This is not -- this is unsanitary. It is a public health issue. And it is inhumane.
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.
I think this system is broken, because people running the system are blind, and because lawmakers are blind.
Every day with this administration, whether we're talking about mixed immigration status, policies from HUD or military policies to separate families or the department of homeland security, every day, they are working hard to criminalize…
So let me get this straight. Ms. Conway even violated the guidance the White House itself provided employees?
And because Ms. Conway refused to testify here today and was a no-show, we cannot hear from her directly as to why she did what she did.
It would appear that she, like the boss she serves, believes herself to be above the law.
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During a recent Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, of which I am a member, on Ban the Box, an advocate and formerly incarcerated mother testified that ``People do not go to prison; families do.'' From personal experience and a career…
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