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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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Jan 8, 2021

We are the evidence. We were all there. We saw it. There's video of it.

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Jan 8, 2021

the evidence is right there. We are the evidence. We were all there. We saw it. There's video of it.

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Dec 23, 2020

So, again, uncertainty for families, no relief for people, no appropriations, nothing, nothing for the American people. Why? Because Donald Trump is so arrogant and narcissistic that he's got to always turn it back to himself.

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Dec 23, 2020

we are ready to take you up on that offer, which, by the way, was a Democratic offer first and foremost.

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Dec 23, 2020

This is the ultimate of cruelty in my mind is the game playing. We could have had $2,000 checks. Democrats wanted that a long time ago. The president has not been anywhere in this discussion. This is what he does. He creates chaos. He is…

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Dec 23, 2020

the country will once again be clear about how it is Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy and Republicans that are continuing to play games with people's futures.

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Dec 23, 2020

the president is being disingenuous at best, cruel at worst.

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Dec 23, 2020

I have no idea why it's a non-starter for the GOP. It makes no sense when their constituents are struggling, just as much as mine.

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Dec 17, 2020

the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which is led by Representative Pramila Jayapal, it is a newly empowered Congress.

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Dec 16, 2020

Mass unemployment is a policy choice. Other countries around the world put money directly from the government to individuals and businesses to keep those people in their jobs, to keep businesses open.

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Dec 16, 2020

We are really thrilled that 48 hours ago there was nothing in the package and then the offer was, well, we'll put some relief checks in but we're going to strip it from unemployment. We said no way.

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Dec 16, 2020

It infuriates me. And I, you know, I have no regard for people who talk about wanting to protect life and then allow 300,000 people to die of a virus that could have been preventable.

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Nov 23, 2020

It's a very strong, smart choice. Mayorkas knows personally what it is to be an immigrant like me and tens of millions across our country. He led the effort to make DACA real. He will help us pass humane immigration reform, restore…

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Oct 2, 2020

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I will close as I began. Extremist groups on the right and the left that advocate violence as a method of…

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Oct 2, 2020

May I inquire how much time remains. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Washington has 1 minute remaining.

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Oct 2, 2020

This is about full or partial sterilization and a total lack of consent from the patient. And let's be very clear: Even if a procedure or test is medically necessary, a doctor must have informed consent from their patient. This is the most…

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Oct 2, 2020

I am prepared to close. Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, John Adams' famous observation bears repeating here today. He said: ``Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our…

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Sep 30, 2020

No one likes to feel trapped, but right now I think many people do, and our democracy is trapped, too.

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Sep 30, 2020

the kind of toxic spread of white nationalism or extremism online and information platforms on Facebook is fundamentally tied to the ad-based business model that Facebook has.

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Sep 30, 2020

I think technology offers us the promise of freedom, and yet over and over again in these hearings, we have heard about people and businesses that are trapped.

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Sep 29, 2020

I thank the chairman for his leadership and the ranking member for his excellent comments. I understand the concerns, and I would just say that, as the first South Asian-American woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, I…

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Sep 23, 2020

I don't understand how a conversation about diversity and appropriate representation in the media has turned into a conversation about the cancel culture.

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Sep 16, 2020

We intend to make sure that we get to hear from Pauline as part of our investigation, and we're also calling on ICE immediately to stop deporting any other women that might be a part of this investigation that we need to talk to.

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Sep 16, 2020

It appears that it may be at minimum 17 to 18 women who were subjected to unnecessary medical gynecological procedures from just this one doctor often without appropriate consent or knowledge and with the clear intent of sterilization.

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Sep 16, 2020

I immediately worked with Chairman Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, Judy Chu. We got 173 members on a letter calling for an investigation by the Office of the Inspector General at DHS.

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