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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.

Nov 18, 2024

Survivors, in my opinion, deserve not only to heal, but to thrive, and this law moves us closer to that.

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Nov 18, 2024

Attempts by Republicans to question the integrity of FEMA workers is a direct attack on FEMA's mission.

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Jul 24, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fulfill a promise, a promise I made to a 17-year-old girl named Sara to share her story. Sara is a brilliant artist and a loving sister. She was savagely burned and severely injured in an Israeli airstrike, an…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-24
Jul 23, 2024

Mr. Chair, I was unable to physically record my vote on the Ogles Amendment for H.R. 8997. Had I been present, I would have voted NO on Roll Call No. 363. Amendment No. 42 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-23
Jul 22, 2024

Madam Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus- McCormick and Congressman Jackson for convening this Special Order hour for, indeed, a special woman. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life and legacy of Congresswoman Sheila…

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Jul 9, 2024

the disproportionate impact on children and on people is unacceptable.

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Jul 9, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has recognized this by delivering $2 billion in funding to Climate Justice Community Change Grants.

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Jul 9, 2024

We are talking about doing everything we can to ensure every single person has access to clean air, clean water.

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Jul 9, 2024

It is an appalling failure of governance by the Speaker.

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Jul 9, 2024

It is no accident that communities experiencing the worst of these causes are the same ones that have been on the front lines of historic inequities.

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Jul 9, 2024

Climate change is not an abstract problem for people of a far-away future to solve.

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