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- https://guest.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/guest.house.gov/files/Member%20Certification%20Letter%20-%20MSU%20Bulldog%20Way.pdf
- https://kaptur.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/kaptur.house.gov/files/Civilian%20Climate%20Corps%20Congressional%20Letter%20-%20Kaptur.pdf...Recent polling shows that 77% of likely voters support the concept of a Civilian Climate Corps, including 65% of Republicans and 87% of Democrats.3 From rural communities to urban centers, the Civilian Climate Corps will provide new career opportunities across the country. Additionally, the projects completed by the Corps will improve and support the local economies of the communities they are located in. ● The Civilian Climate Corps will invest in natural climate solutions, including conserving public lands and waters, investing in coastal restoration, expanding regenerative agriculture, and increasing natural carbon sequestration. ...
- https://roy.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/roy.house.gov/files/Answer%20COVID%20FOIAs%20Now%20Act%20-%20Text.pdf...G:\M\17\ROYTX\ROYTX_127.XML g:\V\E\121321\E121321.035.xml (826391|14) 3 information that is exempt from disclosure under 1 section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. 2 (b) LIST OF PENDING REQUESTS....
- https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/Post%20Disaster%20Mental%20Health%20Response%20Act%20One-Pager.pdf...This legislation is responsive to data on the devastating long-term impact of tragedies, including: • Following the Boston marathon bombing, which received an Emergency Declaration in 2013, 38 percent of Boston-area military veterans diagnosed with PTSD were emotionally distressed, experiencing flashbacks2 and 11 percent of marathon-attending children exhibited PTSD symptoms3 • Experiencing a natural disaster by age 5 is associated with a 16 percent increase in a mental health or substance use disorder by adulthood4 • A large-scale study of earthquake survivors found that 24 percent had PTSD5 • Emergency Medical Response workers are 1.39 times more likely to die by suicide6 and 10-20% of firefighters who have responded to major wildfires experience PTSD. Endorsements: National Association of Counties, American Psychological Association, National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors 1 OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declaration Summaries – v2. ...
- https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/Project%20Access%20Financial%20Disclosure%20FY22%20CPF%20Pressley.pdfApril 28, 2021 The Honorable Rosa DeLauro Chairwoman Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Kay Granger Ranking Member Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chair DeLauro and Ranking ......
- https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/09.17.20%20Pressley-Clark%20Baker%20School%20Discipline%20Letter.pdf...Please provide a list of actions your administration has taken to reduce these disparities and 5, Kay Lazar, Boston Globe, Black Malden Charter Students Punished for Braided Hair Extensions, (May, 2017) https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/05/11/black-students-malden-school-who-wear-braids-face-punishment- parents-say/stWDlBSCJhw1zocUWR1QMP/story.html 6 National Black Women’s Justice Institute, “End School Pushout for Black Girls and Other Girls of Color,” (Sept. 2019) https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/0c71ee_7d6b6469aa144b0397a4d7cd5d0f8051.pdf 7 Mackenzie Chakara, Center for American Progress, “From Preschool to Prison: The Criminalization of Black Girls” (December, 2017) https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2017/12/08/443972/preschool-prison- criminalization-black-girls/ 8 National Women’s Law Center, “…And They Cared, How to Create Better, Safer Learning Environments for Girls of Color,” (August, 2020) https://edtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/And-they-cared_How-to-create-better- safer-learning-environments-for-girls-of-color_Aug-2020.pdf https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/05/11/black-students-malden-school-who-wear-braids-face-punishment-parents-say/stWDlBSCJhw1zocUWR1QMP/story.html https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/05/11/black-students-malden-school-who-wear-braids-face-punishment-parents-say/stWDlBSCJhw1zocUWR1QMP/story.html https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/0c71ee_7d6b6469aa144b0397a4d7cd5d0f8051.pdf https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2017/12/08/443972/preschool-prison-criminalization-black-girls/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2017/12/08/443972/preschool-prison-criminalization-black-girls/ https://edtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/And-they-cared_How-to-create-better-safer-learning-environments-for-girls-of-color_Aug-2020.pdf https://edtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/And-they-cared_How-to-create-better-safer-learning-environments-for-girls-of-color_Aug-2020.pdf 3 repair the trauma already inflicted on students of color—particularly Black girls—who have disproportionately borne the brunt of these discriminatory school discipline practices. 3. ...
- https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/09.17.20%20Pressley-Clark%20DeVos%20School%20Discipline%20Letter.pdf...Studies have previously shown that across the nation, Black girls are nearly 7 times more likely to be suspended and 4 times more likely to be arrested at school than white female students.2 In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Black girls are 4 times more likely to face suspensions, expulsions, referrals to law enforcement, and school-based arrests than their white counterparts for the same minor infractions.3 This dangerous cycle begins as early as preschool where Black girls make up only 20% of all students, but more than half of their school population’s suspensions.4 These punitive policies have profound consequences on young girls of color and push them into juvenile and adult justice systems, also known as the “school-to- prison pipeline.” 1 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, “Appleseed Network: Protecting Girls of Color From The School-To-Prison Pipeline” (September, 2020) http://www.appleseednetwork.org/uploads/1/2/4/6/124678621/appleseed_network_- _protecting_girls_of_color_2020.pdf 2 National Black Women’s Justice Institute, “End School Pushout for Black Girls and Other Girls of Color,” (September, 2019) https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/0c71ee_7d6b6469aa144b0397a4d7cd5d0f8051.pdf 3 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, “Appleseed Network: Protecting Girls of Color From The School-To-Prison Pipeline” (September, 2020) http://www.appleseednetwork.org/uploads/1/2/4/6/124678621/appleseed_network_- _protecting_girls_of_color_2020.pdf 4 Mackenzie Chakara, Center for American Progress, “From Preschool to Prison: The Criminalization of Black Girls” (December, 2017) https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2017/12/08/443972/preschool-prison- criminalization-black-girls/ http://www.appleseednetwork.org/uploads/1/2/4/6/124678621/appleseed_network_-_protecting_girls_of_color_2020.pdf http://www.appleseednetwork.org/uploads/1/2/4/6/124678621/appleseed_network_-_protecting_girls_of_color_2020.pdf https://static.wixstatic.com/ugd/0c71ee_7d6b6469aa144b0397a4d7cd5d0f8051.pdf http://www.appleseednetwork.org/uploads/1/2/4/6/124678621/appleseed_network_-_protecting_girls_of_color_2020.pdf http://www.appleseednetwork.org/uploads/1/2/4/6/124678621/appleseed_network_-_protecting_girls_of_color_2020.pdf https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2017/12/08/443972/preschool-prison-criminalization-black-girls/ https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2017/12/08/443972/preschool-prison-criminalization-black-girls/ 2 As federal policymakers, we are aware that the Department of Education possesses the full authority to provide state and school officials with the tools and resources necessary to eliminate these discriminatory practices and mitigate harm imposed on students. ...
- https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/Anti-Racism%20in%20Public%20Health%20Act%20Summary%20final.pdf...PROGRESS (May 7, 2020), https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/reports/2020/05/07/484742/health-disparities-race-ethnicity/. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/reports/2020/05/07/484742/health-disparities-race-ethnicity/ Structural Racism and Public Health: - Due to our nation’s failure to provide universal access to health care, people of color and immigrants are less likely to be insured, have access to health care providers and have access to routine and preventive medical care which exacerbates racial disparities and the prevalence of chronic health conditions.2 - Black and brown people are three times more likely than white people to contract COVID-19 and are two times more likely to die from the disease.3 - Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native women are two to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.4 - Police brutality and violence has robbed our communities of countless Black and brown lives. 1 in 1,000 Black men and boys will be killed by police, making the police the sixth leading cause of death for young Black men.5 Disparities in Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District: - During the current pandemic, Black and Latinx people represent 65% of COVID-19 cases despite making up only about 44% of the city’s population.6 - From Cambridge to Roxbury, life expectancy drops by 30 years and median household income by $50,000.7 - The infant mortality rate for Black babies in Boston is nearly 5 times higher than the rate for white babies, with infants born in Dorchester and Mattapan having a lower birthweight than other areas in the city.8 - Due to decades of racist public policy, communities of color and immigrant communities residing in areas like Chinatown are forced to breathe some of the most toxic air—increasing asthma rates and other chronic health conditions.9 ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS Attleboro Council on Human Rights; Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux; Boston Medical Center; Center for Policing Equity; Center for Popular Democracy; Center for Reproductive Rights; Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health at UCLA; Community Catalyst; Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals; Friends of the 7 Acts of Change; Hispanic Federation; Institute for Healing Justice and Equity; Justice in Aging; Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; Leadership Conference on Civil Rights; NAACP; National Birth Equity Collaborative; National Medical Association; National Partnership for Women and Families; National Urban League; National Women's Law Center; People's Action; Physicians for a National Health Program; PolicyLink; Poverty and Race Research Action Council; Public Citizen; Social Security Works; UCLA's Covid-19 Task Force on Racism and Equity; UnidosUS; Union for Reform Judaism; We Must Count Coalition; WhattoExpect and Young Invincibles. 2 Samantha Artiga et al., Changes in Health Coverage by Race and Ethnicity Since the ACA, 2010-2018, Kaiser Family Found. ...
- https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/Anti-Racism%20in%20Public%20Health%20Act%20bill%20text.pdf...Such data 17 shall— 18 ‘‘(i) be comprehensive and 19 disaggregated, to the extent practicable, by 20 including racial, ethnic, primary language, 21 sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, 22 age, socioeconomic status, and disability 23 disparities; 24 ‘‘(ii) be made publicly available; 25 VerDate Mar 15 2010 17:24 Sep 02, 2020 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 C:\USERS\KGHAUFF\APPDATA\ROAMING\SOFTQUAD\XMETAL\7.0\GEN\C\PRESMA_10 September 2, 2020 (5:24 p.m.) ...
- https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/Barr%20federal%20death%20penalty%20letter%2011.13.20%20signed.pdfNovember 13, 2020 The Honorable William P. Barr Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Attorney General Barr: We urge you to suspend all federal executions so the incoming Biden-Harris administration can evaluate and deter......