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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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Feb 10, 2021

Our immigration system generally takes a one-size-fits-all approach to punishment.

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Feb 10, 2021

There's really no other area of U.S. law that just has one consequence, and I think that this is a critically important area for us to focus on to establish scaleable consequences that are fair, encourage compliance, allow for second…

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Feb 10, 2021

Now, I'm incredibly happy to say that just a few weeks ago Many became a U.S. citizen because he received a pardon from Washington State Governor Jay Inslee.

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Feb 10, 2021

I believe strongly that immigrants are a crucial part of our Nation working on the front lines of COVID-19.

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Feb 10, 2021

Deportation is a one-size-fits-all punishment that is unnecessarily cruel and costly both economically and on a human level.

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Feb 8, 2021

That`s totally fair, and you are right on when you said we shouldn`t care whether Republicans are going to vote for this or not, because the vast majority of the American people support this package, Republicans and Democrats.

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Feb 8, 2021

This is a core important issue and structural reform that will also persist past COVID.

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Feb 8, 2021

We`ve got to do what we promised. We`ve got to get these $2,000 checks -- $1,400 in addition to the $600 out to people.

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Feb 8, 2021

the COVID relief bill is among other things the right place and the right time and the right way to push a raise in the minimum wage.

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Jan 29, 2021

This is about the Republican Party. This is about the Republican leadership. And Marjorie Taylor Greene represents what I have come to believe are three fundamental truths about where the Republican Party is today.

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Jan 29, 2021

Two-thirds of Republicans in the House voted to continue to overturn the election in spite of the most violent attack on the United States Capitol since the war of 1812.

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Jan 29, 2021

This is not a party of principles anymore. This is a party of one person.

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Jan 29, 2021

The question is, what are Republicans doing about it? And so far, the answer is pretty darn silent.

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Jan 29, 2021

It is stunning, absolutely stunning that Republicans would seat Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Education Committee given exactly that view of, you know, Jewish funded lasers being the cause of wildfires but equally stunning that this is a…

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Jan 29, 2021

She epitomizes radicalization in clear, broad daylight. That is the conspiracy theories. That is the violent extremist groups that she is associated with.

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Jan 13, 2021

3,200 Americans every day are dying of COVID, just the tragedy across the country. And these Republicans are not showing exactly what we need to do to prevent this spread of this virus.

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Jan 13, 2021

I believe that this was very planned, and everybody knew where they were going, what they were doing.

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Jan 13, 2021

Just over a year ago, I stood on the House floor as we did our jobs and voted to impeach the President of the United States. The facts were clear then: Donald Trump abused the power of the Office of the Presidency to pursue his own…

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Jan 13, 2021

I have to first ask you how you're feeling, because I know that you are recovering from COVID.

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Jan 13, 2021

We are going to find every single person, including members of Congress, who were part of this, and we are going to hold them accountable.

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Jan 12, 2021

Only hours after President Trump incited a deadly assault on our Capitol, our country, and our democracy, many Republicans still refuse to take the bare minimum COVID-19 precaution and simply wear a damn mask in a crowded room during a…

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Jan 12, 2021

refusing to simply wear a damn mask in a crowded room during a pandemic, creating a super spreader event on top of a domestic terrorist attack.

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Jan 8, 2021

this is the man who has access to the nuclear codes. He has full and complete control of all of the intelligence agencies and all the law enforcement.

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Jan 8, 2021

Donald Trump committed sedition. He incited a violent group of domestic terrorists and insurrectionist to go to the Capitol, and this was the worst and most destructive assault on the U.S. capitol since the war of the 1812.

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Jan 8, 2021

This is the man who has access to the nuclear codes. He has full and complete control of all of the intelligence agencies and all the law enforcement.

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