Survivors, in my opinion, deserve not only to heal, but to thrive, and this law moves us closer to that.
Ayanna Pressley
The Public Record
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.
Attempts by Republicans to question the integrity of FEMA workers is a direct attack on FEMA's mission.
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…
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…
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…
The Biden-Harris Administration has recognized this by delivering $2 billion in funding to Climate Justice Community Change Grants.
We are talking about doing everything we can to ensure every single person has access to clean air, clean water.
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.
Climate change is not an abstract problem for people of a far-away future to solve.





