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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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Jun 10, 2019

The testimony shared today underscores the severity of the student debt crisis taking place in our country.

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Jun 3, 2019

The report links this phenomenon to a quote/unquote, Trump effect.

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Jun 3, 2019

Did NIST present any red flags to agencies about inaccuracies in any particular system used by a government agency that you are aware of?

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Jun 3, 2019

So no one is being surveyed or monitored under the category of Black identity extremist?

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Jun 3, 2019

It has not been communicated in multiple languages.

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Jun 3, 2019

So how many extremist killings has the FBI linked to Black Lives Matter or similar Black activist groups?

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Jun 3, 2019

The designation of Black identity extremism seems particularly absurd.

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Jun 3, 2019

there is growing and, I do believe, credible concern over the unauthorized use of this technology in public spaces such as airports, schools, and courthouses.

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Jun 3, 2019

So there was nothing organized there.

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Jun 3, 2019

So the answer is none. So can you just say that for the record?

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Jun 3, 2019

Hate begets hate and violence begets violence, and there's just far too much of it in the world.

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Jun 3, 2019

Again, just for the purposes of the record, I guess I over-spoke based on my own desires that the municipality in my district, the Massachusetts Seventh, Summerville passed an ordinance to ban but has not yet passed a moratorium.

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