Press Releases

Reps. Pressley, Watson Coleman, Lee, Omar, Moore Seek Support from VP Harris on Passage of CROWN Act in Both Chambers This Congress

March 22, 2021 Press Release
The Bill, Reintroduced Today, Passed the House in the 116th Congress and Would End Race-Based Hair Discrimination

Bill Text (PDF) | Letter Text (PDF)

Issues:
Criminal (In)Justice, Trauma

Rep. Pressley Urges A.G. Garland to Adopt People’s Justice Guarantee as Framework to Transform Criminal Legal System, Overhaul DOJ

March 19, 2021 Press Release
“There is no way to create healing and justice without partnering closely with those who have been harmed and oppressed.”

Text of Letter (PDF)

Issues:
Criminal (In)Justice

Rep. Pressley’s Floor Remarks on Dream and Promise Act

March 18, 2021 Press Release
“There is more work to be done, but this bill moves us in the right direction of a more just America -- one which values the lives of immigrants and not just their labor.”

Video (YouTube)

Issues:
Criminal (In)Justice, Immigration

Pressley, Warren, Markey Lead Members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Urging Governor Baker, Treasury Department to Provide Relief Funds to Disproportionately Impacted Communities

March 18, 2021 Press Release

Letter to Baker (PDF) | Letter to Treasury (PDF)

Issues:
Congress, COVID-19, Financial Services & Economy

Pressley, Clark, Mass. Lawmakers Push Commonwealth for Answers on MBTA Cuts

March 17, 2021 Press Release
Cuts Come After Federal Government Approved Over $1 Billion For Mass Transit Funding in American Rescue Plan
 

Text of Letter (PDF)

Issues:
Transportation

Pressley-Newman Amendment Supporting LGBTQ+ Survivors Included in House-Passed Violence Against Women Act

March 17, 2021 Press Release
Provision Establishes the First-Ever Grant Program Dedicated to LGBTQ+ Community, Including Trans Women of Color

Amendment Text (PDF)

Issues:
Survivor Justice

Pressley Joins Jayapal, Dingell, House Democrats in Introducing Medicare For All Act of 2021

March 17, 2021 Press Release
Bill Comes After Millions Lose Health Care Coverage During COVID-19 Pandemic

Guarantees Health Care To Everyone As A Human Right By Providing Comprehensive Benefits With No Copays, Private Insurance Premiums, Deductibles, Or Other Cost-Sharing 

Bill Text (PDF)

Issues:
COVID-19, Healthcare & Public Health

Statement from Rep. Pressley, MA Elected Officials of Color on Shooting in Atlanta

March 17, 2021 Press Release
 
Issues:
Criminal (In)Justice

Pressley Joins Omar, Colleagues in Calling for Executive Action on ICE Detention

March 15, 2021 Press Release
Lawmakers Urge Biden Admin. to Phase Out ICE Contracts with State, County and Local Jails and Prisons

Text of Letter (PDF)

Issues:
Criminal (In)Justice, Immigration

Reps. Pressley, Omar, Colleagues Re-Introduce Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act

March 11, 2021 Press Release
Pressley Discussed the Legislation at a Press Conference This Afternoon
Issues:
COVID-19, Housing

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