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@PramilaJayapal

Congressmember, WA 07. Bold, Progressive & Unafraid. Life long organizer for immigrant, civil & Human Rights. Proud mom!

Seattle, WA
Joined September 2010

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    I'm signing on to support a Select Committee on a ! 🌏✊🏽   This will ensure we have the focus, energy and mandate we need in the next Congress on climate change: to take real action on creating a healthy, clean energy economy for all and lowering emissions.

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    Yesterday we started a convo w/ the rules pkg about ending , a political policy lacking economic merit that sabotages progress where Americans value it most: healthcare, education, housing, & more. Today I’m proud to cosponsor legislation w/ to end it.

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  3. Let's keep our eye on the ball: now's the time to move forward on major progressive goals - and to work on repealing PayGo in its entirety.

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  4. Welcome to the People's House, Dr. Schrier! So glad to have a Democrat representing the 8th District in our delegation! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

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    Progressives gained some important ground negotiating around yesterday’s rules package. One was that has agreed to seat *every* House committee with 40% Progressive Caucus members. The other: & secured 1st-ever hearings on .

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    Jan 3

    Scoop: House Dems will hold hearings on the Medicare for All bill, something that, amazingly, has never happened before. Rules and Budget scheduling hearings soon, with Pelosi's support.

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    Jan 3

    I want to congratulate the House for holding hearings for the first time on Medicare for all. I’m confident the results will show that Medicare for all is the way forward if we want to guarantee heath care to all people in a cost-effective way.

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  8. Jan 3

    Get ready. Join the fight, organize and donate to the . Because for the first time in history, we are going to hold real Congressional hearings on implementing in the United States.

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  9. Jan 2

    .!! As the new Congress gets under way, thank you for naming me a Bicameral Badass! 💁🏽‍♀️

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    Dec 31

    Meet Your 2018 Legislative Badasses Of The Year: Kamala Harris And Pramila Jayapal! via

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  11. Happy New Year's Eve from my family to yours. Here's to all the progress we'll make in 2019 and beyond! 🥂🎆🎉

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  12. This is what happens when candidates who authentically represent their communities run on bold ideas that lift up everyone 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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  13. My op-ed in : How do we stop the middle class from shrinking even further? Two big things to start: * Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hr NOW * Reverse the trend of investing corporate profits in stock buybacks, instead of in workers

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    27 Dec 2018

    Rep. Jayapal did not let Sec. Nielsen off the hook for the deaths in DHS custody

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  15. Huge thanks to the for recognizing the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center in its 2018 Progressive Honor Roll! This is a critical tool in translating the power of the progressive movement into strong progressive legislation.

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  16. Indeed we do, Fox News! If by "big government" you mean a system that treats healthcare as a human right: a system like the more cost-effective ones that already deliver better health outcomes in numerous developed countries.

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  17. A second child has died in the custody of Customs and Border Patrol. An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala. What happened to "One death is too many," DHS Secretary Nielsen? This is just outrageous.

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  18. Merry , across the country and around the world!

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    23 Dec 2018

    New York Daily News mocks Trump as "The Grinch" over government shutdown

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  21. “The wall is important, but it’s more the underlying anti-immigrant message that’s the key" Trump's not-so-well-kept secret: The border wall fixation has nothing at all to do with security. It's all about playing to a tiny xenophobic fringe.

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