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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.
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5, the Equality Act. I rise on behalf of non-cisgender Americans, on behalf of QPOC Americans, on behalf of drag kings and drag queens, on behalf of all non-heteronormative Americans. I rise…
Now, many would argue that the primary impact is to hurt consumers, but I guess you're right, that the flip side of that is to line lenders' pockets.
The American people have invented a way to end the HIV epidemic, and that we should be very proud of.
We have an administration, the occupant of this White House, who sets an aspirational and achievable goal to end this epidemic.
There isn't a country in this world where this type of greed and conduct will be tolerated.
I ask you as a representative of my community, as a proud American, as a scientist, and as a patient, to join me in asking Mr. O'Day what justification do you have for charging $2,000 a month for Truvada as PrEP when the American people…
This is not about the vilifying of profit. This is about the vilifying of choosing profit over people.
We do not ask for your company's charity or for tax-deductible donations that meet your company's needs but fail to meet the needs of our communities.
It has been 40 years since the first HIV case in the U.S., and this disease still remains a global public health challenge.
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