Media
Latest News
WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) released the following statement regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to block Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) from visiting Israel and West Bank:
WASHINGTON – In an op-ed published today in The Bay State Banner, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) reaffirmed the need for community-based violence-prevention and trauma-support programs to heal the nation from the incessant gun violence tragedies, especially for commu
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue condemning his department’s proposed rule to modify categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL) applauded the Federal Reserve’s decision to move forward on building a real-time payments system.
WASHINGTON – Today, COngresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and 42 other Members of Congress, including seven committee chairs and the House Majority Whip, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan requesting information
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congresswoman Susan Wild (PA-07), and 32 other Members of Congress sent a letter to Acting Secretary of the U.S.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) joined Congresswoman Norma J.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) legislation aimed at leveling the playing field by giving all American children an opportunity to generate wealth.
Pages
In The News
SOMERVILLE, MA — Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone's plan to open a safe injection site for drug users has been criticized by federal law enforcement, but he does have one influential figure in his corner: Rep. Ayanna Pressley. The congresswoman, who represents Somerville as part of the 7th District, said leaders must "invest in bold solutions" to battle addiction.
“My mother was always robbing peter to pay Paul,” said Pressley. “My mom came home to eviction notices often. She was working many jobs to make ends meet.”
Rep. Ayanna Pressley is defending two members of the “squad” whom Israel said Thursday would be banned from entering the country. She criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for siding with President Donald Trump and deciding that Democratic Congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will not be allowed in.
On Wednesday afternoon, the House Oversight and Reform committee launched an investigation into the Department of Justice’s recent decision to resume executions of inmates on federal death row. The decision, announced by Attorney General William Barr late last month, marked the end of a 16-year hiatus on federal executions.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee want answers from Attorney General William Barr over the decision to resume executing federal death-row inmates for the first time since 2003.
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) went on The Daily Show with Trevor Noahearlier this week and talked candidly about gun control, the terror of gun violence, and the cruelty of Trump’s immigration policies.
Massachusetts Representative Ayanna Pressley appeared on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” on Monday night to talk about President Trump, racism, gun control, and the state of Congress.
She referenced her eight years on the Boston City Council and highlighted her work on trauma, violence prevention, and immigration in her interview on the program.
The U.S. payments architecture is antiquated, and the Fed will be launching a “real-time payment” platform. However, big banks have been developing their own private platform and are resisting the measure.
Competition between a Fed-based system and the big banks may ultimately lead to the best outcome for small banks and consumers.
Together we are grieving from 33,708 violent gun attacks since the beginning of 2019.
We have suffered 255 mass shootings this year – that’s more than 1 mass shooting a day. And there are thousands more gun violence tragedies in this country that never get covered. But just because it doesn’t make the national headlines doesn’t mean it didn’t matter.
The Federal Reserve on Monday announced it will build its own infrastructure for near-instant payments, a move that will have sweeping implications for banks and consumers nationwide.