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@AyannaPressley

Your Congresswoman. Proudly representing the MA 7th. Here to break concrete ceilings & shake the table. Personal account. She/hers.

Dorchester, MA
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Joined April 2009
Born February 03
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jun 9

    Yes, it’s possible to legislate justice & accountability and write budgets that actually value Black lives. If it feels unfamiliar, that’s because we’re trying to do something that’s never been done in America.

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  2. Retweeted
    Sep 4

    This , let's reflect on the surge in homelessness and hunger, and ask ourselves how we can do better. Our America, my new podcast with , provides some smart places to start. Listen to the full trailer:

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  3. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    Today we join , , , , and many others in calling for the passage of S.2846, which would provide for no-cost prison calls for incarcerated ppl & their families - see the letter here:

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  4. Retweeted
    Sep 4

    It’s time we start treating structural racism like any other public health problem: Investing in research into its symptoms and causes, and finding ways to mitigate its effects. Honored to be ’s and ’s partner in this fight.

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  5. Sep 4

    . you brought your trademark energy, humor & compassion every day of this campaign. Our challenges are persistent, so must the movement be. We are all better for your tireless advocacy in the name of love & progress for our communities. So proud of you &

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  6. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    Pressley, Warren propose bill to use CDC to confront structural racism

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  7. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    Achieving racial & economic justice for Black Bostonians demands more than representation at the table, it requires conviction too, being rooted & respected by community, embodies it all. Her absence will be felt as deeply as her presence was.

    Berkshire Bank executive Malia Lazu, the leader of the lender’s diversity initiatives and its president for the Boston region, is leaving the company weeks after CEO Richard Marotta abruptly resigned.​
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  8. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    A few words from U.S. Representative, Shot

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  9. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    RT : It is past time that we as a nation address the health impacts of structural , which compounds over an individual's lifetime. & introduced this critical legislation.

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  10. Sep 3

    Achieving racial & economic justice for Black Bostonians demands more than representation at the table, it requires conviction too, being rooted & respected by community, embodies it all. Her absence will be felt as deeply as her presence was.

    Berkshire Bank executive Malia Lazu, the leader of the lender’s diversity initiatives and its president for the Boston region, is leaving the company weeks after CEO Richard Marotta abruptly resigned.​
    20 replies 48 retweets 216 likes
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  11. Sep 3

    Systemic racism is a public health crisis.

    Sen. Elizabeth Warren () and Reps. Ayanna Pressley () and Barbara Lee () announced a new plan that would declare racism a public health issue:
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  12. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    and  just released a bill to address the tragic impacts of systemic racism on the health of people of color. NBEC, with our partners at -- like , , and  -- supports this. 

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  13. Retweeted
    Aug 31

    “Nearly as unsettling as the dismissal of our safety is the way these guidelines belittle the integrity of the teaching profession.” - MA Teachers of the Year I agree.

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  14. Retweeted
    Sep 1

    Rent is due today. Thousands of families are in crisis. Cancel rent & mortgages. Extend & expand the eviction moratorium.

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  15. Retweeted
    Sep 2

    UPDATE: USDA has reversed course, a huge relief for the thousands of families counting on these meals. No doubt we’ll keep up the pressure.

    “This is crazy and unnecessary.” said who is working with Rep Ayanna Pressley, a Boston Democrat, to convince the USDA to act more sanely here.” No family in MA should go hungry, let alone in the midst of a pandemic. We won’t let up.
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  16. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    The stock market soared 430 points yesterday because evicting people in a pandemic helps the balance sheets of the major financial institutions in this country when the government refuses to provide aid.

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  17. Retweeted
    Sep 3

    NEW !— ⁦⁩ ⁩ ⁦⁩ on getting to November 3rd, our best teachers, and we hear from teachers, parents, and students caught in the back to school chaos. Plus: Melania. Lol.

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  18. Sep 2

    Let me drop an alopecia selfie flex. Ya'll stay mad on my timeline. I get it. Who needs hair with these cheekbones? Folks want to know which bathroom I use. Obviously, the one where royalty enters. S/O to my Alopecia Squad, 7million strong.

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  19. Retweeted
    Sep 2

    RT if you think every vote should be counted.

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  20. Sep 2

    UPDATE: USDA has reversed course, a huge relief for the thousands of families counting on these meals. No doubt we’ll keep up the pressure.

    “This is crazy and unnecessary.” said who is working with Rep Ayanna Pressley, a Boston Democrat, to convince the USDA to act more sanely here.” No family in MA should go hungry, let alone in the midst of a pandemic. We won’t let up.
    31 replies 226 retweets 1,448 likes
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  21. Sep 1

    Congratulations, . You built a diverse, people-powered coalition and won on a mandate for bold, progressive policy. Massachusetts is sending a fighter back to the Senate.

    129 replies 1,085 retweets 16,380 likes
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