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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.

May 21, 2019

I hope that's true because I would hate to think that the Department intentionally abused earnings data and dragged its feet to trigger cancelation of the MOU.

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May 21, 2019

I think it's a failure to enforce--the rule would give an additional $5.3 billion to almost exclusively for-profit programs.

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May 21, 2019

Now, the rule can only be enforced if a second year of failing ratings occurs. Yet, under the Trump administration, the Department has issued no additional ratings since the 2017 data set.

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May 20, 2019

The evidence is clear that if we do not invest the necessary funds today, we will pay the price in people's health tomorrow.

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May 20, 2019

Yes or no, do you believe the substandard public housing conditions pose a risk to tenants' physical, mental, and emotional health if left unaddressed?

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May 20, 2019

And so it pains me that your gifted hands and mine are doing the bidding and carrying the water of what I believe to be one of the most morally bankrupt Presidents in our nation's history.

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May 20, 2019

Would you let your grandmother live in public housing?

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May 20, 2019

Housing is a fundamental human right, and the displacement of families should be regarded as the public health crisis that it is.

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May 20, 2019

Yes or no, if left unaddressed, which I believe they are unaddressed because this budget does not reflect the need, do you believe the substandard public housing conditions post a risk to tenants physical, mental and emotional health?

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May 20, 2019

Do Ms. Norcross and her family deserve to live in these conditions because they are poor?

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May 20, 2019

But, again, given your medical background, perhaps you could weigh in on the health consequences of failing to invest in safe housing.

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