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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.

Dec 18, 2020

All eyes are on Georgia. Mitch McConnell, Loeffler, Perdue, they are the Bonnie and Clyde of corruption. They are all the same. We need to regain control of the Senate. Georgia, do what you do.

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Dec 18, 2020

They are completely disconnected and removed from the hardship that American people are experiencing every day.

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Dec 18, 2020

And if they can approve a $740 billion NDAA, I don't want to hear about a deficit, because the only deficit is a deficit of empathy, and their abdication of responsibility to lead and to provide the American people for real relief for the…

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Dec 18, 2020

I don't want to hear about a deficit, because the only deficit is a deficit of empathy, and their abdication of responsibility to lead and to provide the American people for real relief for the hurt that they are experiencing.

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Dec 17, 2020

Madam Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the people who are struggling and feel abandoned by their government during this crisis. I rise in solidarity with every parent who has struggled to buy diapers and formula, every family behind on…

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Dec 17, 2020

You have created a nationwide epidemic. 450,000 people have died. Let me be clear, struggling -- people struggling with addiction are not criminals. Your family and Purdue Pharma, you are the criminals. You are the ones who disregard your…

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Dec 16, 2020

Let me be clear. People struggling with addiction are not criminals.

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Dec 16, 2020

Blaming people with substance use disorder is shameful.

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Dec 16, 2020

the question of opioid addiction has destabilized families and communities throughout the country

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Dec 16, 2020

Your family and Purdue Pharma, you are the criminals.

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Dec 16, 2020

What we need is a reckoning and accountability for drug companies who put profits over people.

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