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Pramila Jayapal

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Pramila Jayapal is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she is notable for being the first South Asian woman elected to the U.S. Congress. Throughout her tenure, Jayapal has focused on issues such as healthcare reform, immigration, and social justice, advocating for policies that aim to improve the lives of her constituents and promote equity across the nation.

Quotes by year · 2017–20261,305 total · peak 2021 (350)
2017: 63 quotes2018: 39 quotes2019: 297 quotes2020: 110 quotes2021: 350 quotes2022: 106 quotes2023: 159 quotes2024: 59 quotes2025: 60 quotes2026: 62 quotes
Mar 22, 2023

President Biden made the historic choice to propose canceling debt for 16 million low-and middle-income borrowers.

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Mar 9, 2023

In fact, Norfolk Southern, among others, said that requiring these brakes was, quote, 'not in the public interest.'

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Mar 9, 2023

The Republicans introduced the FAST Act, and it simply proposed a cost-benefit analysis of these electronic braking systems.

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Mar 7, 2023

The American people widely support a stock ownership legislation across partisan lines, and they are calling on Congress to act.

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Mar 7, 2023

As long as Members of Congress are allowed to hold and trade stocks, the door to corruption remains open.

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Mar 7, 2023

Last Congress, Congressman Matt Rosendale and I introduced the Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act.

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Mar 7, 2023

Even more concerning, the fines and penalties that were enforced served as little deterrent to the future violations of the law.

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Mar 7, 2023

Last year, an investigation revealed countless violations of the STOCK Act.

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Mar 7, 2023

I would like to address the ethics problems created when Members of Congress own or trade individual stocks.

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Feb 7, 2023

All of their tragic stories end in the same way. High student debt, low-quality education, and taxpayers ultimately footing the bill.

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Feb 7, 2023

I feel that sadly for-profit colleges have been more interested in using these funds to pay their pockets.

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Jan 31, 2023

We know that throwing money at the border without also fixing the legal immigration system is not going to be successful.

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Jan 31, 2023

Border security and immigration are two separate topics.

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Jan 31, 2023

Today my colleagues across the aisle want to go even further than Donald Trump with policies that would effectively end asylum.

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Jan 31, 2023

For four years Donald Trump pursued some of the most inhumane immigration policies as president.

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Dec 7, 2022

If they start to lose the public confidence, then we lose our Rule of Law.

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Dec 7, 2022

So, a wealthy interest group regularly wines and dines the Supreme Court Justices for the specific purpose of swaying opinions on landmark cases that will affect millions of Americans.

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Dec 7, 2022

Blatant moral and ethical violations in the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, have eroded America's trust in our system.

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Nov 16, 2022

For millions of survivors across the country who deserve to have their voices heard, vote ``yes'' on S. 4524. I thank those people on the other side of the aisle who agree with us and know that this is the right thing to do.

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Sep 6, 2022

That is really what Democrats are all about, and I think that’s what we’ve shown from the American Rescue Plan, all the way down to the Inflation Reduction Act and everything in between.

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Sep 6, 2022

The Democratic Party has become more and more progressive and populist. And that is thanks to the progressive movement across the country.

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Sep 6, 2022

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal thinks Democrats may not only hold the Senate in November, she thinks they have a real shot of keeping the House.

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Sep 6, 2022

I think that it is that category of Republicans who actually believe that we need to protect our democracy from somebody who tried to destroy it, who tried to steal an election, as well as the independence.

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Sep 6, 2022

I said Republicans have no idea the fury and the wrath of women across the country, and their families, by the way, who absolutely are going to rebel against the idea that a protected constitutional right to make choices about your own…

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Sep 6, 2022

Why she thinks Democrats may keep the House -- yes, I said the House -- in November`s midterm elections.

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