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• VIDEO: Rep. Pressley Speaks on Alopecia Areata Awareness Month and House Passage of CROWN Act - Ayan
  https://pressley.house.gov/2020/09/22/video-rep-pressley-speaks-alopecia-areata-awareness-month-and-house-passage/
  ... with Alopecia Universalis, one of three forms of alopecia.  I am still coming to terms with my new alopecia reality, and the impact of my traumatic hair loss. Every day, thanks to the support of my family, my staff, and the broader alopecia community and others...
• Pressley and Maloney to Introduce Bold Legislation to Address Growing Childhood Trauma Crisis - Ayan
  https://pressley.house.gov/2020/10/08/pressley-and-maloney-introduce-bold-legislation-address-growing-childhood/
  ... Legislation to Address Growing Childhood Trauma Crisis STRONG Support for Children Act: Bill Text | One-Pager | Section-by-Section Children’s Protection Act: Bill Text |  One-Pager | Section-by-Section WASHINGTON  – Today, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07...
• Bay State Banner: Pressley secures federal funding - Ayanna Pressley
  https://pressley.house.gov/2021/06/23/bay-state-banner-pressley-secures-federal-funding/
  ... request is approved. The $300,000 will be used to hire new job navigators and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers. “Most of our members are English level one and two,” said Dinanyili Paulino, chief operating officer of La Colaborativa. “We started...
• Pressley, Hatch in Grio Op-Ed: For Black Women, Student Debt Cancellation Is Core To An Equitable An
  https://pressley.house.gov/2022/03/17/pressley-hatch-grio-op-ed-black-women-student-debt-cancellation-core-equitable/
  ... that it would  boost gross domestic product (GDP) ,  create jobs and increase consumer spending , help folks purchase a home or start a small business and help close the racial wealth gap.  The student debt crisis is one that  uniquely affects Black women...
• Pressley Leads Mass. Lawmakers in Call for Action Amid Monkeypox Outbreak - Ayanna Pressley
  https://pressley.house.gov/2022/07/25/1408/
  ... Massachusetts has one of the nation’s highest counts of confirmed cases “It is critical that HHS rapidly increases vaccine distribution, ensures equitable access, and engages state and local leaders in a comprehensive public health education campaign.” Text...
• Pressley, Booker Re-Introduce Bicameral “Baby Bonds” Legislation to Tackle Wealth Inequality - Ayann
  https://pressley.house.gov/2023/02/15/pressley-booker-re-introduce-bicameral-baby-bonds-legislation-to-tackle-wealth-inequality/
  ... of precise and intentional policy violence, so we must be as intentional and as precise about advancing policies that address it head on,” said Representative Pressley . “Baby Bonds are one of the most effective tools we have for closing the racial wealth gap...
• Pressley, Raskin, Lead 60 Lawmakers in Urging State Dept. to Affirm U.S. Opposition to Forced Displa
  https://pressley.house.gov/2024/01/19/pressley-raskin-lead-60-lawmakers-in-urging-state-dept-to-affirm-u-s-opposition-to-forced-displacement-of-palestinians-from-gaza/
  ...), Betty McCollum (MN-4) and 20 of their colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden, asking him to support a bilateral ceasefire in Gaza to protect the one million children living there. Rep. Pressley joined her colleagues in  announcing a resolution...
• Pressley, Jayapal, Carson, Raskin, Colleagues Call for Full UNRWA Funding - Ayanna Pressley
  https://pressley.house.gov/2024/02/28/pressley-jayapal-carson-raskin-colleagues-call-for-full-unrwa-funding/
  ... of Massachusetts constituents Wafaa and Abood Okal and their one-year-old Yousef from Gaza. Rep. Pressley and Rep. Jamie Raskin led  a group of 60 House lawmakers in urging the State Department to affirm the United States’ strong opposition to the forced...
• WATCH: Pressley Urges De-Escalation in Middle East, Renews Call for Ceasefire in Gaza - Ayanna Press
  https://pressley.house.gov/2024/04/17/watch-pressley-urges-de-escalation-in-middle-east-renews-call-for-ceasefire-in-gaza/
  ... for heeding her calls on October 12, 2023 and continues to  press for the urgent evacuation  of Americans in Gaza. Rep. Pressley issued a  statement  following the safe evacuation of Massachusetts constituents Wafaa and Abood Okal and their one-year-old Yousef...
• VIDEO: In Chelsea, Pressley, Patients, Providers Celebrate $1.1 Million Secured for Immigrant Mental
  https://pressley.house.gov/2024/06/18/video-in-chelsea-pressley-patients-providers-celebrate-1-1-million-secured-for-immigrant-mental-health/
  .... Pressley visited Dorchester to celebrate $250,000 in new Community Project Funding she  secured for Big Sister Association of Greater Boston ’s one-to-one mentoring and enrichment programs for girls. In February 2023, Rep. Pressley  visited the African...