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Ayanna Pressley is a member of the Boston City Council in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the first woman of color to be elected to the council in its 108-year history.

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If we really believe that this is a moment of reckoning in every way then we must act accordingly, and that means that Donald J. Trump must be held accountable because he is culpable for having incited this insurrection by perpetuating this' big lie,' this House has twice done This House job. He will forever be the twice-impeached President by this Democratic majority-led This House.

– Ayanna Pressley

Found on CNN 21 days ago Top News

For those that continue to feign great surprise about what happened on January 6. As a Black woman, to be barricaded in my office, using office furniture and water bottles on the ground in the dark that terror, those moments of terror, is familiar in a deep and ancestral way for me, i want us to do everything to ensure that a breach like this never occurs at the Capitol, but I want us to address the evil and scourge that is White supremacy in this nation. This is not only about securing the Capitol to ensure that members and our staffs and custodial staff and food service workers are safe in the Capitol. It is that we are safe in America.

– Ayanna Pressley

Found on CNN 21 days ago Top News

Make the phone calls, send the emails, show up, you know, there needs to be unrest in the streets for as long as there’s unrest in our lives.

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Found on FOX News 26 days ago Latest Headlines

If you really want to honor the life of John Lewis, you don't do things like gut the fair housing laws. You don't sow the seeds of division. And you don't delay bringing the voting rights advancement act, named after John Lewis, to the floor.

– Ayanna Pressley

Found on CNN 7 months ago Politics

I was hoping the President would not even tweet yesterday about John Lewis. At this point we don't need anybody's sympathies or tweets. What we need is action, if you really want to honor the life of John Lewis, you don't do things like gut the fair housing laws. You don't sow the seeds of division. And you don't delay bringing the Voting Rights Advancement Act named after John Lewis to the floor. And that should be brought to the floor immediately.

– Ayanna Pressley

Found on CNN 7 months ago Politics

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Found on FOX News 1 year ago Politics

The remarks from the occupant of our White House --I will always refer to him as the occupant as he is only occupying space, and does not embody the grace, the empathy, the compassion, the integrity that that office requires and that the American people deserve.

– Ayanna Pressley

Found on FOX News 1 year ago Opinion

This president is illegitimate.

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Found on FOX News 1 year ago Opinion

It's our job to create space for those voices to be heard, and that's what guides me in this work every day -- not palace intrigue.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

To anyone out there who's working in the system, understand -- you abuse immigrants, physically abuse immigrants, you sexually abuse immigrants, you fail to get the medical care that they need, you break the law of the United States of America, donald Trump may be willing to look the other way, but Elizabeth Warren will not.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Maternal justice is about ensuring that every mom-to-be is listened to and treated with dignity and respect during and after childbirth.

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Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

Theyve been to the White House. They talk to people like me, quietly, saying they wish the radical freshmen who get all the magazine covers andall the ink and airtime. Rashida Tlaib and Omar along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., -- have frequently made front page news since joining Congress in January for their controversial statements and policies, as well as for their vocal criticism of the Trump administration. House Democrats set out an ambitious agenda with legislation on the kitchen table priorities that helped them win the majority protecting the Affordable Care Act, imposing new ethics rules while engaging in aggressive oversight of the Trump administration. Their investigations extend well beyond Special Counsel Robert Muellers probeinto Russian interference in the 2016 election as they dig into the presidents business dealings andpush for Trumps tax returns. But with the spotlight comes high-profile setbacks. Democrats splintered over Ocasio-Cortezs climate change proposal and exposed party divisions over Omars comments on Israels treatment of Palestinians. Tlaib stunned some when, on Day One, she told supporters using an expletive that the new majority would impeach Donald Trump. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP Conway said Sunday that the invitation is open to any House Democrats who wants to come to the White House to discuss divisive issues like immigration and border security. Lets try to work together. But we have an unserious Congress that is not coming to the table. And the Republicans failed to do their job when they were in charge, no doubt. And House Democrats now are failing to come together in the House.

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Found on FOX News 1 year ago Politics

I've always rejected the notion that people don't vote and don't show up because they're ignorant, indifferent, apathetic, don't know any better, people don't participate because they haven't been invited to. Because, in some states, it's inconvenient to. There are real barriers.

– Ayanna Pressley

Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

This is a fight for the soul of Democratic Party. This is a fight for the future of our democracy, we might vote the same way, but we will lead differently. These times require and this district deserves bold, activist leadership.

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Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

This is a fight for the soul of our party. This is a fight for the future of our democracy, we might vote the same way but we will lead differently. These times require and this district deserves bold, activist leadership.

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Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

It's about who I listen to and it's about who I govern with. And there are a lot of people in this district who feel left out and left behind and ignored -- and it's not just women, it's not just people of color, it runs the gamut. And I think after a generation, the district deserves a choice.

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Found on CNN 2 years ago Top News

I think we are both stating that voting the right way isn't enough. We have to be bold, we have to be disruptive, both of our candidacies are disruptive because they challenge the conventional wisdom and narrative about who has a right to run and also how to run and win. ... People closest to the pain should be closest to the power.

– Ayanna Pressley

Found on CNN 2 years ago Politics

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