[Black Maternal Mortality Crisis]
Rep. Pressley: “Our nation’s maternal mortality crisis has robbed us of Black mothers at nearly four times the rate of white mothers. The maternal mortality crisis is a racial justice issue and must be treated as the urgent epidemic that it is.”
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[Ending Qualified Immunity]
Pressley\Arroyo: “Qualified immunity has repeatedly denied accountability for those abused at the hands of the law or recourse for the countless families robbed of their loved ones — ending the doctrine is an essential step toward ensuring justice.”
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[Qualified Immunity\ Massachusetts]
Rep. Pressley: I urge the Massachusetts Senate to fight to preserve the language in the original bill. We will not be intimidated by scare tactics and misinformation from the police union and other special interest groups.”
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[MALCOLM X 95TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION]
Stevie Wonder, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Actor/Activist Russell Brand and Reverend Al Sharpton have joined Tuesday, May 19th’s #MalcolmXDay Livestream event in celebration of Malcolm X’s 95th birthday.
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[Community Health Centers\COVID-19 ]
Throughout this pandemic, CHCs have served as one of our nation’s most critical frontline providers. Serving almost 30 million low-income people across America.
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[Housing News\HUD]
“In its recently published notice to implement the NSPIRE demonstration, HUD states that it is seeking feedback from a ‘diverse, representative group of stakeholders.’[1] However, according to the National Housing Law Project, HUD has only engaged HUD officials, as well as public housing agencies, owners and agents (POAs), to develop the demonstration. The HUD notice is also disconcertingly silent on the issue of resident engagement.[2]”
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[Congressional News\Criminal Justice]
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: “You cannot have a government for and by the people if it is not represented by all of the people. For far too long, those closest to the pain have not been closest to the power, resulting in a racist, xenophobic, rogue, and fundamentally flawed criminal legal system.”
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[Healthcare News\Boston]
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley: “With each passing day, this administration, led be HHS Secretary Azar, continues to the undermine the efforts of the incredible staff at BMC and health centers across the nation by stoking fear, limiting access to maternity and reproductive health care, and allowing providers to refuse care to patients in need.”
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[Gun Violence]
Rep Ayanna Pressley: “The occupant of the White House is a dangerous, racist, hateful demagogue who intentionally dehumanizes Black and Brown communities and encourages terrorism.”
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