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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 1, 2019

This is not -- this is unsanitary. It is a public health issue. And it is inhumane.

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Jul 1, 2019

I think this system is broken, because people running the system are blind, and because lawmakers are blind.

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Jul 1, 2019

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…

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Jun 25, 2019

So let me get this straight. Ms. Conway even violated the guidance the White House itself provided employees?

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Jun 25, 2019

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.

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Jun 25, 2019

It would appear that she, like the boss she serves, believes herself to be above the law.

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Jun 25, 2019

This is about ethics and the law.

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Jun 24, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 449, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000)''. Page 449, line 19, after…

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Jun 24, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 548, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. Page 548, line 25, after…

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Jun 20, 2019

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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Jun 20, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 53, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $3,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

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Jun 20, 2019

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 50, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

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