The Committee To Elect Ayanna Pressley
Recent News About The Committee To Elect Ayanna Pressley
Pressley Announces Nearly $210 Million for Colleges, Universities and Students in Massachusetts 7th
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At Least Half of Funding Awarded Under American Rescue Plan Will Be Distributed to Students as Emergency Financial Aid
Amid Police Reform Negotiations, Pressley, Bush Lead Progressives in Call to End Qualified Immunity
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“As negotiations continue, know this: there can be no true justice in America if we cannot save lives, just like there can be no true accountability in America if we do not eliminate qualified immunity.”
Statement from Rep. Pressley, Mass. Lawmakers on Biden Administration Decision to Terminate Immigration-Detention Agreements with Bristol County Sheriff's Office
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"This is a just and humane step... the BCSO should not be engaged in immigrant detention."WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J.
Statement from Reps. Pressley, Bush and Omar on Emergency Security Supplemental Vote
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Cori Bush (MO-01) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05) issued the following statement after voting no on H.R. 3237 – the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act of 2021:
Pressley Named Vice Chair of House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions
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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, will serve as Vice Chair for the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions for the 117th Congress. Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chairwoman of the full committee, made the announcement yesterday.
On Haitian Flag Day, Reps. Pressley, Levin, Clarke and Demings Announce Formation of House Haiti Caucus
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WASHINGTON – Today, on Haitian Flag Day, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Congresswoman Val Demings (FL-10) released the following statement announcing the formation of the House Haiti Caucus.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley Delivers Commencement Address at Boston University
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“You need not take the world as it is, as you inherited it. In fact, you cannot. We need each and every one of you to meet this moment, to imagine a better world, and then to work for it.”
Pressley, Warren, Mass. Lawmakers Renew Calls for Baker to Provide Relief Funds to Disproportionately Impacted Communities
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Bill Keating (MA-09), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) in sending a letter to Governor Charlie Baker reiterating their request for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide relief funds to disproportionately impacted communities that are in desperate need of relief to help them recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recession.
Rep. Pressley Delivers Floor Speech on Israeli State Violence and Human Rights Abuses in Palestine
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) delivered remarks on the House floor during a special order hour on the Israeli state violence and human rights abuses in Palestine.
Pressley, Porter, Beyer Introduce Bill to Strike Single Parent Penalty from Tax Code
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45) and Congressman Don Beyer (VA-08) introduced legislation to make it easier for families headed by single parents to get help from the expanded child tax credit.
Pressley Announces House Passage of Her Bill to Protect Consumers from Abusive Debt Collection
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced the House passage of her Ending Debt Collection Harassment Act, legislation that requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to further regulate the debt collection industry to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive or abusive acts by debt collectors.
Momentum Grows for Pressley Legislation to End Federal Death Penalty
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced that H.R. 262, the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2021, her bipartisan and bicameral legislation to prohibit the use of the death penalty at the federal level and require re-sentencing of those currently on death row, now has the support of over 90 Members of Congress and 265 national and grassroots organizations across the country.
Pressley, Warren, Espaillat, Ocasio-Cortez, Colleagues Reintroduce the Andrew Kearse Act
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WASHINGTON – Today, on the 4th anniversary of Andrew Kearse’s death, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), led their colleagues in reintroducing the Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act to hold law enforcement officers criminally liable for failing to obtain medical assistance to people in custody experiencing medical distress.
Pressley, McGovern Reintroduce Bill to Provide Critical Support for Grandparent-Led Households
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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) reintroduced the Grandfamily Housing Act, a bill to create a new, nationwide pilot program to provide funding to help grandparents raising their grandchildren access safe, affordable and appropriate housing.
Pressley, Maloney Applaud FDA’s Review of Restrictions Preventing Access to Mifepristone
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus’s Abortion Rights and Access Task Force, and House Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, issued the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing an evidence-based review of the in-person dispensing requirement for the medication abortion drug mifepristone:
Pressley, Booker, Colleagues Reintroduce MOMMIES Act to Promote Community-Based, Holistic Maternal Health Care
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WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced the MOMMIES (Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Medicaid Improvement and Enhancement of Service) Act to expand coverage for pregnant people through Medicaid, which covers nearly half of all births in the United States.
Rep. Pressley: American Rescue Plan Relief for Restaurants Available Today
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BOSTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced that restaurants in Massachusetts will be able to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund beginning today, Monday, May 3, at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Rep. Pressley in USA Today: A Guilty Verdict Is Not Justice. This Moment Demands Meaningful Policy To End State-Sanctioned Violence.
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“What I want my colleagues in Congress and at every level of government to understand is that the only thing that matters in this moment is meaningful policy change and budget change—period.”
Statement from Rep. Pressley on Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.
Rep. Pressley and Dr. Minter-Jordan in The Root: Our Black Maternal Health Crisis Is a Racial Justice Issue That Demands Bold Solutions
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“Black Mamas Matter… And in a political moment where many are giving Black women flowers for their social and political contributions, it’s long past time to speak plainly about the threats we face.”
