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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 4, 2020

I, along with numerous colleagues here on Oversight Committee, cosponsored H.R. 109, legislation recognizing the Federal Government's duty to create a Green New Deal.

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Aug 4, 2020

Today's hearing demonstrates that climate change and public health, they are inextricably linked.

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Aug 4, 2020

the disproportionate burden of air pollution and climate change effects have been in communities of color and in low-income communities.

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Aug 4, 2020

Our constituents are paying for his leadership failure with their lives.

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Aug 4, 2020

The global climate crisis does pose an existential threat to our planet, and we are already experiencing it in dangerous and destructive impacts.

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Jul 27, 2020

Mr. Speaker, today I rise on behalf of every Black man and Black boy who has been dehumanized, surveilled, and targeted by the policies drafted and debated within the walls of this very institution and institutions of power throughout our…

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Jul 23, 2020

Madam Speaker, I rise today to condemn in the strongest form the vulgar language and blatant disrespect a colleague directed at Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez. As the Congresswoman stated, we are not on the House floor today because of just…

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Jul 8, 2020

The majority of minority-, immigrant-, and women-owned businesses are micro in size... they are the backbone of our local economies.

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Jul 8, 2020

We must not repeat exclusionary policies of past Federal responses.

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Jul 8, 2020

It is just clear that it is not a one-size-fits-all approach.

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Jul 1, 2020

Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer an amendment to H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, and thank my colleagues for their work on this legislation. Our Nation's transportation and infrastructure policies play a critical role in building healthy and…

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