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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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Oct 26, 2021

We need to get this done.

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Oct 26, 2021

I'm going to be reintroducing my bill, the Students Not Profits Act, to stop for-profits from abusing these funds.

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Oct 26, 2021

I think it`s time for those 700 billionaires to pay at least a piece of their fair share.

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Oct 26, 2021

Ninety percent of the Build Back Better Act is done. And we're just waiting on the final agreement from the two senators.

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Oct 26, 2021

I missed rollcall 335 on October 26, 2021. Had I been present, my vote would have been ``nay.'' Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Butterfield (Kildee) Cardenas (Gomez) DeFazio (Brown) DeSaulnier (Beyer)…

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Oct 26, 2021

We will trust them if they say they're going to do this, and we have an agreement. But we got to get the agreement first, we given and given and given and now it's time for them to also help us to get this done.

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Oct 26, 2021

We have been very clear that this is -- we've been standing up for the 85% of the President's agenda that is in the Build Back Better Act.

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Oct 26, 2021

We have really slim margins in both chambers. And that`s just the reality of it.

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Oct 24, 2021

Pramila Jayapal, the congresswoman, she still wants these bills to be back to that.

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Oct 20, 2021

I`m not sure how much more radicalized you can get when you have just been put there for trying to overthrow the government.

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Oct 20, 2021

It is Kyrsten Sinema that is not supportive of that right now.

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Oct 20, 2021

If your goal is to restore faith in the Department of Justice, then you have to address the fact that we are taking a long time with these charges.

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Oct 20, 2021

Thank you very much for being here and for your commitment to protecting our democracy.

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Oct 18, 2021

We have to work to deliver things that make people say my life is better.

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Oct 18, 2021

We might not just get everything in this particular moment. But we aren't giving up on any of this, for the longer term.

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Oct 18, 2021

I do believe that Senator Manchin wants the bill to pass.

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Oct 18, 2021

this is the president's agenda and I'm really proud of the progressive caucus for what we did to actually get the Build Back Better Act back on the table.

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Oct 18, 2021

We are going to get them done. It’s a messy process. Democracy is not always easy. Negotiation is not always easy.

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Oct 12, 2021

We`re willing to look at hearing back years for some of our priorities. We already have our proposal and again we`re waiting on two people to get back to us with their proposal.

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Oct 6, 2021

This is the president’s agenda. I know the speaker wants to deliver on that. And I know that all of us, 96 percent of Democrats in the House and the Senate agree that we want to get this done, and we were ready to get it done at the…

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Oct 6, 2021

I`m really proud of the Progressive Caucus, because, by holding the line and saying that we were going to stick to what we said three-and-a-half months ago, which was we`re not voting for the infrastructure bill without the reconciliation…

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Oct 6, 2021

I want people across this country to know that government is fighting for them, that we’re not going to leave people behind, that we’re not going to pit child care against climate change, we’re not going to pit housing against immigration.

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Oct 5, 2021

Look, there`s some things that are accurate in that we are trying to get to a set of priorities that will be transformational, that will change people`s lives, that will take on climate change, that will provide paid leave, 12 weeks of…

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Oct 5, 2021

My bill, the College for All Act, addresses that challenge by helping low-and middle-income HBCU students attend tuition-free and by doubling the Pell grant.

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