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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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May 28, 2024

Reaction tonight from Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, who wants him to do just that ahead on 360.

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May 22, 2024

Free speech and the right to protest are foundational to our democracy, and upholding these rights without allowing them to be twisted into weapons of hate is no easy task.

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May 22, 2024

Instead of using these hearings for political bullying purposes, which is what the majority seems to do.

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May 16, 2024

This amendment furthers the major drafting problems in this legislation by asking the Attorney General to report on how the so-called Biden border crisis impacted law enforcement recruiting. As I said earlier, there is no definition for…

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May 16, 2024

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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May 16, 2024

This amendment requires the Attorney General to report on how local officers and resources have been reallocated to combat fentanyl trafficked through the border. I do not oppose the amendment because the amendment itself, like the…

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May 16, 2024

Here I was coming to the floor thinking that I could support an amendment that made sense to me about fighting the scourge of fentanyl, and I do support the amendment because I think data will be good for us. I just would say to my friend…

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May 16, 2024

May I ask how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Washington has 15 minutes remaining.

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May 16, 2024

The Nunn amendment requires the Attorney General to report on how much each State spent on investigating fentanyl trafficked through the border. I do not oppose this amendment because it does not repeat the same misleading talking points…

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May 16, 2024

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, while you may not know it from some of the language that is being used today, we are debating a poorly written ``reporting bill'' that will do nothing. This…

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May 15, 2024

This amendment requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study and report to Congress on the number of undocumented immigrants detained for committing an assault against a law enforcement officer over the past 5 years. It…

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May 15, 2024

This amendment would expand the scope of this already bad bill to include campus police and school resource officers under the term ``law enforcement officers.'' Unfortunately, this amendment makes a bad bill even worse while highlighting…

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May 15, 2024

None of us are condoning violence on campuses. All I said is that the vast majority of protesters on campuses have been peaceful. What happens when one person does something and the entire group is arrested is relevant for this amendment…

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May 15, 2024

This amendment requires that the Department of Homeland Security provide an annual report to the Judiciary Committee of the House and the Senate containing the number of immigrants the Department detained as a result of this bill in that…

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May 15, 2024

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it. The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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May 15, 2024

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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May 15, 2024

I am not opposed to the amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. LaLota). The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. There being no…

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May 15, 2024

This legislation has absolutely nothing to do with the border. It doesn't do anything to secure our border. It doesn't do anything to fix the broken immigration system. I don't oppose this amendment because I actually think it is going to…

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May 15, 2024

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Moylan). The gentlewoman from Washington is recognized for 5 minutes.

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Apr 19, 2024

When asylum seekers wait 8 years to get their cases heard, then, yes, people turn to unscrupulous actors, including cartels, who promise them get in by going to the border. The only people talking about the open border and encouraging…

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Apr 17, 2024

I am proud to cosponsor this important bipartisan bill that protects Americans' constitutional privacy rights in this digital age by closing loopholes so that the government cannot purchase Americans' private data from data brokers without…

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Apr 12, 2024

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Turner The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

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Apr 12, 2024

We have a critical opportunity today to stand up for the civil liberties that are enshrined in our Constitution while also safeguarding our national security. Every single day, the FBI conducts an average of 500 warrantless searches of…

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Apr 12, 2024

Here is a quote from Travis LeBlanc, a Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board member: Although section 702 is touted as a foreign intelligence tool, it is apparent that a key feature is domestic intelligence and criminal law…

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Apr 9, 2024

Congress needs to examine the barriers that prevent eligible families from receiving student aid.

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