“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

Political Quotes

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 5, 2019

It is time that Congress repealed this outrageous law.

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Feb 5, 2019

At the core of democracy and the root word of 'demos' is to engage more voices, to engage more voices and to empower them in this democracy.

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Feb 5, 2019

I urge you to expand Brady background checks by voting for H.R. 8.

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Feb 5, 2019

Congress should immediately reinstitute the Assault Weapons Ban.

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Feb 5, 2019

I am grateful to Congressman Mike Thompson and this Committee for prioritizing H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019, in the 116th Congress.

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Feb 5, 2019

Representative John Lewis reminds us that if your vote didn't matter, they wouldn't work so hard to take it from you.

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Feb 5, 2019

Charges of radicalism, accusations of motives of partisanship, but never a peep or outrage about partisan gerrymandering which has benefited your party for decades.

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Feb 5, 2019

Characterizations of H.R. 1 as a power grab. You got us again. Guilty.

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Jan 29, 2019

I missed the vote due to a press conference for my first bill in Rayburn. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 59 on the motion to table. Stated against:

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Jan 28, 2019

It is a testament to you, Mr. Chairman, that the first matter on our docket, the priority of this committee was to lift up lived experiences...

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Jan 28, 2019

I represent the Massachusetts 7th. There are 15 community health centers in my state.

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Jan 28, 2019

The FIND Trafficking Act will require the Federal Government to investigate the ways in which sex and drug trafficking rings are capitalizing on the anonymity, such as bitcoin, to finance the worldwide industry of modern-day slavery and…

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