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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.

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 9, 2024

It is an appalling failure of governance by the Speaker.

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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

the disproportionate impact on children and on people is unacceptable.

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Jun 28, 2024

Madam Speaker, 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…

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Jun 26, 2024

We all know that Make America Great Again is about making America White only again.

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Jun 26, 2024

I will do everything possible to stop you from building the world that you are hell bent on doing.

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Jun 26, 2024

I believe the American public should know exactly how you and the Republican majority that invited you to testify today want to sabotage the EEOC, rewrite the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and push all of us back to an era of Jim Crow racism.

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Jun 26, 2024

I find it shameful to advance a vision attacking the very policies and agencies that have helped Black Americans secure jobs, earn a living, and provide for our families.

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Jun 26, 2024

This Project 2025 plan is policy violence, plain and simple.

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