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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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Jul 18, 2025

If we want to actually cut spending—this is a good spot to start. Not by kicking 17 million Americans off their healthcare.

commondreams.org
Jul 16, 2025

Absolutely. We think that the files should be released. We should have testimony from Maxwell.

breitbart.com
Jul 16, 2025

I think he is hiding something and he’s just pouring fuel on the fire.

breitbart.com
Jul 3, 2025

What is deranged and cruel and outrageous is that, literally, we are seeing ICE agents, I assume they‘re ICE agents. They say they are. They don‘t have any identification. They‘re wearing masks. They‘re in plain clothes. They are coming…

nypost.com
Jul 3, 2025

The White House owes an apology to the American people for what they are doing.

nypost.com
Jul 3, 2025

we can’t end up with Medicare Advantage for All, we need Medicare for All, and we need your organizing, your mobilizing, and your collective power to fight back against the giant insurance companies.

commondreams.org
Jul 3, 2025

I never in a million years thought that that is something that I would see here in America.

nypost.com
Jun 27, 2025

the government is using every way, whether it’s cracking down on free speech ... or using this wartime authority of the Alien Enemies Act.

democracynow.org
Jun 27, 2025

the budget ... kicks 16 million Americans off of healthcare and cuts SNAP benefits by $300 billion.

democracynow.org
Jun 27, 2025

this is an attack by the Trump administration on every part of the legal immigration system as we know it.

democracynow.org
Jun 27, 2025

If you show up, you could get detained and deported. … If you don’t show up, then you are now in violation of the immigration regulations, and you’re deemed as an absconder.

democracynow.org
Jun 23, 2025

This is horrific, unacceptable violence by ICE—an increasingly rogue agency with zero respect for the law.

commondreams.org
Jun 20, 2025

It scares me that there might be people other than myself and her doctors making decisions about whether she’s able to get the care that she needs

nbcnews.com
Jun 12, 2025

When ICE shows up at domestic violence shelters or arrests survivors seeking help, it only empowers abusers, who too often use immigration status as a threat to keep people in abusive situations.

motherjones.com
Jun 10, 2025

Enough of these mass ICE raids that are sweeping up innocent people.

cbsnews.com
Jun 8, 2025

We must fight back. We reject these attacks on our communities and demand the immediate release of our union brother David Huerta.

cnn.com
Jun 4, 2025

Indiscriminately taking a chainsaw to our government, destroying federal agencies that keep us safe.

commondreams.org
Jun 4, 2025

This ban, expanded from Trump's Muslim ban in his first term, will only further isolate us on the world stage.

commondreams.org
Jun 4, 2025

This discriminatory policy not only flies in the face of what our country is supposed to stand for, it will be harmful to our economy and our communities.

commondreams.org
May 18, 2025

It is shameful that the Trump administration would pull the rug out from so many Venezuelans who came into this country lawfully.

commondreams.org
May 18, 2025

The administration's move to end TPS throws out people who are contributing substantially to our economy.

commondreams.org
May 15, 2025

keep fighting to protect Medicaid and the American people.

commondreams.org
Apr 28, 2025

It is a travesty when 85 million people are uninsured or underinsured and millions more are drowning in medical debt in the richest nation on Earth.

commondreams.org
Apr 9, 2025

The Republican majority leader said: You can be what you want in America. That is what he said, but you can't be what you want in Republicans' America. Factually, the top 1 percent of billionaires and millionaires in America are worth more…

govinfo.gov
Mar 31, 2025

Continuing to provide the Israeli government with offensive weapons, even as they violate both international and U.S. laws, is unacceptable and makes us complicit in this violence and destruction.

truthout.org

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