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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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Mar 11, 2019

I am encouraged by this pledge, but skeptical.

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Mar 11, 2019

So anyone was at risk that was using talcum powder in their genital peritoneal, but women of color were seen at a higher risk because the studies indicated that they used it more.

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Mar 11, 2019

For well over half-a-century, tests confirm instances in which Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder was contaminated, and yet the company moved forward with aggressively marketing its potentially dangerous product to women of color despite…

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Mar 11, 2019

Do you believe that women have the right to know the facts about the cancer risks associated with talcum powder products?

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Mar 7, 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 72, insert after line 2 the following: SEC. 1052. LOWERING MANDATORY MINIMUM VOTING AGE IN FEDERAL…

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Mar 7, 2019

I respectfully disagree with the gentleman from Illinois, and I, too, appreciate the opportunity to engage in a civil discourse with him. The data supports the fact that by extending the table of democracy, given what we have learned in…

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Mar 6, 2019

this debt is acting as a barrier to economic mobility and further exacerbating inequities and economic disparities

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Mar 6, 2019

research has shown that student debt, particularly defaults and delinquencies, have a disproportionate impact on certain borrowers, particularly black and Latino borrowers

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Mar 6, 2019

Research has shown that student debt, particularly defaults and delinquencies, have a disproportionate impact on certain borrowers, particularly black and Latino borrowers.

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Mar 6, 2019

And policing specifically discrimination, because this is what I am really concerned about--that the Bureau is unwilling to take on Betsy DeVos and the student loan industry to obtain the records and data needed to effectively police this…

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Mar 6, 2019

So there is an individual impact and then a tsunami of hurt, I do believe, on our economy and perhaps for generations.

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Mar 5, 2019

Giving growing anti-immigrant sentiment and xenophobia, Wilbur Ross proposed that we add an immigration-status question.

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