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- https://pressley.house.gov/2019/05/09/rep-pressley-upholds-healthcare-justice-women/... of my amendment to H.R. 986, the Protecting Patients with Pre-existing Conditions Act. Quality, affordable healthcare is a fundamental human right. Period. No one should have to face financial ruin while they’re fighting for their life. When people are using Go...
- Reps. Pressley, Torres, Lawmakers Urge Acting DHS Secretary McAleenan to Immediately Rescind “Safe Thttps://pressley.house.gov/2019/07/31/reps-pressley-torres-lawmakers-urge-acting-dhs-secretary-mcaleenan-immediately/..., such as Guatemala, that is facing elevated levels of public corruption, poverty, and violence. Guatemala is not a safe place for vulnerable asylum seekers to seek refuge. At 26.1 homicides per 100,000, Guatemala remains one of the most violent countries...
- https://pressley.house.gov/2019/10/17/reps-pressley-garc-takano-launch-future-transportation-caucus/... and family time,” said Congresswoman Pressley. “With our current transportation infrastructure entrenched as one of the largest sources of carbon emissions, it is critical that we support multi-modal transportation options like cycling, rapid speed transit...
- https://pressley.house.gov/2019/10/19/announcing-future-transportation-caucus/... infrastructure entrenched as one of the largest sources of carbon emissions , it is critical that we support multi-modal transportation options like cycling, rapid speed transit, and walking. I’m proud to announce that I, in partnership with my colleagues...
- https://pressley.house.gov/2020/01/28/refinery-29-jay-z-yo-gotti-help-inmates-sue-mississippi-prison-inhumane-treatment/... Sue A Mississippi Prison for Inhumane Treatment More than ten people have died in state prison in Mississippi since the beginning of 2020 — most of them in one particular state penitentiary: Parchman. Parchman’s death toll continue to rise...
- MassLive: Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and other progressives propose platform to comhttps://pressley.house.gov/2020/01/29/masslive-massachusetts-congresswoman-ayanna-pressley-and-other-progressives/....” According to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, minimum-wage workers in the Massachusetts 7th must work 84 hours a week to afford “a decent one-bedroom,” Pressley said. Life expectancy in Back Bay is 92, while in Roxbury it’s 62, she said, calling...
- WBUR: Advocates, Attorneys Call For Immediate Release Of Non-Criminal Immigrants In ICE Custody - Ayhttps://pressley.house.gov/2020/03/16/wbur-advocates-attorneys-call-immediate-release-non-criminal-immigrants-ice/... Ayanna Pressley joined advocates and attorneys, saying the pandemic calls for decisive and compassionate action, including a moratorium on deportations. “No one should be deterred from seeking medical care because of the threat of deportation,” Pressley...
- Washington Post: Data on the race of coronavirus victims is inconsistent. Rep. Ayanna Pressley wantshttps://pressley.house.gov/2020/04/02/washington-post-data-race-coronavirus-victims-inconsistent-rep-ayanna-pressley/... half — 46 percent — of African Americans see it as a major threat to their health, as do 39 percent of Latinos. Only about one in five white adults see the coronavirus as a major threat to their health. On a press call Wednesday, Pressley shared...
- Pressley, Warren Ask Independent Watchdog to Investigate Racial Inequity in Pandemic Response - Ayanhttps://pressley.house.gov/2020/12/04/pressley-warren-ask-independent-watchdog-investigate-racial-inequity-pandemic/... health care providers serving communities that are most in need. COVID-19 testing may also be harder to obtain for people of color: one analysis found that testing sites located in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods of major cities face...
- https://pressley.house.gov/2020/12/11/pressley-warren-request-independent-watchdog-agrees-investigate-racial-inequity/... insurance revenue – raising the question of whether funds truly reached health care providers serving communities that are most in need. COVID-19 testing may also be harder to obtain for people of color: one analysis found that testing sites located...