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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
Jul 26, 2026

Forcing people to vote on them forces them over and over again to have to contend with this issue.

huffpost.com
Jul 24, 2026

We have a responsibility to protect patients from greedy corporations that are prioritizing their bottom line over patient care.

markey.senate.gov
Jul 24, 2026

The measure is a fake stock trading ban.

cbsnews.com
Jul 24, 2026

It is absolutely crucial that we assert our Article I Constitutional powers, and — especially following the most recent hostilities in Iran — continue to show Congressional disapproval for this war.

cbsnews.com
Jul 23, 2026

From the beginning, this war has had no clear mission, no strategy, no end goal. Congress has not been consulted,

npr.org
Jul 23, 2026

If Republicans actually wanted to stop congressional stock trading, they’d pass our bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act,

commondreams.org
Jul 23, 2026

This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.

commondreams.org
Jul 22, 2026

Does not block insider trading, no matter what it’s called.

nevadacurrent.com
Jul 22, 2026

I want to be very clear: their bill does not block insider trading, no matter what it’s called,

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Jul 15, 2026

Let’s be clear: This is gender affirming care and it completely debunks all of Republicans’ attacks on trans people.

salon.com
Jul 15, 2026

The Secretary of Forever Wars, Pete Hegseth, just announced they are going to provide hormone therapy to male service members who don’t have enough testosterone.

salon.com
Jul 9, 2026

This is another escalation in a war that the American people do not want.

commondreams.org
Jul 4, 2026

They're winning on platforms like Medicare for all. Universal health care. Universal childcare. Raising the minimum wage.

foxnews.com
Jul 2, 2026

The Pentagon has never passed an audit and is requesting an unprecedented $1.5 trillion for their FY27 budget.

garamendi.house.gov
Jul 2, 2026

Thanks to Mr. Lawler’s outrageous outburst, we will not allow this to happen again,

huffpost.com
Jul 1, 2026

Bold, people-powered candidates took on the Democratic establishment and won.

commondreams.org
Jul 1, 2026

This is what happens when movements build power. People-powered movements win.

commondreams.org
Jul 1, 2026

They ran on Medicare for All. On a public option for housing. On a foreign policy that centers human dignity over political convenience. And they won.

commondreams.org
Jun 26, 2026

Fabulous energy, momentum, giant repudiation of special interests, including the impact of others,

foxnews.com
Jun 24, 2026

The House and the Senate have both stood up. It’s time to stop this deadly and costly conflict.

commondreams.org
Jun 24, 2026

It’s time to stop this deadly and costly conflict.

commondreams.org
Jun 19, 2026

Heywood wants to bring the hate that they’ve been trying to spread in Congress, and across the country into Washington state.

washingtonstatestandard.com
Jun 19, 2026

The initiative forces our schools to out LGBTQIA+ kids to the very families that might throw them out.

washingtonstatestandard.com

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