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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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May 27, 2019

How we implement Census 2020 will have long-lasting impact on our communities, our society, and our democracy.

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May 27, 2019

This impact of undercounting cannot be understated and consequences will be borne by our society as a whole.

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May 22, 2019

Yes, that is correct. Mr. McHENRY. Madam Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for clarifying. Madam Chair, I would say that having a quarterly requirement for an annual report doesn't seem like the right approach. We currently have an annual…

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May 22, 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 40, after line 8, insert the following: SEC. 9. DEBT COLLECTION. (a) Report on Debt Collection…

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May 22, 2019

Will the gentleman yield? Mr. McHENRY. I yield to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts.

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May 22, 2019

I just think it is important to remind my colleague across the aisle that consumers are being harassed aggressively, and many of them did not even incur the debt for which they are being harassed. So we need to close these loopholes. The…

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May 22, 2019

Again, this is ultimately about honoring the very mission of the Bureau, and that is to put consumers first. I support H.R. 1500, and I urge all of my colleagues to support my amendment, which will be a further effort to protect consumers…

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May 22, 2019

How much time do I have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Massachusetts has 2 minutes remaining.

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May 21, 2019

So right now, the way I look at AI is we see this growing coded gaze that is mainly pale, mainly male, and doesn't represent the majority of society.

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May 21, 2019

This puts many people, including women and people of color and young people, at grave risk of harm.

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May 21, 2019

The rule to revoke a school's access to Federal Student Aid if the typical debt-to-earnings ratio of graduates exceeded a certain threshold.

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May 21, 2019

The Project on Predatory Lending at Harvard reports that up to 14,000 students from ITT, the for-profit chain which collapsed in 2016, are still awaiting their claims to be processed.

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