Ayanna Pressley

On Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day, Pressley, Simon, Randall Call for Disabled Women to be Paid Fairly, Introduce Resolution Recognizing the Need to Close the …

BOSTON – On Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day, Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), and Emily Randall ...
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Pressley Lauds Cambridge EZRide and Success of Fare-Free Transit, Renews Push for Freedom to Move Act

Rep. Pressley, Sen. Markey Lead the Freedom to Move Act, Federal Legislation to Enact Fare-Free Transit & Close Transit ...
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Pressley Unveils First-Of-Its-Kind Bill to Establish Financial Relief for Epstein Survivors & Survivors of Sexual Violence

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Congresswomen Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and Deborah Ross (D-NC) introduced the Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act, ...
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Pressley Commends Senate Partners for Introducing Bill to Designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status Following House Passage

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) commended Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 16 ...
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Amid Escalating Violence in Haiti, Pressley, Markey, Haiti Caucus Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Extend TPS and Halt Deportations

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Sheila ...
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Pressley Unveils Resolution to Celebrate & Protect Black History Museums & Cultural Institutions, Marking 100th Anniversary of Black History Month

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 52 of her colleagues in introducing a resolution to honor Black history museums and cultural institutions in their telling of our accurate ...
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BREAKING: Pressley-Led Effort to Extend Haiti TPS Secures Majority Support, Moves To Floor Vote

WASHINGTON – On Friday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s (MA-07) discharge petition to force a House vote on extending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti successfully met the 218-signature ...
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WATCH: In Palm Beach Hearing, Pressley Highlights Economic & Emotional Harms Borne by Epstein Survivors

PALM BEACH, FL – Today, in a field hearing on the Epstein investigation led by House Oversight Committee Democrats, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) discussed the long-lasting economic and ...
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The Appeal: Ayanna Pressley’s Husband Spent 10 Years in Prison. Now He and Pressley are Fighting for Re-entry Reform

For U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, the issue of prison re-entry is personal: Both her father and husband went through it themselves. Last week, her husband, Conan Harris, ...
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Pressley, Durbin Reintroduce Bill to End the Federal Death Penalty

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reintroduced the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition ...
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Pressley, Clarke, Markey Reintroduce AI Civil Rights Act to Eliminate AI Discrimination

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07),alongside Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), and Summer Lee (PA-12), ...