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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.

Sep 8, 2020

If we don't pay attention to those experiences, if we don't correct them, we are at risk of losing our democracy for everyone.

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Sep 8, 2020

No voter should have to choose between their health and exercising their right to vote.

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Sep 8, 2020

It is so important that you vote, that you vote early, that you encourage your friends, family, and neighbors to vote early as well.

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Sep 8, 2020

I believe the single best way to honor Congressman Lewis's legacy is to continue to fight for the expansion of the Voting Rights Act.

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Sep 8, 2020

You can tell the American people that using these and other mechanisms to vote is not fraud; it is their right.

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Aug 28, 2020

We will meet the moment, we will work towards healing justice and collective liberation, like our lives depend on it, because they do.

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Aug 28, 2020

Make it plain. We are in unprecedented, uncertain times. We are challenged by the state of the nation and the crisis we face. But the state of our movement, it is strong, and another world is possible. Yes, it is possible to legislate…

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Aug 23, 2020

The American people deserve that.

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Aug 23, 2020

In my opinion, the only thing you should be delivering is your resignation.

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Aug 23, 2020

Mr. DeJoy, will you commit to providing this committee with the data that you say you are already formally collecting, disaggregated by congressional district, on COVID-19-related deaths, positive tests, and quarantines of postal workers…

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Aug 23, 2020

These actions... are cruel, unethical, and antidemocratic.

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