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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.

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Jul 9, 2024

under 4 years of the Trump Administration, unlike any other administration in the history of this country, they somehow managed to rack up $8 trillion in debt in 4 years.

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Jul 9, 2024

it was so that the rich one-percenters could have their tax cut.

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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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Jul 9, 2024

Environmental justice and health equity go hand-in-hand.

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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

I look forward to continuing to work with you, Administrator Regan, and the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights to protect these investments and ensuring communities have the resources they need to address these…

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Jul 9, 2024

It is an appalling failure of governance by the Speaker.

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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 8, 2024

Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 336. ____________________

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Jun 28, 2024

I rise as vice chair of the Renters Caucus to introduce the Tenant Empowerment Act, alongside Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. For decades, tenants across the country, including in my district, the MA-7, have…

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Jun 26, 2024

As we leverage Federal funding flowing from the Biden Harris Administration's historic investment in our Nation's infrastructure, we must do so in a way that addresses longstanding inequities.

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