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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.

Jan 23, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of Christian Jose Fidalgo Barros, who was called to be with his Lord in Heaven far too soon. After Christian's first birthday, he was diagnosed with a rare form of high-risk neuroblastoma…

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Jan 23, 2025

Mr. Speaker, it is another day under a Republican majority and of an antiscience, antifacts healthcare agenda. I don't know which is worse: the cruelty or the ignorance on full display here across the aisle. I would ask my colleagues if…

Congressional Record · 2025-01-23
Jan 14, 2025

Madam Speaker, I rise today to call out harm and hypocrisy. This bill, H.R. 28, is couched as a bill that protects children when it does the exact opposite. Madam Speaker, this bill not only erodes Federal protections for our kids, but it…

Congressional Record · 2025-01-14
Jan 14, 2025

Madam Speaker, for too long, our Nation's criminal legal system has been wrought with systemic injustices and biases and has prioritized cruelty at the expense of rehabilitation and justice. That is why we have a mass incarceration crisis…

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Jan 14, 2025

Madam Speaker, this weekend in my district, the Massachusetts Seventh, community members came together to celebrate Haitian Independence Day. There was much soup joumou, freedom soup, that was consumed. On January 1, 1804, Haiti became the…

Congressional Record · 2025-01-14
Dec 9, 2024

I would certainly give you a failing grade.

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Dec 9, 2024

The United States Postal Service is much more than a delivery system. It is a lifeline.

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Dec 9, 2024

I am proud to stand alongside them.

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Dec 9, 2024

Mr. DeJoy, maybe Congress should pass a law that forces you to receive all your income and prescriptions via postal mail.

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Dec 9, 2024

we certainly will keep the pressure up until we see a restoration of equitable, reliable services, because every community deserves exactly that.

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Dec 6, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an activist, an advocate, a legislator, a trailblazer, and now an ancestor, the Honorable State Representative Gloria Fox. Representative Fox retired as the longest serving woman in the Massachusetts…

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