Feb 4, 2020
Congress has at least a coequal--is at least a coequal branch of Government, and we do have accountability and oversight.
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 27, 2020
We should expect more, that we should demand more, and that we must address the maternal mortality crisis in this country.
Jan 27, 2020
I think we are, you know, the richest country in the history of the world and we spend by far the greatest amount of money on health care, and yet we have such abysmal health outcomes.
Jan 27, 2020
I have been pushing for a universal health care system because I believe it is not out of reach.
Dec 17, 2019
A report that was released yesterday by The Century Foundation calls my Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, which is cosponsored by many on this subcommittee, a model of innovation for other sectors as policymakers consider what laws are…
Dec 10, 2019
This was personal. It was all for President Trump's personal, political gain.
Dec 10, 2019
He cannot use our money, the powers of the office that we entrusted to him, we, the people, not for us, but for himself.
Dec 10, 2019
We are talking about the highest constitutional crimes: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Dec 10, 2019
My Republican colleagues have been putting forward a lot of excuses today, and so I want to go through the ones that we have heard the most.
Dec 10, 2019
Will any one of my colleagues on the other side say that it is an abuse of power to condition aid, to condition aid, on official acts?
Dec 10, 2019
You cannot argue things both ways. You cannot say that the President was so concerned about Ukraine that he released aid, which is true.
Dec 10, 2019
Is it ever okay for a President to condition official action on personal gain?
Dec 10, 2019
Is any one of my colleagues willing to say that it is ever okay for a President of the United States of America to invite foreign interference in our elections?
Dec 10, 2019
America is a bold vision rooted in a fragile idea of a democracy in which power is derived not from the bloodlines of monarchs but from the votes of people.
Dec 10, 2019
When I was just 16 years old, I came to this country by myself. My parents made the ultimate sacrifice of placing an ocean between them and their beloved child because they believed that America was worth it.
Dec 9, 2019
Our bill, H.R. 1384, is a 125-plus-page bill, a comprehensive plan to lay out exactly how we get there.
Dec 9, 2019
First, any plan that proposes to fix our healthcare crisis has to cover everyone.
Dec 9, 2019
Because profit-making motives are baked into our system and our healthcare system incentivizes putting profits over patients.
Dec 9, 2019
What does that astronomical spending get us? The highest maternal and child mortality rates among our peer countries and the lowest life expectancy.
Dec 9, 2019
This is now the fourth historic hearing we have had on Medicare for All in the House of Representatives, and that would not be possible without an enormous movement for Medicare for All.
Dec 9, 2019
We need to ensure that we don't stop with the Affordable Care Act and that we get to the place where we have universal care for all people in our country.
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