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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 25, 2019

the fact that from hospitalizations to stock piling or buying insulin on the black market, too many Americans are cutting corners in their medical care simply to stay alive, and that is just unacceptable.

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Jul 25, 2019

It's high time we act and you are rationing life-saving medication, and it seems that for far too long we've been rationing our response and our compassion and our due diligence, and so it is critical that we act, and we act in a…

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Jul 25, 2019

The price of insulin has nearly tripled from $3,200 to $6,000 over the last decade, an impossible price tag, especially for our young people and young adults.

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Jul 24, 2019

So why was it important that you, quote, 'not frame these SKU launches as being a test or being a short-term SKU'?

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Jul 24, 2019

it seems that you were looking to circumvent FDA regulation, and that is what is troublesome about this paper trail

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Jul 24, 2019

So, Mr. Monsees, is it your belief that all of that is grandfathered and, therefore, shielded from FDA regulation?

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Jul 24, 2019

Did JUUL rush any products onto the market before the August 8 grandfathered date, in order to beat that effective date?

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Jul 24, 2019

what is very disturbing about this, and problematic, is that it seems that you were looking to circumvent FDA regulation

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Jul 23, 2019

if you are not counted, you don't count.

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Jul 23, 2019

Just--I want to use this platform responsibly here.

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Jul 23, 2019

My district is 40 percent immigrant. I can't even begin to count--in our Boston public schools alone there are 150 different languages.

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