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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.

Aug 23, 2020

Isn't it true that pursuing a hiring freeze and early retirement when your work force is already stretched thin by coronavirus would exacerbate delays in the mail, yes or no?

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Aug 23, 2020

At best, these actions represent irresponsible leadership from a novice who has absolutely no business leading a government agency.

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Aug 22, 2020

Madam Speaker, I rise today to say: Enough. In a blatant attempt to suppress the vote, the occupant has continued to attack the legitimacy of our elections, denouncing the very method of voting he and his family have repeatedly used…

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Aug 19, 2020

And so I know in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris we will have partners to do that work with and that they represent the door, not a destination. But right now we have got to be focused on ensuring that they are successful, because as President…

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Aug 19, 2020

Let me just say this has been an unconventional convention because of this global pandemic and it needed to be anyway, because we find ourselves in unprecedented times with an occupant of the Oval Office who has a deficit of empathy, who…

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Aug 5, 2020

If Congress had appropriated a significant investment in schools back in the spring, our local communities could have immediately deployed those resources to address glaring equity gaps that COVID-19 has both exposed and, unfortunately…

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Aug 5, 2020

We should not be delaying the start of the school year. Our children have lost far too much valuable learning time already.

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Aug 5, 2020

Our goal can't just be opening schools. It must be keeping them open because if we open them up only to close them a short time later, that will just create more instability, more chaos, and more confusion.

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Aug 4, 2020

It is our job in Congress to confront these challenges.

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Aug 4, 2020

And if Members of this body and this administration continue to ignore the science of climate change, what is at stake for mental and physical health of frontline communities in particular?

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Aug 4, 2020

I think the time for small steps and half-measures is long time-over, it's expired. It is time for a Green New Deal.

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