The Committee To Elect Ayanna Pressley
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Pressley, Lombos in Boston Globe Op-Ed: Economic Justice Is Racial Justice
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WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published in the Boston Globe, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Darlene Lombos, executive secretary-treasurer of the Greater Boston Labor Council, reaffirmed that for Black communities to truly achieve racial and economic justice, corporations must go beyond surface-level support that reflects their own interests and invest in Black workers.
Pressley Leads Lawmakers Urging Congress to Support Relief for Those With Long COVID
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 23 of her colleagues urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to help ensure a just and equitable pandemic recovery by including robust, dedicated funding to support people battling Long COVID in a future coronavirus relief package.
Pressley, Lee, Degette, Chu, Colleagues Urge Swift and Science-Based FDA Consideration of Over-The-Counter Birth Control
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), and Judy Chu (D-CA), led more than 50 of their colleagues in sending a letter today to Dr. Robert Califf, the newly confirmed commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, urging the agency to “follow the science” as it considers making birth control pills available to Americans over the counter, without the need for a prescription.
Ayanna Pressley- The GOP blocks bills like the #CROWNAct & #WHPA
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As the GOP blocks bills like the #CROWNAct & #WHPA, we’re reminded that the Work we do now is the history we’ll remember.
Pressley Statement on Supreme Court’s Reinstatement of Death Penalty
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s reinstatement of the death penalty in the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev case.
Pressley, Watson Coleman Statement on Biden Administration Support for Children Who Lost Caregivers to COVID-19
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement regarding the Biden Administration’s decision to include support for bereaved children in its updated National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan:
Pressley Honors Life of Springfield State Rep. Raymond Jordan Jr. On House Floor
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WASHINGTON – In a House floor speech today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) honored the life and legacy of the late Massachusetts State Representative Raymond Jordan Jr (D-Springfield).
Pressley Statement on House Passage of Resolution in Support of the People of Ukraine
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the House’s passage of H.Res 956 a resolution supporting the people of Ukraine.
Pressley Announces Hyde Park Resident as Virtual Guest to State of the Union Address
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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) is uplifting and honoring Christina Morris, a Hyde Park resident, union carpenter, and mother of four, as her virtual guest to President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Pressley Condemns Senate Obstruction of Women’s Health Protection Act
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement condemning the Senate’s obstruction of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), her legislation with Reps.
Pressley Statement on Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on President Biden’s historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.
U.S. Senate to Vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act | Center for Reproductive Rights The federal bill, already passed in the House,
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The Women's Health Protection Act would:
Ayanna Pressley for Congress: We Don’t Organize Just to Win Elections. We Organize to Build Community. We Organize to Build Power.
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We don’t organize just to win elections. We organize to build community. We organize to build power.
Ayanna Pressley wants Biden to do more than name a Black woman to the Supreme Court
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For generations, Black women have been doing the Work of seeking justice & preserving our democracy.
Momentum Grows for Pressley’s Bill to Expand Mental Health Support for Survivors of Natural Disasters, Terrorist Attacks, Other Tragedies
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WASHINGTON – Momentum is growing for the Post Disaster Mental Health Response Act, bicameral legislation introduced by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) to expand mental health supports for survivors of natural disasters and terrorist attacks that do not receive a “Major Disaster” declaration.
Pressley, Bush, Colleagues Call on Biden to Reverse Title 42 Order and Anti-black Immigration Policies
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and 100 House and Senate colleagues in urging President Biden to reverse inhumane immigration policies – such as Title 42, originally introduced under the Trump Administration – that continue to disproportionately harm Black migrants.
Pressley Discusses How Pandemic Mental Health and Trauma Crisis Exacerbate Pushout of Black and Brown Students
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“The unprecedented hurt, harm, trauma and grief that our young people are carrying in their emotional backpacks is undeniable.”
Pressley, Chu, Velázquez, Democrats Demand Answers From CDC on Use of Title 42 Expulsions for Asylum Seekers
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Pressley, Chu, Velázquez, Democrats Demand Answers From CDC on Use of Title 42 Expulsions for Asylum Seekers
Ayanna Pressley for Congress- A Bill to Curb Eviction Threats Facing Tenants
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We must move with urgency to combat the eviction crisis and keep renters safely housed.
Pressley, Mass. Delegation Announce First Round of Federal Transit Funding for Massachusetts and Regional Transit Authorities from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
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Pressley, Mass. Delegation Announce First Round of Federal Transit Funding for Massachusetts and Regional Transit Authorities from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
