Before the ACA, women could be denied coverage for things like pregnancy, breast cancer, or treatment for sexual or domestic violence.
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.
This law has saved countless lives, and undermining it and attacking it puts the health and well-being of our Nation's families at risk.
It is important that when we have kids, we expect them to continue their education and go to college, but we don't have a means for them to be insured during that time.
One in four residents of my district benefit from the ACA's requirement that allows them to remain on their parents' plan until the age of 26.
Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairwoman Waters for her vigilance and her steadfast leadership in continuing to bring people together across the aisle on issues of consequence to the American people and always putting consumer protection at the…
I think this system is broken, because people running the system are blind, and because lawmakers are blind.
I want to talk about their parents, the mothers, the abuelas, the tias, the madres, that I sat with who wept openly in our arms, not even knowing our names! Because of the trauma they are experiencing! And because they don't know where…
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…
This is not -- this is unsanitary. It is a public health issue. And it is inhumane.
So let me get this straight. Ms. Conway even violated the guidance the White House itself provided employees?





