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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.

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Nov 2, 2021

You know, I talked to Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal earlier, she said that, you know, what happened last night in ballot boxes is not indicative of what may happen or it's not going to definitely predict what's going to happen in the…

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Nov 1, 2021

I do believe we`re going to deliver our members with both bills. I just have to believe with the president says, and the president said right after the senator spoke, that he is confident he can deliver 51 votes for this win. I am going to…

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Nov 1, 2021

I just have to believe what the President says. And the President said right after the senators’ vote that he is confident he can deliver 51 votes for this plan.

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Oct 28, 2021

I met with Senator Kyrsten Sinema today, it was a really good meeting. Very productive. And I`ve been talking, as you know, to Joe Manchin, we will deliver both the biff, the infrastructure bill and the remarkably transformational Build…

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Oct 28, 2021

We were able to send the president off to Europe with that endorsement.

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Oct 28, 2021

I am trusting the president when he says he has 50 votes in the Senate. Plus, I've spoken to Senator Sinema. I will circle back with Senator Manchin.

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Oct 28, 2021

I feel like we are very close.

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Oct 28, 2021

I think we showed the country what it means to fight for everybody and leave nobody behind.

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Oct 28, 2021

I would say absolutely yes.

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Oct 28, 2021

Let’s not operate from fear. Let’s operate from a place of belief that we can do both and, yes, we will fight for the thing that is a little bit harder that is not bipartisan, but is a bigger package and is so consequential.

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Oct 28, 2021

I think that people operate too much from fear. And there was this fear that, oh, if you push and fight for the Build Back Better Act, then we`re going to lose the infrastructure bill.

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Oct 28, 2021

the Build Back Better act is 85 percent of the president`s agenda and we`re not going to leave people behind. It is the part that is the equity piece, frankly, of the agenda.

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Oct 28, 2021

We’re going to keep working here. We’ll get it done.

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Oct 28, 2021

Let`s not operate from fear. Let`s operate from a place of belief that we can do both and, yes, we will fight for the thing that is a little bit harder that is not bipartisan, but is a bigger package and is so consequential.

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Oct 28, 2021

We will deliver both of these -- the infrastructure bill and the remarkably transformational Build Back Better Act.

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Oct 28, 2021

Republicans for decades now have made it a priority in Washington, to weaken and hamstring and sabotage the federal background check process for buying a gun, as much as they can in every way that they can.

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Oct 28, 2021

It was a great meeting and that’s all that I want to say.

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Oct 27, 2021

Everyone in the room enthusiastically endorsed a resolution that approves in principle the framework that the president laid out today.

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Oct 27, 2021

If you’re going to be a part of the Democratic Party, then be a part of the Democratic Party and let’s deliver on these things that are so important.

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Oct 27, 2021

At this point, we need those two senators to get on board so that we can show the world that we are actually going to deliver for people in a significant way.

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Oct 27, 2021

We can’t expect progressives to vote for an infrastructure bill which, frankly, there were a lot of progressives who didn’t like that.

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Oct 27, 2021

I don`t believe that we have a deal from the two senators that we have been waiting on four months. We need those two senators to get on board so that we can show the world that we are actually going to deliver for people in a significant…

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Oct 27, 2021

When he goes to the G20, there is only one country that doesn’t have paid leave out of the G20. There is only one country that is 40th on the list of rich countries when it comes to childcare.

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Oct 27, 2021

We need to get help to people with expanding Medicaid, expanding Medicare, making sure that we continue the ACA subsidies.

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Oct 26, 2021

We need to get this done.

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