partnering with Representatives Tlaib, Ocasio-Cortez, and Neguse to introduce the Emergency Homelessness Assistance Act, to provide nearly $5 billion dollars in additional funding to support those experiencing…

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Feb 3, 2021

It is important that we never lose sight of the plot, and the plot is the people.

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Feb 3, 2021

Child abuse, plain and simple. I don't know how they sleep at night knowing they employed someone responsible for this type of injustice.

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Feb 3, 2021

He was, largely, responsible for implementing the zero tolerance policy and continuing to prosecute parents even after his own officials told him they could not provide basic information to courts about the separated families.

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Jan 11, 2021

What I know is that we have got to impeach and remove Donald Trump because he is a clear and present danger.

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