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January 25, 2023

Rep. Pressley: 50 Years After Roe, It’s Time to Expand Abortion Access for All

June 23, 2021

Bay State Banner: Pressley secures federal funding

December 11, 2020

StreetsBlog Mass: Rep. Pressley Calls on Feds to Fund Highways, Transit Equally

December 11, 2020

Essence: The People’s Justice Guarantee: One Year Later, Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s Resolution Remains The Blueprint For This Nation’s Third Reconstruction

December 10, 2020

Yahoo Finance: Student loan cancellation ‘is a matter of racial and economic justice,’ Democratic Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley argues

December 10, 2020

Roll Call: ‘Personnel is policy’: What Ayanna Pressley saw as a staffer

December 08, 2020

WBUR: Pressley Demands Answers From Arm Of DOJ That Expedited Deadlines In Immigration Cases, Many Affecting Children

April 08, 2020

Dorchester Reporter: Dot, Mattapan health centers among those to get millions in federal funding

I was my mother’s caregiver during her battle with leukemia.
 
I can’t imagine the heartbreak of losing the job I loved while also losing a parent who loved me so deeply — but that’s the reality for far too many.
 
We must pass @PaidLeaveforAll & build a just America that cares for our people.
In a just America, we would care for our people.

But today, too many people have to choose between a paycheck and caring for a loved one or welcoming a new baby.

While we fight to #PassPaidLeave, let me hear from you:

What has no paid leave cost you or your family?
Black women earn 66 cents for every $1 paid to white men.

The wage gap isn’t just a number—it’s a damning economic injustice.

On Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, we continue our fight to close the pay gap and build an economy that pays us what we’re owed.
Project Labor Agreements open doors for women, people of color, and veterans to enter the trades.

And they help ensure construction projects finish on time and on budget.

I’m proud Massachusetts is leading the way and using PLAs to advance racial and economic justice.
Big banks take annual stress tests to make sure they won’t crash our economy.

But Republicans want to undermine those tests to help banks game the system.

We need meaningful and stringent stress tests for a safer and more stable financial system.