The Committee To Elect Ayanna Pressley
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Pressley, McGovern, Colleagues Honor Alopecia Areata Awareness Month, Unveil Bill to Support Individuals Experiencing Hair Loss
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WASHINGTON – Today, as Alopecia Awareness Month comes to a close, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and House Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02) led their colleagues in re-introducing the Wigs as Durable Medical Equipment Act, legislation to help individuals affected by Alopecia Areata and patients with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy.
Rep. Pressley Remarks at Oversight Committee Hearing on Abortion Rights and Access
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“Like the roots of the anti-abortion movement, these bans are rooted in patriarchy and white supremacy."
Pressley and Markey Applaud MassDOT Design Decision on Allston Multimodal Project
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) released the following statement after the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that it will advance the “Modified At-Grade Option” for the Allston I-90 Multimodal Project in Boston.
Pressley Statement on Sheriff Tompkins’s Mass and Cass Proposal
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on reports of a proposal by Suffolk County Sheriff Tompkins to involuntarily commit people living at “Mass. and Cass” to a repurposed detention center.
Rep. Pressley Applauds House Passage of Women’s Health Protection Act
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statement applauding the House passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), her legislation with Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) to establish a federally protected right to abortion access.
VIDEO: Pressley Remarks on Women’s Health Protection Act
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) spoke at a press conference and delivered remarks on the House floor in which she urged her colleagues to support the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), her legislation with Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) to establish a federally protected right to abortion access.
Pressley Statement on Iron Dome Funding
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the House vote on stand-alone funding for Israel’s Iron Dome:
Pressley, Oversight Committee Demand Answers on Border Patrol Agents’ Abusive Conduct Toward Migrants and Deportations to Haiti
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Lawmakers Seek Urgent Briefing From CBP by Friday
Unprecedented Momentum Grows for Bill Honoring Boston Bruins Legend Willie O’Ree with Congressional Gold Medal
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Bill Passed Senate This Summer, Has Record Level of Support in House
Pressley, Velázquez, Colleagues Urge DHS to Halt Deportations to Haiti, Support Diaspora Following Earthquake
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Lawmakers Call for Swift Action Amidst Political, Public Health & Economic Crises on the Island
Pressley Applauds Boston City Council Ordinance Guaranteeing 12 Weeks of Paid Family Leave and Supporting City Employees Experiencing Pregnancy Loss
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Pressley Has Led Fight in Congress for Universal Paid Leave & Pregnancy Loss Bill to Increase Access to Care, Research, Workforce Supports
Pressley Joins Ocasio-Cortez on Bill to Extend Pandemic Unemployment Insurance
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) in announcing a bill to extend all federal pandemic unemployment insurance through February 1, 2022.
Pressley, Jones, Tlaib Unveil Bill to Require Federal Reserve to Mandate Big Banks Fully Divest From Fossil Fuels
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Fossil Free Finance Act would require big banks to align emissions financing with U.S obligations under the Paris Climate Agreement, prohibit bank financing of all fossil fuel projects after 2030
Pressley Advances Critical Housing Priorities in Reconciliation Markup
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, applauded the committee’s passage of its portion of the Build Back Better Act, which makes a historic investment of over $300 billion in the nation’s housing stock and includes several key priorities championed by Rep. Pressley to combat our nation’s housing crisis and put us on a path to ending homelessness and housing poverty.
Pressley, Speier, Kuster, Moore Lead 55 Lawmakers Urging Dept. of Education to Issue Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title IX in October
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Jackie Speier (CA-14), Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Gwen Moore (WI-04), along with 55 of their colleagues, sent a letter today to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Acting Assistant Secretary Suzanne Goldberg urging the Department of Education to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title IX in October.
Pressley, Watson Coleman, Colleagues Seek Critical Funding for Violence Prevention & Trauma Recovery in Reconciliation Bill
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), along with Reps. Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Barbara Lee (CA-13), Gwen Moore (WI-04), Karen Bass (CA-37), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Bennie Thompson (MS-02), and Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), wrote to Speaker Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone (NJ-06) requesting robust investments for community violence intervention programs and trauma recovery centers in the Build Back Better Act.
Pressley Blasts Corporate Money Preventing Life-Saving Extension of Eviction Moratorium
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“Renters may not have a multi-million-dollar PAC behind them, but they have a growing number of Members of Congress in their corner.”
Pressley, García, Johnson Call for Additional Investments in Public Transit in Reconciliation Bill
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The Senate Infrastructure Bill Fails to Adequately Address Climate Change
Rep. Pressley and David Stein in The Nation Op-Ed: A Federal Job Guarantee: The Unfinished Business of the Civil Rights Movement
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“A federal job guarantee is about the promise of the civil rights movement, and the leaders—the Black women—who fought for it.. We owe it to our ancestors, our neighbors, and generations to come to make this critical investment in the American people.”
Pressley Statement on Supreme Court Inaction on Texas Abortion Law
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s inaction on Texas’ restrictive abortion law.
