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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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Feb 25, 2019

I do just think ultimately if the goal here is to treat people and customers as consumers and not as products, then we can't in any way be complicit to executives who are turning a profit there unscathed when there are customers who are…

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Feb 12, 2019

Although there are more people employed than ever before, most of them are underemployed.

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Feb 12, 2019

I really do see this legislation as being one that is pro-jobs, pro-small business, pro-equity.

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Feb 12, 2019

People are an incident, a circumstance away from experiencing homelessness.

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Feb 12, 2019

It is an issue of consequence to all of our districts and certainly to the country.

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Feb 12, 2019

I know there are some models throughout the country that are being explored due to discriminatory housing policies.

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Feb 12, 2019

I want to thank Representative Perlmutter for his leadership here.

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Feb 12, 2019

There is an intersectionality and a complexity here that does require a holistic and comprehensive response.

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Feb 5, 2019

Nothing in the Constitution requires America's leaders to stand by and do nothing while more people die from gun violence each year than die from military combat overseas.

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Feb 5, 2019

H.R. 1 has been described as a wish list by the Democrats. Well, you've got us there: a wish list for an inclusive expanded democracy and electorate.

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Feb 5, 2019

I implore you to pass legislation that will make us all safer.

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