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• Rep. Pressley Testifies Before Oversight Committee on Her Trip to El Paso Detention Facilities - Aya
  https://pressley.house.gov/2019/07/12/rep-pressley-testifies-oversight-committee-her-trip-el-paso-detention/
  ... before them have done. They begged us for forgiveness Mr. Chair. What will we say to this generation of children and parents we imprisoned for seeking safety? We should be the ones begging for forgiveness. All they want is one more chance to make...
• Boston.com: Ayanna Pressley’s family was ‘harassed’ by debt collectors. Her newest bill aims to reig
  https://pressley.house.gov/2019/10/11/bostoncom-ayanna-pressley-s-family-was-harassed-debt-collectors-her-newest-bill/
  ...’ tactics. According to the report, the Trump administration had announced just one case enforcing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the law protecting consumers from abusive debt collection practices, and awarded no monetary relief in the case. Under...
• Bay State Banner: Pressley holds town hall in Randolph - Ayanna Pressley
  https://pressley.house.gov/2019/10/16/bay-state-banner-pressley-holds-town-hall-randolph/
  ... percent of Boston, parts of Cambridge, Somerville, Everett, Chelsea, Milton and all of Randolph. The district includes 53 percent people of color and a population that is 40 percent foreign-born. Pressley’s freshman cohort is the most diverse and one...
• Rep. Pressley Demands Answers on the Trump Administration’s Decision to End Medical Deferred Action
  https://pressley.house.gov/2019/10/30/rep-pressley-demands-answers-trump-administration-s-decision-end-medical/
  ... the decision to end consideration of deferred action at USCIS.    I can only assume it is because no one wants to put their name on such a disastrous, cruel and un-American policy. And the government officials who made that decision ought to be held to account...
• Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker, Colleagues Unveil CROWN Act to Ban Hair Discrimination - Ayanna Press
  https://pressley.house.gov/2019/12/05/rep-pressley-senator-booker-colleagues-unveil-crown-act-ban-hair-discrimination/
  ... have had to endure for far too long. No one should be harassed, punished, or fired for the beautiful hairstyles that are true to themselves and their cultural heritage.” “For far too long, Black Americans have faced senseless forms of discrimination merely because...
• Pressley Joins Speier, Colleagues on Congressional Delegation to Investigate 30 Servicemembers’ Deat
  https://pressley.house.gov/2020/09/22/pressley-joins-speier-colleagues-congressional-delegation-investigate-30/
  ... safety and welfare is at risk,” Rep. Crow said. “Protecting our nation’s finest is one of our most solemn responsibilities. In our system, it’s the United States Congress that decides what type of military our nation will have. That’s...
• Pressley, Bush Lead Colleagues in Calling on President Biden to Commute All Federal Death Row Senten
  https://pressley.house.gov/2021/01/22/pressley-bush-lead-colleagues-calling-president-biden-commute-all-federal-death/
  ..., you can ensure that there would be no one left on death row to kill. Given the historic nature of your administration, this would be an unprecedented – but necessary – action to reverse systemic injustices and restore America’s moral standing.” The letter...
• Pressley, Watson Coleman Lead Letter to President Biden and Secretary Becerra to Highlight Needs of
  https://pressley.house.gov/2021/12/20/pressley-watson-coleman-lead-letter-president-biden-and-secretary-becerra/
  ... in part:   “As Members of Congress, we are concerned that these bereaved children are not receiving support, both specialized mental health counseling as well as financial assistance, in order to recover from the trauma of losing a loved one.”    According...
• At Hearing, Pressley Calls for Protections for Those Facing Eviction, Legal Aid, Banning Eviction Da
  https://pressley.house.gov/2022/02/03/hearing-pressley-calls-protections-those-facing-eviction-legal-aid-banning/
  ... to be evicted than their male counterparts, as well as the file for eviction. It really does have a huge impact to people not being able to exit homelessness. REP. PRESSLEY: I mean, it’s clear that the U.S. credit system is one that perpetuates racism...
• Pressley, Lombos in Boston Globe Op-Ed: Economic Justice is Racial Justice - Ayanna Pressley
  https://pressley.house.gov/2022/03/09/pressley-lombos-boston-globe-op-ed-economic-justice-racial-justice/
  ... are having a strong, positive impact on the industry, which is now more diverse than it has ever been. Dorchester-based IBEW Local 103 is just one powerful example, which in the last year had a retiring class of 95 percent white male electricians compared...