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• Three Illinois Congressmen Introduce Legislation To Raise Police Salaries, Hire More Officers | In T
  https://bost.house.gov/2021/5/three-illinois-congressmen-introduce-legislation-to-raise-police-salaries-hire-more-officers
  ..., 2020, while protecting a friend’s store during a violent night of rioting in St. Louis. He served for 38 years with the St. Louis Police Department. “Defunding the police will not make our communities safer – in fact, the statistics prove the opposite...
• AMODEI REACTS TO DISASTROUS INFLATION NUMBERS | Congressman Mark Amodei
  https://amodei.house.gov/news-releases/amodei-reacts-disastrous-inflation-numbers
  ... in modern times. Inflation, up 7.9%, is at a 40 year high. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the price of gas has increased by 38%, the price of steak has increased by 17%, and the cost of staying in a hotel has increased by 29%. And yet...
• VIDEO: Pressley Observes Anniversary of October 7th Attack with Impacted Families, Faith Leaders, Ad
  https://pressley.house.gov/2024/10/08/video-pressley-observes-anniversary-of-october-7th-attack-with-impacted-families-faith-leaders-advocates/
  ... here. Transcript: Pressley’s Remarks at October 7 th Memorial Service for Israeli, Palestinian, and Lebanese Lives October 7, 2024 Boston Public Garden Good evening, movement family. And I mean it when I say family. We’re all here because we recognize, as one human...
• Rep. Pressley Demands Answers from Mnuchin on Currency Redesign - Ayanna Pressley
  https://pressley.house.gov/2019/06/06/rep-pressley-demands-answers-mnuchin-currency-redesign/
  ... of featuring Harriet Tubman – an American icon, hero and patriot – on one of the most commonly circulated bank notes in our economy – the American $20 bill. In his open letter, Secretary Lew stated: “After more than 100 years, we cannot delay, so the next bill...
• Pressley, Waters, Tlaib Blast HUD for Ignoring Low-Income Tenants Seeking to Save Their Homes - Ayan
  https://pressley.house.gov/2019/11/18/pressley-waters-tlaib-blast-hud-ignoring-low-income-tenants-seeking-save-their/
  ... the demonstration. The HUD notice is also disconcertingly silent on the issue of resident engagement. [2] Residents are one of the most important stakeholders, who can offer critical insight on how the NSPIRE demonstration can better ensure accuracy...
• The Boston Globe: Op-Ed: The coronavirus puts child care sector in need of a bailout - Ayanna Pressl
  https://pressley.house.gov/2020/03/24/boston-globe-op-ed-coronavirus-puts-child-care-sector-need-bailout/
  ... fights to balance their family’s physical and economic livelihoods. One thing is clear: We can no longer afford to approach child care as an economic accessory. We must approach it as the oxygen on which every facet of our recovery will depend. Well...
• Rep. Pressley & Rep. DeLauro Introduce Bicameral Emergency Paid Leave Legislation In Response to Wor
  https://pressley.house.gov/2020/04/03/rep-pressley-rep-delauro-introduce-bicameral-emergency-paid-leave-legislation/
  ... sick days or longer term paid leave, including our frontline health care workers and first responders. Through this new legislation, we can provide immediate economic security so no one falls through the cracks.” “I’m hearing from workers who urgently...
• Pressley Grills Powell on Need for Federal Job Guarantee to Achieve Full Employment - Ayanna Pressle
  https://pressley.house.gov/2021/02/24/pressley-grills-powell-need-federal-job-guarantee-achieve-full-employment/
  ... Chairwoman and thank you, Chairman Powell. When we last spoke in front of this committee one year ago, you thanked me for sharing the history of these Humphrey Hawkins hearings and the legacy of Coretta Scott King, and her advocacy for a federal jobs...
• Reps. Pressley, Watson Coleman, Omar Re-Introduce Bold Legislation to End School Pushout of Girls of
  https://pressley.house.gov/2021/03/26/reps-pressley-watson-coleman-omar-re-introduce-bold-legislation-end-school/
  .... In my hometown of Minneapolis, black students are 41% of the student population, but make up three quarters of all suspensions. At one middle school in my district, African American students are 338% more likely to be suspended than their white peers, according...
• Pressley Calls on Biden-Harris Administration to Address Nation’s Trauma Crisis - Ayanna Pressley
  https://pressley.house.gov/2021/04/07/pressley-calls-biden-harris-administration-address-nation-s-trauma-crisis/
  ... Biden can be viewed here . The full text of the op-ed is below and can be viewed online here . GBH Op-Ed: From This Year Of Hurt And Beyond, There Is Hope By Rep. Ayanna Pressley April 6, 2021 As we mark one year since the COVID-19 crisis began, a year...